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• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  Tonight I won the MIT Marching Band's coveted SPAM scholarship. As those of you who know me can guess, the other six entrants were really no competition for me in the field of SPAM. Here's my award-winning speech. "My

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I’ve been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn is a wonderful…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Can you patch me through to the blimp? "Can you patch me through to the blimp?"

  

  So I can’t take an ounce of credit for this artistic endeavor, but I will applaud it’s shear awesomeness. So this weekend my friends Diana, Yonas, Chris, Tom, Christi, and…

  • by Bryan
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  ). Well, as far as MIT goes, I don't think that's true. For one thing, we ... common data set, over 60% of the classes at MIT have 19 people or fewer ... 4000 undergrads in 30 degree-granting programs, MIT is a small world. It

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ming-fai Fong- Designing an intelligent walking “toddler” robot After learning to sit, bend their knees, squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the…

  

  work in the Seung Lab at MIT to develop the mechanical design of an ... learn to walk after about 600 steps. Ming came to MIT with a strong ... offered the position. Her mentor, Russell Tedrake, was an MIT Computer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  I'm spending some time at MIT seeing friends. I've been on the east coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as well, so if you're wondering where I went, I've simply been on the go

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  greatest MIT blog ever. But, hey, "Frasier" won like five Emmies, right? I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which means that I am highly ... "MIT" - but I suck at shaving. Hope you enjoy anyway. The real shave will

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  New Years Eve with some of my friends from MIT. Since there's a bunch of ... National Gallery (East Wing designed by MIT alum I.M. Pei) and maybe the Hirshhorn Museum (designed by MIT alum Gordon Bunshaft). existential detective

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  MIT interview was with an elderly alum, known to me as Mr. Neighbours, who was one of MIT's Educational Counselors, or ECs. He had retired to ... MIT just before the onset of World War II, and his MIT, while having the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math/science teacher and a humanities/social science/language teacher. We accept Quest ... Bridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (five terms) of college may not be eligible ... study area or intended program of study at MIT. If a summer semester is
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  The Infinite Corridor is MIT’s spinal cord. Many of our departments, classrooms, and labs radiate from here. Whatever you do, stay to the right when traveling the corridor and note that pedestrian speed increases dramatically
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What programs does Office of Minority Education offer?

  The MIT Office of Minority Education (OME) provides a home base for many of MIT's underrepresented minority students. OME's mission is to promote academic excellence, build strong communities, and develop
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join the Design/Build/Fly Team?

  The MIT Design/Build/Fly team is composed mostly of undergraduate students, but is also open to graduate students, who compete in the annual ... specifications as specified in the competition rules. Students on the MIT DBF team
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  in from all corners of the world and sharing the many adventures post-MIT life has taken them on, I, uh, never actually left MIT.  See, after ... in MIT Open Learning for a few years (working with Ceri!) while doing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  Choosing a class schedule at MIT can be hard. There are so many ... " /] Firehose is one of the most popular schedule planning tools at MIT. You can ... at MIT, and it lets you plan out your classes over a longer period of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  MIT Friday, July 3, 2009 6:49 PM By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer ... received a full scholarship worth more than $52,000 to attend MIT next year ... -year varsity starter in the outfield for the Warriors, applied to the MIT with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  Robert Langer, an MIT Chemical Engineering professor, is one of the ... majoring in Biology, began working in the Langer Lab at MIT in November of ... MIT, and a little bit about himself. Make sure you read all the way

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  I FINALLY PASSED THE SWIM TEST!!!! 3.5 years late hehe

  

  right before battle with my cheering squad + diabolical swim cap goggles combo the moment of truth. let’s see if i can swim 100 continuous meters… I CAN!! I PASSED…

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 7, 2025