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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your ... to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes you think you will take? 3. What do you want to learn or know that you

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  dreaming about big envelopes the way you used to dream about reindeer. You're just going to know. ... click of a mouse button. Many childhoods of anticipation will come to an

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

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two ... 't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively ... those of us who are using slower connections... If you're just joining

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to ... advantage of your holiday time with family, too. Happy holidays! =)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  even earn your Pirate's License! (Enter "pirate" into the search field to ... education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement ... requirement can be met by completing a beginner swim course or electing to test
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate ... they’re a challenge to complete.’’ So you best be careful whilst
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  mountain, to making s'mores on a bonfire on the beach; from learning to ... Nick, on his newly furry face) Tomorrow, it's back to numbers, p ... Tomorrow morning I fly back to MIT, and I'm writing to you with

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

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  thread to make predictions on the exact time and weight. The closest time ... 7AM to tell me that his wife's contractions were 20 minutes apart. (Next time, Bry, just stick to the 9AM report unless they're 20 seconds

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  , as long as they in some way have to do with MIT. If you're an '11, I'd love to talk to you about whatever, because you're now affiliated with ... 't know. This doesn't mean you're not totally awesome too! But if we get to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  to have a co-signer if you're under 18." I was like, "I AM TWENTY ... 's major? It's pretty easy to take classes outside your major in general at ... everyone always come to you for help, expect the best from you, etc

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Conclusion Rock the vote!

  

  ends the 28th at midnight PST. So if you've been waiting to vote, or you've been waiting to tell your friends, family, or family pets to vote, do it ... , iPhones, Treos, whatever.. just be sure to do it before the deadline

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  -house rush is going on, and then tomorrow, freshmen will get to use me as free manpower to move them in. Now I've yet to comment on CityDays or the Student ... So REX or Residence Exploration began on Sunday afternoon with a

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Wheel To Rule Them All one small step for boy, one large step for nerdkind

  

  guys probably want to hear more about the man behind on the machine. Normally, I like to write rags-to-riches posts in which students struggle ... aggregators instantly pounced on and reblogged. His own blog (incidentally, a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless nights Time kept a rhythm, while we scraped along Now we start to peer - far, to time unknown To post-MIT - start setting our sights I do

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the residence halls/housing like?

  More than 70% of our undergrads live on campus, including all first-year students. Housing differs across campus and we want each student to live ... halls are available on the Housing site.
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  spring in your step, you're about to buy lots of delicious food to cook ... I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and decided to walk to Trader Joe's to do my grocery shopping. There's two

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  starting with mechanical engineering and now going on to PhD programs in ... later. I plan on doing the same with grad school apps; I'm going to put my ... Four years ago, I started to apply to colleges. Four years later, I

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! It's time to You might be wondering, “What’s next?” Well, [annotation note="or now depending on when you see this"]later today,[/annotation] you’ll receive an email with details on what’s next, so be on the look

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Holidays from MIT! Images of the Season

  

  finishing your practice exams, college applications, or holiday shopping trips ... photos from across MIT campus. Enjoy! And share your happiest seasonal memories below. From the Department of Chemical Engineering: (drawn on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  we made an epic cake for him, but didn't have pictures to show until now. Requisite background information: his research project is to model ... Array (of radio telescopes) in New Mexico. This is what the Whirlpool

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012