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• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is going to pump you up! A bit about a cool new fitness program called getfit@mit

  

  known for being the breeding ground of the next big idea in science and ... Have any of you read “The Idea Factory: Learning to Think at MIT”? If ... moments that reminded me of things that White had talked about, including

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  of physics is trying to figure out which angle is which? I mean, you ... figure out the component of mg in the direction of the inclined plane ... ’s always my least favorite part. Of anything. Ever. Well, this particular 2

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  I conducted my first of ten meetings this fall in Hartford this week ... meeting did it occur to me that he could have been asking about some of our exciting activities. In the spirit of "better late than never," here is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  's often in the back of people's minds when they're thinking about MIT: do you crazy kids ever get any sleep? Of course we do. I mean, for one ... of my very favorite things in life, which is somewhat sensible if you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of exciting things: the arrival of the Class of 2008 on campus, the announcemen of MIT's new president, a big Red Sox winning streak... a pretty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  Happy Halloween from my organic chemistry professor, Professor Buchwald, and yours truly! Because organic chemistry doesn't always have to be soulless. And neither does applying to college - remember

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  new students. Any enrolling first-year student may apply for the program.
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  did. I doubted each one of my essays. Re-wrote drafts. Edited the main ... ’t apply as a fictional character. You know, the one with the pure 4.0, 2400 ... service. Decorated with medals and ribbons on graduation. You've heard of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  like a freight train a schedule post

  

  reason and science also marked the creation of social Darwinism and new forms of racist pseudo-science, which upheld oppressive systems. It would ... remember. “We’ve been talking about a lot of science,” the TA said, midway

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  75% of the pset left to do. I chug along and get through most of the ... along until I get some form of an answer, and call it a day. I definitely ... make it to the restaurant, grab some food from what’s left of the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• 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…

  

  Technique) It is far too easy to be taken by the material—one of the many fitting themes of Prof. Tod Machover's masterpiece Death and the ... 's sneak preview of the production, technology, quite literally, only serves

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  about her life-long love of science, what sparked her interest in organic ... Ever wondered if scientific journals like Nature or Science were ... researcher (or more likely, a group of researchers) behind the finding. Granted

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  those applying for the class of 2013: You're in the right place. Do you ... HORRIBLE! You probably just lounged around and laughed at all of us!" While I ... 't gotten in and spent quite a while fairly upset. Thousands of applicants

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  voting, despite being aware of current events, I never participated for ... I had to miss a free, pre-screening of Be Kind Rewind AND a chance to hear the awesome director Michel Gondry speak (courtesy of LSC), and

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  science team, and incredibly sure of myself. I had no idea I'd be where I ... 't remember any of it. My earliest memory is from 1987. I'm 10 months old ... and science early, and I get hooked. Sometime in 2000 I read about

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In eighth grade, my science teacher taught me that the formula for the surface area of a sphere (4 pi r squared) was not exact, and ... , they would get a lot of money. No, really. This man had been teaching

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Parks and Relocation a finale and a premiere

  

  York, occasionally rewatching my favorite episodes of Parks and ... could start a new season of my life. I packed up about half of my worldly ... dear friend on a Christmas tree farm. The other half of my possessions

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  President Obama has proclaimed today National Day of Making, an opportunity to recognize and encourage a new generation of makers and manufacturers to share their talents and hone their skills. As part of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  New.com that offered $20,000 worth of design, engineering, marketing, and ... As of exactly one year ago, toys have completely taken over my life ... future. As a part of the class we took a trip to the Hasbro world

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] As some of you might already know, the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream opened last ... , clever new interpretations, and a great deal of humor, and Midsummer Night

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008