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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  [by Janet Li ’12] A house decked out in Mardi Gras swag in the French Quarter. How did you spend your spring break? Eight students in the class 11.027, City…

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  Like Bellamy’s young hero, I too am back in Boston. Except its been about a week, and as far as I can tell the city hasn’t been transformed into a…

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert This year's concert: Jason Derülo and Janelle Monáe.

  

  Every year, MIT brings to campus a national act to headline a big concert on campus. This year’s Spring Concert features Jason Derulo and Janelle Monae. Over the years, many…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  It’s Friday, Friday… hacking Mikey

  

  Late last week one of the bloggers was talking about her spring break plans. They were all very exciting, with lots of travel and warm weather and such. Then she…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  As many of you know I am a FIRST Robotics nut and Kool-Aid drinking member of the Kult of Kamen. One of the (many) things Dean Kamen has said that…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  Ok, so you know how Chris is always talking about free food? Well, I seem to have a thing already for free events at MIT. I’ll cut to the chase.…

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  I wanted to post this a couple days before decisions came out but could not put my thoughts together while studio’ing it up for midterm reviews, but it’s Spring Break…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  Even in classical mechanics, physics tells us about relativity, where things as seemingly objective as motion or time are influenced by how one observes one’s surroundings. Even if you’re circling…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  While some of you have spent the last couple nights clutching admission letters to your hearts in a sleepless fervor of joy, I’ve been putting pencil to paper(s) and finger…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  Peer pressure gets a bad rap. Since elementary school you’ve been taught “Don’t give in to peer pressure!”–an oversimplification of a generally good principle: don’t let other people tell you…

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

    I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language. And it’s the only language that all of us in the world understand. it’s key elements…

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  [by Ken Haggerty ’11] Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera has stunning visuals and technology, but it is Prof. Machover’s haunting melodies that send a chill up your nerves.…

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  Hi! I’m Katie Kelley, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT, and now that I have emerged from my first season of reading MIT Applications its time to start…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  Hello, MIT Class of 2015! Here are some things that admitted students should do, now that the entire class has been admitted… Check out your MyMIT Portal: Over at MyMIT,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of about…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Admissions Decisions Now Available Online News about the 2011 Regular Action cycle.

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available online here: decisions.mit.eduYou can log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your MyMIT account. There…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered admission. Congratulations and welcome…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  Last night, the Latino Cultural Center (LCC) groups hosted their annual cultural night, Sabrosura! Sabrosura, as described to me, means: “sabor = taste…sabroso = delicious/tasteful…sabrosura = even more tasteful?…yeah so…

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011