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• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again ... to say it, but it clear to meIt lucky that Moon is not a cookie ... There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2029, which

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where do Trees Come From?

  

  In my continuing quest to obtain a teaching certificate through MIT ... course if you wait a few years they get quite large... Photo courtesy of ... , 11.125 is more likely to talk about whether the tests you write for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  . For instance, two weeks ago, I opened the door to room 3-343 expecting to attend 5.13 (Organic Chemistry II) office hours, but instead I found a room full of people doing origami (turns out I was an hour early

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  followed mere moments later by Bao, who decided that there was nothing to ... for a variety of reasons, the majority of which are related to Sam's Mom ... line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: “Nerd Epistemology” with Woodie Flowers from the co-founder of the FIRST robotics competition

  

  provide models of the human brain, but it takes a human to apply facts about ... , outsource training to machines, and use our time to start mentoring—a ... The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  blasters connected to a backpack which served as a massive ammo hopper ... began to make such an awesome toy. Well, we began the design process by ... takes a VERY long time... and our last part was going to be finished

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  official biography and photograph, followed by the Q&A: Dr. Jonathan ... Modern Healthcare Magazine.  During the 2008 he was a consultant to the ... come to MIT? A. I chose to come to MIT twice - in 1983 as a student, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT student research program is UROP. When you do a UROP, you find a professor
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we ... in the next few days; in the meantime I really need to say something

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  social sciences to getting rigorous training within their area of ...  (GIRs). Basically, you must take two semesters of math, two semesters of physics, a semester of biology, a semester of chemistry, and a selection of courses from
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  sender's underwear color. It has become a tradition. By signing with your ... was an MIT student who didn't have quite enough credits to graduate ... opted to stay another year in order to finish up and graduate. One day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT ... you can be a part. Sincerely, Kirk Kolenbrander Senior Advisor to the ... invited to have lunch, there was clearly a 100% chance that there would be a

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter propaganda, and that means more snow shenanigans! This time brought to you by ... shenanigans. Exhibit A: On the last day of finals, as if to celebrate the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  life decisions, but I can suggest a couple things to ease the pain. It ... like I miss my own bed. Also, you'll get to spend quality time with your ... 't deprive them of the pleasure of getting to hang out with you.) 4. Campaign

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Saturday, 12/17/22, 12:17 PM ET

  

  someone from our team will get back to you! Admissions decisions will be ... information in the near future. Okay! Those are the essentials. Try to take a deep breath. To be honest, it's been a while since I received admissions

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 12, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC Presents: Black Panther 2

  

  , projector checks (we had to bring a new projector courtesy of Disney since our ... able to get ready for the screening. During this screening, we had free ... On November 20th in [annotation note="a lecture hall"]26

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 11, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hip-Pop – Konnecting Souls Part of the MIT series "Hip-Pop in French: Contemporary Theater, Film, Dance, Comics and Graphic…

  

  Kresge Little Theater, MIT Free and open to the public Co-Sponsored by the ... to generate sounds. Fitted with sensors linked to a musical interface ... Technologies: A Talk and Demonstration Part of the series Hip-Pop in French

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  to a speech by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas ... on a test that had not yet been shown to be a good indicator of a ... writing director, Les Perelman, was troubled by the correlation between

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  almost closed again, only to be saved by a last ... of the Institute wanted to make a new interconnected technology complex but there wasn’t any room to do that in the Back Bay. In search of a new

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  all has been a true honor. But alas, all good things must come to an end ... week that we will not be getting this year, we present to you the very ... that for a few of your friendly neighborhood bloggers, it’s also our last

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021