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MIT offers a myriad of health and well-being support resources for students. See the DoingWell site for more info.
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Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Admitted
YOU GOT IN!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSWcy-bx_lg Come celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this ... ’re walking on sunshine (or dancing in the moonlight). We’ll have some additional -
Blog / Events
Cheat Sheet This amazed me when I first saw it.
Mystery Hunt is a yearly tradition at MIT, but this isn't an entry about Mystery Hunt. This is an entry about one of the tools our team has for Mystery Hunt. We rarely used it, but the sheer amount of information -
Blog / Academics & Research
Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.
The PBS show NOVA scienceNOW had a wonderful story last week on MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Director of the Robotic Life Group. It featured not only her robotic "children" like Leonardo and Kismet but also her -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I request a fee waiver?
international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so -
Blog / Academics & Research
“MIT Abounds With UROP Students” A photo spread about student research.
The most recent issue of MIT's student newspaper The Tech had a nice spread about summer UROPs. UROP is MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, and is the oldest and most extensive program involving -
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Blog / Admissions
Open Thread: Deferred Early
here. Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel ... to name; that's okay, too. We have posted more information on next -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Deferred Early
. Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call -
FAQ / Life and culture
Who was the first woman graduate?
In 1873, shortly after MIT’s opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT’s first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor). Richards’ work testing drinking water supplies and water contaminants… -
Blog / Admissions
Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...
). Some of you, though, may be wondering -- what's the deal with Tau? Well ... Academy's newest employee? And did you see the story about Sal Khan '98 on -
Blog / Academics & Research
D-Lab Food Fest A week on $2 a day, followed by a meal from around the world
Sorry, I am a bit swamped for the next couple of days with some 14.05: Macroeconomics work. As soon as I can, I will write an entry on the delicious D-Lab Food Fest, and my week of living on $2 a day that preceeded it -
Blog / Academics & Research
2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!
Join Us For The Eleventh Annual 2.670 Spinoff!! Friday, January 20 in the Pappalardo Lab (Basement of Bldg. 3) 3:30-4:00 pm- Craftsmanship Contest 4:00-4:30 pm- Stock Engine Race 4:30-4:45 pm- Modified Engine Race 4 -
Blog / Miscellaneous
And here I am!
Well, I'm back in the States. I thoroughly enjoyed everything but I think my soul is still roaming around the south of France. Anyone have five thousand miles of fishing line and a solid hook? :-) I've long -
Blog / Academics & Research
Jaden Smith was in my 3.091 lecture!!
How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren’t Real -
Blog / MIT Life
Something is coming, part 2… Snively and I are still working on something awesome.
Snively and I are still working on something awesome. This week: (In reference to this.) (Photo credit: Liz Kimball '11.) (See part one.) (Yes, we ate it afterwards.) -
Blog / Uncategorized
Graduation Picture Book Photos from graduation because I've lost my writing skills (~23 Pictures)
I decided that since I still cannot write intelligibly in order to summarize what four years of an MIT education can do for you, I'll just post some pictures from graduation until I process everything. -
Blog / About Decisions
For EA Admitted Students A quick update.
Beginning today, admitted students can log into their MyMIT portal for new content, including a Class of 2010 guestbook directory (post your picture!). And also, feel free to use this fresh comments space for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!
In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we're all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I'll be in touch so you can redeem your prize. -
Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English
Diarios de Madrid: Semana 1 Cosas de Mi Primera Semana
Hola! Estoy en España porque estoy tomando una clase que se llama "The Spanish Incubator". Para esta clase, vamos a Madrid por tres semanas ... 't know why in Spain they refer to cards as carné instead of tarjeta for