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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Impossible Design Project See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

  

  projects, where we're presented with a fairly real world problem, and we have ... store what you want. My friends and I spent multiple days coming up with ... solution that we're truly satisfied with, so don't feel bad if you have a

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  has 646 public schools, with nearly 500,000 students. A thousand homes ... and prayers are with you. We know that for some of you, it may be weeks ... with your individual circumstances, whatever they may be. Get in touch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  to a really nice dinner with the fellows (mostly professors) of the ... pre-dinner drinks (champagne) with the fellows. After this, we went into the dining hall where we sat with people in our major and were served

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  Costa Rica to work with their partners in a community to eradicate the ... is also a promising environment with many opportunities to engage these challenges. Despite a well-staffed clinic, with full support from FIMRC and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  , as long as they in some way have to do with MIT. If you're an '11, I'd love to talk to you about whatever, because you're now affiliated with ... me uncomfortable to be Facebook friends with so many people I don

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  ago about his work with the Grameen Foundation 3. Paul Polak (President ... ) and told us we would get 12:00 - 2:00 with Steven Levitt in early December. Naturally, we ran with it. Before Levitt co-authored the book

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  to and from a foreign city over spring break, when students meet with ... topics are compared and contrasted with characteristics of a U.S. city ... . While in Scandinavia last spring break, a few of us met up with the 11

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  puffs.” We tried the vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry cream puffs, with and without chocolate on top. They fill the puffs with your choice of ... pastries just waiting to be injected with ice cream! They opened the store in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  : the new homepage. It will provide you with the latest 10 blog entries ... guesswork out of what's in each section by providing drop down menus with ... (with descriptions), and also a complete archive at the bottom. No longer

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  worth reading more:Broad press releaseNews @ NatureNobel Intent blog (with interesting discussion)New York Times article The second article dealt with ... the hype to see what is really going on with salaries of CEOs in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  " by They Might Be Giants begins with the lyrics, "I saw the best minds ... that, I headed over to the floor lounge to play Super Mario Kart with ... that I meant to put up with my entry the MIT Integration Bee last week

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  -Conner rooming committee, for doing a fantastic job with the in-house reassignment ... "Sunshowers" by M.I.A. "I bongo with my lingo and I beat it like a wing, yo" 3 ... loved was born with roses in her eyes." 4. Joe '08, for inviting me to go

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  Let's start off with a little riddle. What is white, at least 2500 ... you get when you cross the Flintstones with Public Transportation ... with power supplied by humans by making it a multi-passenger bike. So far

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  this question from someone with a 2.0 GPA, or some similar blatant app ... . With ~10,500 apps, it is likely that I never personally crossed paths with your app in committee, and I can't recreate or try to determine the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  Today, I'm in northern Virginia, assisting with the selection for the ... , I enjoy working to provide a group of young people with educational ... Laureate Lecture Series, this time with MIT's own Prof. Frank Wilczek. And

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  Happy new year everyone! I've been out with the flu most of this ... ability to interact with each other, with us, with current MIT students, and with the authors of our features. I think we'll be able to get there in

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  't get a chance to talk with him, but as he was leaving I heard his one ... with very spotty electricity, one phone, little emphasis on education ... again has made a film with real meaning, and stocks it with a more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  groups, each with their own unique characteristics and vibes. Many dorms also have subcommunities on each floor or hall with rich histories and ... -friendly. With dorms that are so distinct in character, it's no wonder that

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  -insignificant amount of energy for me to psych myself up enough to interact with a large ... saved in my phone with various truth and lie options, because I've been ... guard again"]come up with two truths and a lie,[/annotation] I'm gonna be

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  ="I mean, later that day I got an email from MIT with my deadname in it also ... : while at the 'tvte I was slightly worried if things would change with ... receive an email with my deadname-- usually from financial aid or MIT

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023