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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  Institute was quite literally like no other place on Earth. All I did was ... talk to some of the current students. I was on campus for a grand total ... current social structure places so much emphasis on adhering to norms and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  and happy New Year! There's a new kid on the blogs, halfway through the ... aren't expecting. I plan on doing a bit of that myself actually, so ... -Conner dorm) decided it was time to declare war on Conner 4 (fourth floor). We

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Travels Winter break is here!

  

  goes on. Personally I decided to go back MIT for 2 weeks and then going

  • by Cambridge
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  Two days ago, I won a 35mm SLR on eBay! Now I have something I can ... tell you, this is not a good enough reason to take on another major. It ... the sake of learning itself, and the emphasis I was placing on the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  right off, don't panic! A decision on your application will not be made if ... was mailed, for the tracking system to be accurate. If on November 14th ... interests at heart and will treat your case with great care. While we're on

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  Science. It wasn't supposed to be that way because my heart was set on Economics when I got into MIT. Having been on autopilot during high school, I ... with which I'm involved center on politics in one way or another. I

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  : Astronomy Lab Last Monday (actually it was Tuesday morning) I was on my way ... a couple of hours, and I found myself lying on the floor of the lounge ... other team member, Joe. I'm not sure why I was on the floor, or how I got

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  . Chesterton. In any case, the entire point of that little tangent was to get on ... of equations that represent circuits. Later on we'll be covering things ... books on the topic, and used to be the head of the MIT AI Lab (before it

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  fraction of the most difficult course at my school. A course on American ... open textbooks on our laps and shove them into our backpacks. We were ... don't skip out on going out for ice cream; don't work through your

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on ... write 6,000 words of blog entries on an 8-hour train ride, if you just ... with cream on top, and a fried egg, if you're a lady. But I didn't get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  . What score should I get on the TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which ... testing date (yes, these scores will reach us on time without rushing). If ... testing date. We may accept January tests on a case-by-case basis. Q. What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  information still appears on the CPW registration page. If the registration page

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on ... , and their effects on quality, rate, cost, and flexibility. Topics ... clothes). Scene: 2.008 Lecture on Wednesday Professor Chun begins to

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  you have a 220 on your math SAT. You know when you're at a wedding and someone has a little too much wine and gets up on stage and tries to ... you'd like to vote for this applicant, call 888-MIT-IDOL or text MIT on

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a very special sunrise. On this day, the summer solstice, the sun is perfectly positioned to shine through the narrow opening between the heel

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  catch on. The only thing I've seen MIT professors and students alike stop ... pictures soon. On an unrelated note, I was quite disappointed to learn that JK Rowling did not come up with OWLs and NEWTs all on her own. They are

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  Introduction to Technical Communication (21W.732) class that focused on Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health. We had several major writing ... focused on a public health issue, and final report on the same topic. We

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  the graduate version would definitely be offered, I took the class on Jr

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  . Anyway, she gave a talk on Thursday night here at MIT in 10-250, which is ... Guild. I was in fact planning on going to both, though, because I ... discussion over breakfast on Friday morning. It was at 8:30(!), but it was

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  -and-answer, and I know you guys have been holding back on me, so I just wanted to ... official major, it's pretty much what it says on my blog home. 3) I'm paid by ... a 500-something on one of the sections. And he seemed to be doing fine

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006