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• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  As you know, MIT is embarking on a mission to tackle the world ... of the energy challenge: Adding to the pressure for multiple approaches to this vast challenge, the time for initiating meaningful steps to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March

  

  reception, I stood as a representative of the first university to get ... . David is off to the CUNY Honors College next year. The STS awards ... event. With all the glitz, the people dressed to the nines, the great food

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year! And so two thousand nine begins...

  

  -in-law's new house, enjoying the snow and festivities. (By the way, for those who always seem surprised when they find out, Michigan is on the EASTERN time zone! :) ) I've made my new year's resolution to try and work out more

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  Institute" class is currently the #1 Most-watched video on CNN! Go to http ... Stay tuned for an entry on the phenomenal Handel scholar Professor ... of Sam '07, a nationally honored engineer) to hear a musicologist

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  the most active groups on campus. "We are pleased to invite all high school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  factoring polynomials and calculating the area of circles? I'm trying to get ... ), that I feel your pain on the application deal. I'm applying to graduate ... before the school year starts (because I'm going to be taking too many

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  Colbert Report: it's important to understand the context of the program and ... Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that ... named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  of cultural exposure. After class, we were free to get lunch at the ... in high school, and I hope to be trilingual by the time I leave. And ... is the best opportunity I have to go abroad. College is one of the most

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  '12, not to be outdone, responded to the above by building a “short ... -preservation instincts began sirening for me to pick up the scissors and start cutting ... .07): Having spent 6+ hours on the problem set already, I'm reluctant to drop

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Nothing beats a wet beaver! Except, in this case, a wet Iona. Pictures!

  

  will limit myself to 12 words in each caption. By the by, the entry ... overtime point. Curses! I had the brilliant idea to play this, little did ... A-woo-hoo! Since the last entry was such a frickin' saga (tm Betsy

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  't really want to go to a "jock school," the kind of school where you had to turn out for the big football game and get drunk beforehand, or where ... really enjoyed the ability to participate in sports without it taking over

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  these doors to control where the cats go in the house. Like this little ... there and do nothing. But in a few rocks, you can get those forces to point in the same direction and stay that way. Add them up, and you get a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  expect to get blogger double teamed with all the cool stuff that goes on ... schedule this term so lets get to it. (classes are arranged chronologically ... physics, grade a few papers, and in exchange I get to say I helped teach a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading.

  

  Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading. :-) I know there are a lot of questions in the comments and I'll definitely get to ... fairly normally before we'd even left the ER. It's hard to describe how

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known). There were many excellent ... to be so good, so so good, and I am very excited for you to get to read ... loves to binge-watch Avatar: The Last Airbender Paolo A. '21 of Nevada

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  I'm done with the MCAT! Well, at least for now (we'll see once I get the score report in two months.) In other news, I got this email from the Next House facilities chair about the Next House bike auction, for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  the history of England, largely thanks to the catchy verses that were written to vilify them. To this very day, much of the United Kingdom ... , no doubt, by the recent blockbuster movie V for Vendetta. The email

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  brand-new ELL. It’s fun because we get to think outside of the box and try ... the end of each semester to fill out course evaluations. Professors do ... volunteer learned that he or she was to role-play as the Director of FEMA in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  " which they may fill. Prospective athletes to MIT are subject to the same ... MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  quantity. Commentary: WE GET TO MAKE YO-YOS IN THIS CLASS. And the professor ... friends of mine and I decided to see how long we were willing to wear the ... distribute chocolate to the class. I dig through the bag for my favorite piece

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007