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• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and ... time I had a half-dozen, I felt like I just had to blog them (in addition ... . It was such a perfect start to my day; in this kind of weather, MIT

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  hacking history comes to a close. I, for one, was quite impressed with the ... : Apparently CalTech flew out a crew of 20 to retrieve the cannon, and took it ... invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge ... intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Uba Quubick Hubellubo Ubit's bubeen uba whubile, hubasubn't ubit?

  

  Yubo yubo yubo, chubeckubing ubin! Ubit’s bubeen 2.5 yubears subince grubadubuubatubing uband uba lubot hubas hubappubened, subo lubet’s gubet subummubarubizubing, shuball wube? Thubis ubentruby wubon’t bube ubabubout MUBIT uband ubit…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 19, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• 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
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is fixed! The deadline for EA has been extended to November 5 due to the recent MyMIT…

  

  The site is back online and peace has been restored to my world ... returned to normal. Maybe I'll actually have some time to blog next week... As you may have noticed, the deadline for EA has been extended to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class, you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean
• Blog / MISTI

  Vive la France!

  

  I'm about to head off for a two week in vacation in Paris, Rennes, and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you can check out the MIT France Program, one of MIT's awesome international programs. Current music: A.R. Rahman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So @mitblogs_ebooks exists 'as you might know, i am a full time internet'

  

  (sometimes) funny. A few months ago I decided I wanted to make one for the ... line to a text file. Then, I cobbled together a tweet generator in Ruby. This script takes the text file as a source, uses the MarkyMarkov gem to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  21 years old. Well, it's been a while. According to MT I started ... microfabricated fuel cell that could be used to power a cell phone. We filled Ruth ... hard drive crashed. I'm a Mac user now. I need to find a way to acquire

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  course). Oh Sam. While I'm talking about Sam, I just have to tell you a ... terribly busy I make a point to say hi. Now, as I mentioned, it's only a few ... CONTESSA blog entry to me. I know how much that entry must mean to him

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMxRBYQs5k Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, remember to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  MIT [annotation note="but many classes will define cutoffs relative to class performance, which is more or less a curve; hence, increased ... ", [/annotation] so I've added some here to make up for it!

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.

  

  title, this has something to do with twitter. It is in fact a historic day ... opposed to all things apple, I've shared my dislike and disinterest in the internet phenomena known as twitter. But if you were to go here, you'd see

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 19, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  have to be soulless. And neither does applying to college - remember, November 1st is just a day like every other day. Have fun tonight!

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing Snowflakes Back It's finally winter.

  

  IT FINALLY SNOWED!!! Pictures etc coming soon to a blog near you. 3:27 PM - The snow has ceased. There is little to no evidence of the little snowstorm that could. BUMMER.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2006