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• 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 / 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 / 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

  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 / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  very much builds on itself, and if you miss a vital piece of foundation ... the rest of my life to meet other math people, and I really wanted to ... of square roots and cube roots, although it's huge and impractical

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• 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
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIGHTS. pretty pretty

  

  flood of celebrations - all to commemorate MIT’s 150th year. These celebrations have been covered here and there on the blogs (Convocation, Public ... land. My friend and I are sitting on a land orb as it changes color.) I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  , and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. If your decision was ... . Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in attendance. Last night, my parents, my brother and I gathered for our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

  

  education at MIT. I'm smart, okay, but I'm not, and never have been, one of ... pool. 2005: Excellent, and better than the majority of people who were ... handful of A-'s, and I took lots of honors classes and three AP's. (None of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... , during which I applied pressure to the On button, and the Blog for MIT ... trip in New Hampshire and fall down a slope and break my collarbone on a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  Advising is actually an academic subject worth 6 units of credit and has ... Advising, Seminar Advising brings a focus on a particular subject and ... , we have an array of optional events and six mandatory events. These

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008