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• Blog / IAP

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

  

  to do this for me. Later (in a silvery package) I received an official ... medical; y'know, places that have to deal with my legal name. For the most ... part 1: My B. Song: Bright by Echosmith. part 1a: early action A

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  came to MIT for CPW, I didn't really understand what fraternities were ... freshmen to register for recruitment in the case of Panhel. Waiting for the Greek Griller to begin. At the Greek Griller Rush started off for us on

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  unorthodox methods. They are often motivated by revenge, seeking to settle real ... the lab to ask us questions and get to know us. 2.004- Dynamics and ... , proceeded to forget her name, and then called her “Lauren” for the next hour

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  trick question - that we're looking for applicants to fill every second of ... the rest. For the ones you keep, write great descriptions to give the ... . We evaluate everything based on the US system. For example, students

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  internet connection, it may take a few moments, or minutes, to download for ... and built by current MIT freshman Victor Hung '14, with music by admissions staff, it allows students to experience all the best parts of an MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  in the United States are women, and that number drops to 17.9% by ... world. But we're trying to improve things. For example, there are several programs MIT sponsors that try to get high school students interested in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

  

  that way at times. I thought it was too late for me to make things ... for a bit and spend three hours really dedicating yourself to a crochet ... Incubator (Margery Resnick) For this class, I traveled to Spain for a month

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  high school senior asked: I am applying to some schools in the US for ... stuff) to more advanced theoretical work for those with the requisite ... opportunities for doing research. I'm actually not 100% sure why I went to MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  [By Anjali T. '09] This summer, I didn't happen to pull off what ... matter is what is thought to account for approximately 22% of all matter in ... we use it to account for the speeds of gas and stars in spiral galaxies

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  part? Easily carried by one person My team decided to go a bit of a ... to use for our bridge. We have a pretty simple design (a truss bridge ... frame, with only the deck left to complete.   A team effort to get

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  glasses to wear for the upcoming experience. You pass through another ... to refract certain types of light to get not one rainbow - or even ... foil. Rutherford, of course, did it to get a clearer picture of atomic

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  I have almost always wanted to work on. For those of you that have ... . The idea is quite new at MIT, but I got to talk to the head of the ... really cool ideas for the maker space, and honestly I encourage you to do

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  TO SET THE MOOD: Cologne by Haux       The last ... : I was to spend Christmas at home for the first time since I left for ... was back to cramming for finals. I did have friends who came to visit

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  'd have losing streaks for a while, give up hope, suddenly get a real, live ... through to a handful of people, but you seemed really cool! Thanks for your ... , the inevitable "MORE FOOD THAN YOUR BODY HAS ROOM FOR", talks by faculty

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  December Events

  

  film. Open to: the general public Sponsor(s): Center for Bilingual ... a brief presentation by the panel members, which will be followed by a ... Clinic for Students! WHEN? Monday (THIS WEEK!), 12/5, 11:30-2:00pm WHERE

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  getting back from Harvard Square, we decided it'd be best to bike. But it ... get to Harvard in those 4-inch bright red heels or not to get there at ... can get up to Boston on a Saturday night. Basically, the company gives

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  2012 Facebook group, and reruns of Scrubs. I should get to bed (and I ... joys of MIT. In actuality, I have much, much more to say - but for now ... awesome feeling. All that's left to finish up this semester is the final

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  school go to for pursuing pre-med. It's difficult to find a physics ... algorithm would pick one of the choices for their schedule. It refused to give ... interest which sparked my decision to pursue STEM in the first place: CS. By

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  get access to our own machine shop, laboratory, and lounge in the ... biggest building in the world by volume. It's perhaps difficult to visualize ... Astro for short) has its benefits. For instance, we all got priority tickets

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015