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• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  's never too late to check the IAP listings by today's date and attend an ... hack of 2013! A great way to start, after last year's concluding one on ... Oh how the months have passed- from fall season to finals season to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  you know I recently added a new member to our family. Miles Nathaniel ... , I believe my dad said it best, "Wow, looks like you gave birth to a ... she considers her brother to be a threat. At best, she thinks he's pure

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  fats, the carbohydrates (A) and amino acids (B) react to form some crazy ... . 3. Trying to order earbuds and a cast iron skillet from Amazon.com. I want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... come to a little over 400 units, where four years' worth of "normal ... . Maybe this sounds good to you. Or maybe, you'd prefer something with a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We get a lot of requests from students asking what their chances of admission are. We couldn't do that without a thorough review of an entire
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  (included at the bottom), I'm going to post a Japanese song this year. This is ... drama is about a radical teacher that sets out to train a group of ... . Similar to Spain last year, I'll be living with a host family in Japan while

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of ... learn and be challenged here, even if, to paraphrase a comment I saw in an ... 's that the people here have a certain kind of steel to them. They

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  …) This particular talk was sponsored by NoMoreVictims.org, which “works to ... was a boy named Omar and his father. You can click on the link to watch ... will provide them with a well-rounded education. Will they graduate from

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why It Pays…

  

  Why it Pays to Be a Math Geek (from msn.com) Selected passages ... , 'but you have to be a good communicator to be put in charge of large ... , that is." "According to NACE's Job Outlook 2005 survey, eight of the top

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  mom along. she got to spent a few days with my entire host family, which ... Instagram DM from my host sister. it felt like such a ridiculous way to ... learned that it was due to cancer that he developed less than a year ago. I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  and influenced by top thinkers, formed strong friendships, and got a ... , actors/actresses, and more. By chance I bumped into a former MIT grad ... talking to such a diverse group has helped me tremendously in learning about

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  know want to know what a triffid is. If you've got all that, enjoy ... Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: You can also listen to a more serious ... A week ago, Professor Junot Diaz of the MIT Department of Writing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  I'm taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or anything, but I am incredibly skilled at making glass ponies. [caption id ... those of you who don't know, this is what a pony looks like: [caption id

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  title of the film, Monkey Dance, refers to a classical Cambodian dance ... Mira Nair came to speak last year and kind of offered my friend a role in ... Julie Mallozzi to do a screening of her film at your school. It's a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  scenes to change things around a bunch - some portlets will be retired ... . A girl basically paid a consultant to help her reinvent her entire ... , not just MIT) have a responsibilty to find a way to take the pressure

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  an official photograph, followed by the Q&A: Nancy Kanwisher is the ... faculty in 1997, and prior to that was a faculty member at UCLA and Harvard ... course that you teach? A. In my undergrad course students go straight to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  's got to be one that floats your boat. Us bloggers represent a nice ... get work done if I need to, without being too distracted or bothered by ... 's a video about life on 3AB (the AB refers to towers. Simmons is divided

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  4-159 and somehow I need to find a stapler in the next five minutes ... itself ever could. I round the corner of the hallway and make it to my TA ... different shape, a different weight. Some are feather-light and a breeze to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  story seemed to fall a little flat. And for those of you who were upset by ... to eat. For more blog entries that begin with great food recommendations, browse on over to Mitra's blog (this week: Thai food at Chili Duck

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  . (Not only is he super humble and friendly, but he also came to a lot of ... Kresge Auditorium almost rolling in laughter, listening to arguably some of ... analogies, and are certainly not limited to expressions such as “Release your

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012