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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  orbitals, and learn more about the degrees of freedom than you could ever ... an explanation of atomic number and its implications at the atomic ... complicated: Heh. This one is sold at the end of every fall and spring by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  , filmmakers followed around the participants of 5.301 Chemistry Lab Techniques as they struggled with the intensive, high stakes world of ChemLab Boot Camp. The footage has now been edited together in an engaging way and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  Market in three weeks and the shelves of my formerly bomb ... that the lady in front of me in line was paying in cash, I decided to push my social skills to their natural limits and semi-politely asked the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  "The Adventures of Pete and Pete." Happy Groundhog Day! Wow, thanks for ... "), "tan". Then you get to the hyperbolics and it's "sinch," "cosh" and ... at MIT. I mean, come on--he grows ears out of the backs of lab mice

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  the student hosts who have returned from vacation (hundreds of them!) and released hosting assignments for CPW. Here's what the crowd at the ... hear from your host well in advance of arriving at CPW [and even if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Enjoying the Little Things In which I ramble about happiness and taking breaks

  

  -changing moments (of which I've had none in the past two weeks, to my knowledge), I ... can do! For anyone curious about the hike Rachel R. '16 and I went on ... any pictures in the vlog, but here are some that Rachel took of cool

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process. *hug*   ... , which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: EA Not Admitted

  

  time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process.  *hug*  ... , which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  an impulse buy of some Star Wars: Episode III valentines the other day ... fly with me anytime!" Only the last one of those is even close to being an actual valentine, and it features a picture of a droid that can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  that is a blend of the other dorms' cultures here. The diversity is definitely why I love living here! And that concludes our short tour of Maseeh ... As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  stretches for your hamstrings and calves, and then climb to the top of the ... rovers Spirit and Opportunity." When she saw the moment of celebration in ... the people. You can literally find every type of person here...and no

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  different tech school Tired of spelling "Massachusetts"? This is just the ... 't Massachusetts. #2 – Alchemist Show some love for one of the most notable ... : (Whether it's a scream of joy or anguish is a different question.) #3 – The

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  , and I figured some of you might be wondering what I'm up to the summer ... /Cambridge! During the school year, I don't have a lot of time to go out and explore ... 's one of the most historical cities in the world! Because my roommates and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Having Trouble Reaching Your EC? Some advice on getting in touch with your interviewer.

  

  the fact that our ECs are volunteers and have jobs and other commitments that might take them out of the area traveling, or otherwise be ... [email protected] or call the Admissions Office at 617-253-3400.]   I

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 31, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  “futility island” socially conscious hacking? in MY institution?

  

  that the pipes (a "symbol of the Anthropocene") are drawing our attention to the animals and parts of nature whose voices are "silenced ... small strip of grass between Walker Memorial and Building 14. It was

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 25, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  University of Marburg. In the morning, I will walk for twenty minutes to my German language class, down a steep hill with a beautiful view of the Altstadt (Old Town) and the 14th century Landgrave Castle. Then I'll pass the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of ... MIT students participate in the UROP program at MIT. Many of them will ... sustainable technologies and solutions for problems in the developing world
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  an episode and missed most of their references to it; the most notable ... ) with these instead of Arabic numerals. If you don't know them, the party ... trekking to an Athena cluster in the middle of the snowy night (uphill both

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline

  

  above and beyond what we had originally anticipated). We're aware of the ... , and will post more details in the next few days. As previously posted, most MIT staff are out of the office today and tomorrow for the holiday

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 31, 2012