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• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  get to explore MIT on behalf of all of you. I'm new around here and so ... keep my finger on the MIT pulse and chase people around campus to get ... rooms when people try to hide from us and our pursuit of content. And we

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  done. And, of course, the most important characteristic of MIT students is...a deep and profound understanding of the word "on." Go out there ... memorial fund of a classmate who died in a car wreck - and oh yeah, applying

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome to the Woodshop Don't forget close-toed shoes and please WEAR GOGGLES.

  

  lasercutter! The newest one on campus is across the hall, and it is one of three ... the MIT Museum way up on the tippy-top of campus (where top = North), I ... ! Adjacent to the woodshop and full of machinery for your metalworking needs

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  terms of competitive college admissions and how we (meaning all colleges ... MIT, and even moreso, its dean of admissions and the office she has ... something you do for the pleasure of it." That question, on the MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  working on for a long time and respect the 30 units of credit that they get ... to occur around the first week of June. The '18s graduated on June 8 ... graduated on June 5, the '14s graduated on June 6, and the '13s graduated on

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  the contestants on the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek 2 (guess ... the geek category: alums of Caltech and the University of Chicago ... us at this time to check on the status of your application or to see if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  organizations at MIT and one that dedicates a lot of time and effort into putting ... , and right now, we're in 23rd place!! If we become one of the top two ... Refresh" app on Facebook. Here's the MIT Camp Kesem Pepsi Refresh page, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  , here, and here, as proof of what I usually say on Pi Day: If you are ... in the past, who went on to pursue their ambitions elsewhere, and who ... back on this Pi Day and realize it all worked out okay. Here is the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  change of scenery is refreshing and jumpstarts my mind to continue working ... , these are some of the highlights of some of my favorite places to sit and study on campus over the past couple of years. 1. Sloan   2. MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  where high school students can come to campus to take courses and live in the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on campus, but they're not run by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Most
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.

  

  The PBS show NOVA scienceNOW had a wonderful story last week on MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Director of the Robotic Life Group. It featured not only her robotic "children" like Leonardo and Kismet but also her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  cool as Melis's, but it will do. Pictures and reflection about the design process tomorrow, once I actually finish designing and building it. My car is sitting in front of me begging for some TLC. UPDATE Today

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for this guy, many Americans would be feasting on their national bird over

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  ), she came down in the audience and made fun of people for about twenty ... A couple of months ago I got an email saying that Leslie Jones (from SNL and Ghostbusters and others) was doing a show at MIT and that

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  about some of the awesome and amazing people that I went to school with, so you can see what kinds of really fantastic and interesting and great ... imagine.  The Hobby Shop (one of the first MakerSpaces on campus) just

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  -fitted plastic pass that lets you ride on the MBTA's bus and subway system. After ... undergraduates at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, was first used ... for riding on the T. Their product has received the support of both the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  Jones (check out the picture of Ben rocking-->)! Come and see how ... 's ice cream, and see a demo by Harmonix, the creators of the PS2 game Guitar Hero; they happen to be MIT alums, and they'll be on hand running a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  , and chocolate fondue... paid for by the Office of Undergraduate Advising ... types of fondue -- this one had cheddar in it, and there was another that ... , and programming the controllers. It's been a huge part of his life for a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  good bit of hope and i jump at the sounds of passersby and each one brings pangs of disappointment and relief and i run around shadows ... count of the days that have walked by but i have stood and stood, and i

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025