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  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  MIT. At the same time, though, I have come to realize that MIT's faculty ... campus culture we have all come to know and love. The traditional image of ... personalities and/or lecturing skills, you'll hopefully be happy to know that the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... Hopkins to talk about her work with zebrafish and cancer research that

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.

  

  the swing of things tomorrow. It will be a little strange to be back (and for so many people to be speaking English), but I'm excited to begin ... continuing of the Meet the Admissions Officers series, a look forward to our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  unique. We have 10 labs, 4 midterms -- each broken down to the Core section and the Spiritual/Right Now section. The final exam is there to provide ... project due last Wednesday on the last day of classes. We had the liberty to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  where to spend the next four years of your life. It's a huge decision, and ... clarify the admissions process? Any questions you want to have an actual MIT ... Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  completion of the second quarter. Your school does not need to mail your midyear grades to us. Students simply list their grades on the FUN Form ... The February Updates & Notes Form (FUN) is required for Early
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , 19,020 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2020. As of today ... care to create the best possible team to climb the mountain that is ... , with other people, next fall. Of the students to whom we do not offer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  Experimental Study Group (ESG) offers instruction in the core first ... their education. Instruction takes place in a 14-room suite on the top floor of one of the central buildings on campus. Eleven staff members and
• Blog / Admissions

  New MIT Viewbook Is a viewbook as useful to you as it might have been for my (pre-internet)…

  

  from beginning to end. We'll choose a firm in the next few days, and the ... on the current viewbook I would love to hear them. What do you like or ... missing, if anything. Also: you guys are the first generation to truly

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating Defiance @ the Media Lab a prize for responsible, ethical disobedience

  

  Last July, the MIT Media Lab created a $250,000 award to recognize ... , and the freedom to innovate, for example). Disobedience Award objectives ... done around the world, and to promote role models for younger people

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to ... This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to ... This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  ?). Early this morning, some friends and I went to the Harvard Museum of Natural History We went mainly to see the Blaschka Glass Flowers ... The Inn at Harvard. They were really mean to us. Grrr

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Decisions 2013 Is it supposed to be waitlist, wait list, or wait-list? Oh never mind...

  

  to admit anyone off the wait list this year. This is only the second time in the last eight years that we have not been able to go to our wait ... sending in, and truly appreciate the time and effort you have put in to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 13, 2013
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab?

  environmentally sustainable way. Check out their site to learn about all of the ... The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) was created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT. MIT
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  you’d like to tell us about. Describe the world you come from ... didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation ... and activities this fall, and you may want to start thinking about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Postcard From The Green Building postmarked july 5th

  

  Yesterday I took photos from the top of the Green Building. MIT sprawled far below us, the lines of its normally inscrutable architecture recognizable for once as the Hacker's Map. Even Stata finally made visual

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Science is Delicious! Zen and the art of hot chocolate

  

  Just a few hours to go, and I know you're feeling the stress. We're feeling it too, believe it or not. I have to tell you that the selection ... Chocolate Science has come to the rescue! The Lab offers free hot chocolate in

  • by Dave McOwen
  • December 16, 2009
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and ... Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science