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  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  Gruber is a Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught since 1992.  He is also the Director of the ... elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2005, and in 2006 he received the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  11 landed on the Moon. And because of MIT's significant role in the ... (!) talking about their experiences. There has been a lot of coverage of the ... that I guess is on a lot of people's minds: Q. So how do you pee in space

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2027 are now ... the MIT Class of 2027, and as of *checks watch* right now, we have offered early admission to 685. Though they are all different in their own

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  summer 2021 I worked at the Caltech Institute of Quantum Information and ... lighting was way better from this side)[/caption] one of the hazards of ... to the next phase of my life. I’m excited to say that I’ll probably be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  're professionals! Victoria wrote, "Just one more question: I found a tidbit of ... the middle of early apps) where I can find more information? My book is ... ?" I think you mean the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  would be hard-pressed to find a piece of technology as varied in usability ... - and much like their toilet, living in Tokyo offers different type of ... use by MISTI - MIT Science and Technology Initiative, an amazing program

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  changes in the early application policies of some of our peer institutions ... students who accept their offer of admission) is predicted to decrease ... . Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2028 are now ... to the MIT Class of 2028, and as of *checks watch* right now, we have offered early admission to 661. Though they are all different in their own

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  The MIT Club of Great Britain invited us to cream tea recently. Here comes another confession of cultural ignorance, I did not know what cream tea was when I went to this event. But the president of the club kindly

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  -tier institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where half the ... suggest. For example, at top-tier institutions only about 15 percent of ... Perhaps you have noticed my lack of blogging lately, unfortunately I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  Institute of Technology, not the Massachusetts Institute of Totally ... .” You may have even uttered a version of it yourself. For me – in high school – I was definitely of the “I’m not technology-oriented enough to go

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" around the rim, as well as illustrating ... outbreak, a group of MIT students came together to build a 1:1 scale replica of MIT in the game Minecraft. And given how dedicated, ambitious, and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  -lecture on "What MUJI and Design Can Offer the World of the Future". They ... watched the second presidential debate. How do I make the most out of MIT ...  MacArthur 'Genius' Grant winner - held a reading of his new book, This is How You Lose

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  began at Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week, including ... institutional focus on the growing mental health needs of students," Pals said ... be completely free of pets, save fish), along with an accompanying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  Institutional Research (IR), erroneously reported that MIT Admissions offered a ... admissions process. For those of you not familiar with the practice, “legacy admissions” means preferring the children of alumni in the admissions process

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  I’m currently in the exotic land of England. Over a week ago, I flew into Heathrow Airport on a dragon, and then I rode with a group of ... ’m here through MISTI, or MIT International Science and Technology

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  fantastic folks at the Davidson Institute and the new Davidson Academy. The Davidson Institute offers many programs of interest to the kinds of students ... database of resources for gifted students. The Institute offers many programs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2030 are now ... Action to the MIT Class of 2030, and as of *checks watch* right now, we have offered admission to 655. Consistent with MIT’s educational

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  end of July so I could spend the month of August working on Ben's couch. True story. I'm going through and tagging all of the bloggers' entries ... back and read all of the old entries. There's some good stuff in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  's degree. [...] Do I have any chance of getting in to the Physics M ... Electives in Science and Technology; you must choose 2 from a list of 47 ... three pieces of advice. 1. Relax. 2. Submit your application well in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006