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• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of ... As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the ... and mission that unite us." One subject of uncertainty since the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  .e. a trial, etc.). IDHR also offers various support resources outside of ... -Descriptive Mentions of Homophobia, and Discussion of Trauma ((Some Author’s Commentary.)) This has been one of the harder admissions posts for me to make, but one

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  talked about the the power of technology and data science to bring change ... critical lens to the algorithms and technologies of the present that we apply ... is a Black secret, a technology of resistance birthed as their lives

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  a lot of New York, but a little bit calmer and a little bit different ... really don’t want to do much of anything except maybe lie in bed and stare ... people"]75 degrees,[/annotation] so I took the opportunity to spend the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  typically visit the big Faires in Bay Area and New York to give versions of ... mix of professional and personal travel. I typically blog about these kinds of trips retrospectively but figured I'd lead on the front end for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  . Apparently, when she attended college at a certain Ivy institution in New York ... we take for granted as residents of the East Side. In a similar ... culture, you’re probably aware that the halls of our dorms are covered with

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  practically done everything my school has to offer and am also the president of ... institution. Just this weekend a friend who is in graduate school at one of ... application. Some common supplements we see would include: recording of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating the PM Interview the crash course i wish someone gave to me

  

  to this. Example Question Q: Estimate the number of taxis in New York. A: Do you mean all of New York or do you mean New York City? (New York ... equation I will be working with is: number of taxis in New York City

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 10, 2021
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?

  , and tailored feedback offered by the popular nonprofit learning website Khan Academy. Students can access hundreds of previously unreleased
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  different type of technology." "I have a few product designs on the market now ... 's your favorite part of your job?" President Hockfield: "You. The students." They talk back and forth about Sam's dream of becoming an astronaut and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  , part of the the Institute's new front door in Kendall Square. The new ... beneath the spreading canopy of the World Famous Technical Institute be ... institutional tradition of full-spectrum color, as seen in our alumni magazine

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  secret weapon: Edible circuits- the intersection of technology and sugar ... Registration week was a heinous tangle of scheduling; seven (7 ... pieces of slack time between 7 AM and 9 PM. After Thursday, my self

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  second on the list of best colleges for veterans. However, the Institute ... a really bad word to activate the limbic system of the brain (science ... .S. military. The VA didn’t expect me to work for them either. One of my mentor

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  varying degrees of involvement in extracurricular activities. There was an ... activities that spanned the course of the four days. Have nothing to do? Look ... MIT campus sits on the side of the Charles River, and the sororities and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  playground of optical physics and offers to give you plenty of brain candy if ... to Wikipedia, and two of them offer interesting solutions to Aviv ... reflecting off a surface at an angle of around 50-60 degrees from the normal

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  "technology" in the more general sense. "Life of a Tecker" was the title of my ... know a lot of stuff about the inner workings of the Institute. They need ... technology?" Here's the story: I went to a school called High Technology High

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  I Miss You, Random Hall my love letter to the dorm i got kicked out of too soon

  

  'm unsure whether this is a symptom of the pandemic or a symptom of the dorm ... and devoid of art and light. I hate it. Perhaps hate is too strong a word and some of these unfavorable conditions should be attributed to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  Although most of the time I coast through my days in lab in a whirlwind of science glee, I have to admit that every once in a while, the lab ... -- and yesterday, the complexity apparently got the best of me. When I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  President for Institute Affairs and Secretary of the MIT Corporation), who led ... ? This: (video credit: Tony Eng) The official description of LeaderShape, as detailed by MIT's Division of Student Life, is as follows: MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Term time again

  

  classes, and some of you are probably curious about the classes offered at ... .05 (Biochemistry) Contributions of biochemistry toward an understanding of the structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Chemistry and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 21, 2006