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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  prototype detector. Under the guidance of Professor Bernd Surrow and a postdoc, senior Laurie Burns is testing and comparing two types of GEM foils that ... software to examine the foils from CERN and Bates. As part of her senior

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  takes weeks and we're only beginning day 4; rest assured that we're far from finalizing any decisions, let alone mailing them. Looks like the ... fixed in a few hours. Sorry for any confusion! Ben

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?

  AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an Interactive Robotics lab, a Human Systems lab, a Space Propulsion lab—and the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert This year's concert: Jason Derülo and Janelle Monáe.

  

  ) and used one to play half of a song on his bass." Apparently, the ... concert on campus. This year's Spring Concert features Jason Derulo and ... Roast is a celebration of mud, meat, and music. Mud, because of the mud

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2011
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2020!

  

  weightlifting (more on this later) it is time for those of you who might want to ... .com/watch?v=XgNBgyziNrA&t=455s livestream of me posting the blogger app and prospective bloggers ... high standards and great autonomy; the blogs are a specific example of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value ... have anyways), and focus more on making sure your essays authentically ... response and the essay has served its purpose. Lots of bloggers have posted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  forth, '10 applicants, and best of luck! ----------- (My sincerest ... of my essays were within word limits, and yeah, it wasn't great to cut out phrases or clauses just to save on words, but I did it and felt like

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) CPW: T Minus 4 Days

  

  Thanks to everyone who volunteered to write a CPW Blog Entry. At this time, I've got plenty of volunteers from a wide array of backgrounds, so ... most of your CPW experience.

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  studio and not come out…till the wee hours of the morning. I think I recall ... , lots of music, and great company! This past Tuesday night ... – and they continue partying on with techno music, classical music

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  . So I'll get to work on physics all day, and go camping on the weekends ... Quick, what does an atom bomb, the plural form of a famous Texas battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  and I'm reprising my role this year for the class of 2025, BUT WITH ... gear, and just come to listen to me blather on about MIT and what it's like to be an adult. I tell lots of fun stories and enjoy answering

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  ! Here is a small sampling of events in our dorm Next House and Other ... more. All of these awesome people have been working on a ton of events ... miss out on! Next Big Thing Presents: The aMAZEing Space Are you sick of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  transportation) of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... 8:00pm EDT (and hopefully in the Championship Game on Saturday ... Hello, MIT Class of 2016! Here are some things that admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  's Dream, and much more. And let's not forget the value of simply chilling ... you have to do in a week, and you sort of want to die inside. :) For ... had psets in 24.900 and 5.12 instead of tests). And all in all, I'm not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  in at least some small way. He created this community and made it what it is today. His writing has entertained, informed, and inspired. And he has befriended hundreds of MIT students, alums, and parents, not to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!

  

  will randomly send me of little me and my cousins on our trampoline ... camera, but on my turn I just rolled around and flopped on the floor. Not ... Chair, a Frosh and Events chair, and even a slushy chair (the result of a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  noticed a funny question on the invitation and was so intrigued that I ... , we got into a circle and rotated partners counter-clockwise. Sort of ... take a water break after all of that dancing. Here, some former and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  be quite good, and cheap. I clicked on it and was taken to the ever ... hour. CampusFood is especially popular when large numbers of people on a ... 10 minutes ago I actually heard myself say "I really need to eat and

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  a whole segment of my vocabulary that had lain on a shelf this summer ... So I'm back in the US, and it's weird. The first thing I noticed as I stepped out of Logan International Airport Saturday night was, "whoa, air

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  memorial for a dorm goodbye east campus (for now)

  

  east campus and the death of this room in particular 62h306 today i ... miss you, h306 i'm gonna miss east campus, and all of it's weirdness ... made by dozens and dozens of people before me in a way it reminds me of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 6, 2023