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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  related to what we learned about. There were a bunch of him eating spherical ... then Kelly who went to the 1pm lecture said that it was a guest lecturer ... taking a picture so I did it sneakily. Then we left and walked to Café

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  supposed to give you a ten-minute buffer if you have consecutive classes. Do ... [/annotation] to the end of the [annotation note="long (~1/6th of a mile) hallway ... to its extreme, reference frames lead to a phenomenon called time

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  mean...) school is open tomorrow, so it's back to a mostly snowballfight ... a lot of snow now -- and the only vehicle is a plower. Nothin' to ... forge on... 3:57 pm -- you got 3 minutes to get off the road cars

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Inventional YoYo what the what

  

  be for the next few days and weeks. So though I've got a bunch of things to blog about most will have to wait. But this couldn't. John Chow, who was admitted to the class of 2015, is a professional yoyo-ist. Yoyo

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 12, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... their best: A love letter to P-sets Michael C, '16 and Psets from hell ... . Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... awesome monthly email newsletter that will keep you up to date on exciting things our current students are up to! We'll also send you important news and
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  for you to share your thoughts and feelings with a broader audience. My ... applying to college. A funny moment while filling out applications. What it ... some of your thoughts and feelings with your peers, to show a spirit of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  assembly. The thing was small but heavy and had a tendency to bounce and hit ... of classes, work, and free time. We got a four-day weekend for Columbus ... Virginia's scenic New River. And now it's starting to get cold here in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Admissions Released Next Wednesday, 12/21

  

  I wanted to post a quick update for our transfer applicants. We will ... emailing all applicants with their decisions, so you should expect to hear ... admitting a small number of highly qualified applicants at a rate

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  Europe for the summer before going to grad school. You start talking to a ... use a tachometer to measure the motor rotational speed as a function of ... to do, like read a section in another hand out or show something to the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  2010 (if there was a newspaper article about you, feel free to send a link my way). It's nice to read about MIT MMX like celebrities! Today, we ... a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  week and a half recovering from wisdom teeth surgery. I just had my stitches out this afternoon -- *VERY GLAD* to be done! I'll be moving into a new room on my hall next week, and I'll try to take some pictures so you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  political and communications savvy to organize a genuinely global approach ... Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the ... prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  with a large table awaiting us. It was a great opportunity to catch up on ... from Panama. The Altar Boyz played at the Colonial Theatre to a very ... I've been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  Taking a break from reading today, I saw Matt's latest post and had to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I ... entire year. Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  registered please check your MyMIT account to make sure your registration ... , which is likely why some of you have been having problems. We'll get to ... is blank, you'll need to re-register using Safari or Internet Explorer

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  a house tour of mit sororities! meet aphi, axo, and theta

  

  Welcome to a tour of three MIT sorority houses! Believe it or not, sorority life is a thriving community here at MIT, with about ⅓ of undergraduate women being affiliated to one of the [annotation note="the six

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  should be a momentous occasion, where I have something important to say (I ... regardless of where you end up for school, you'll be able to get a great ... In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  [annotation note="I am extremely lucky, and my apologies to everyone else"]only had a ... (blog post to come, hopefully, but it might be a while 😅 ... since August, and generally made my room a nicer place to be [image

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  be on time for my 8:10am flight. I asked the hotel to give me a wake ... good to breathe. As much as I love MIT, it was a relief to get away. I needed a break. I was running on low, and going to this was exactly what I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010