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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  housing. I haven't become entirely senile yet, though; I'm working at Pixar! Lots of good stuff coming your way from the studio - at the end of this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... expression, "the cure for cancer is research" throughout the corridors at MIT

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Children of Eden, seek for your garden. You and your children to come, someday to come home.

  

  dinner at Uno's afterward. And here I am at 4:30 AM writing this post, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last ... here at MIT, but I've never seen Rockwell Cage that packed. People with

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  good officers staring at the Great Dome from their bikes: As a measure ... was out there attempting to take pictures at 5AM, while most of you, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  I'm done with the MCAT! Well, at least for now (we'll see once I get the score report in two months.) In other news, I got this email from ... auction for all abandoned bikes at Next House. It won't be until the 2nd or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  Roster) While Stefanyshyn-Piper was at MIT, she lived at WILG, worked at ... , you know, looking at different schools. I figured, OK, Massachusetts ... fun at MIT I decided to stay an extra year and finish my master's degree

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 profile A ststistical look at the incoming freshmen.

  

  Here's a look at this year's incoming freshman class. Over the next week, we'll take a look at some of the individuals in the class... The MIT Class of 2010, by: Gender: Male 55% Female 45% Ethnicity: African

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  (CPW). For the food snobs out there, we had lunch at Legal Seafoods ... suite, and dinner at Figs. In addition, three very notable things happened

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  (independently) were expecting glass flowers like at the Bellagio. Not so much ... The Inn at Harvard. They were really mean to us. Grrr

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  the meeting, the ECs had the opportunity to address the audience. At left, two ECs help the attending crowd check in. At right, EC Joanna Tan ... little jealous that Bryan got his name in lights at the Detroit/Ann Arbor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back and ready for action! Saying goodbye to summer and hello to my sophomore year

  

  It feels good to be back at the 'Tute!!! My family drove me up to ... pleasantly surprised to find NO traffic at all (not even near Manhattan *gasp*.) Perhaps the ungodly gas prices kept people at home. The only line that we

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  . Mudwrestle at Steer Roast 6. Go to DTYD 7. Watch (or sing in) Bad Taste 8. Play ... . Participate in a political demonstation at the State Capitol 17. Subscribe to a zephyr class 18. Listen to music on LAMP 19. Hang out at an alum

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  I'm spending some time at MIT seeing friends. I've been on the east coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as ... . :-) Today, I had lunch with Daniel and Ben at Anna's Taqueria, a quick

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  Nicole R. asked: "What have been some of your favorite classes at MIT, and in general how have you experiences been with the classes at MIT?" Good question! First part first. Some of my favorite classes at MIT, from

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  nationwide. The concert occurs at Boston's Hatch Shell, a concert venue on the ... the bridge (at approximately 100 Smoots and 250 Smoots), the bridge ... only, you can't get much closer to the fireworks barge. The nice folks at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  . At MIT, we celebrate the holiday in various fun ways. Of course, couples (yes, there is dating at MIT!) will get all dressed up and venture ... my favorite Valentine's Day traditions at MIT is the serenade. Various

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level math courses, if you entered college with credit ... is admitted without calculus and physics at the college level
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science ... humanities at MIT. The Department of Architecture is one of five divisions
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to ... bad grade disappears. No one will ever hold your education back at MIT