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• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  construction. Now, at last, the scaffolding around the dorm is slowly coming down ... certificate from up close. At the end of class, everyone swarmed to the front of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  % of your friends are within 2 feet of you at any time while you're awake, and the average human arm length is around 2.1 feet, and you point at ... think about it. At the same time, I've become increasingly fond of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview ... ’s Cube at you and start a stopwatch. The interview is a conversation

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Whoa…You’re Old Bryan returns from the crypt of grad school

  

  . Aside from that, I still live at ZBT as the resident advisor (GRT in ... , I registered for my last class at MIT. Actually, I registered for two

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Photo Scavenger Hunt Let's give this a shot.

  

  quite the opposite (except still a whole lot of fun). I've got at least ... trilogy (just because it's my favorite) -One photo that upon looking at it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 15, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  of myself at the foot of my goddess. Athena is also the name of MIT ... photos at Eric Schmiedl's gallery. Also courtesy of Eric, here's a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Procrastination For Finals 2 T minus 53 hours...

  

  takes me for a ride I smile at the TA, I pray I'll be alright The exam is on my side and takes me for a ride I smile at the TA, I pray I'll be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Saturday 3/14 We will post RA decisions online on Saturday at 2pm... or probably a minute before.

  

  We are pleased to announce that MIT Regular Action admissions decisions will be made available online on Saturday, March 14 at 2:00 PM EDT ... decision online is as easy as pi. When decisions are released Saturday at 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  become mute. The freshmen were nestled all snug at their desks, While hoping for at least one 5 AM rest; And I with my physics, roommates with

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions Details for retrieving your EA admissions decision on Monday evening.

  

  decisions will be made available online on Monday, December 15 at 9:00PM EST ... decisions are released Monday at 9:00PM EST, simply visit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  I took four HASS classes this semester. What, stop looking at me ... you at MIT?"). But, I do feel that the HASS department is MIT's hidden ... under the "Social Science" category of HASS). Ironically, at the end of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  sorts of majors here at MIT to choose from that have nothing to do with physics at all. I could be an electrical engineer, I could do brain and

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  November 1 -- but really, if you're clicking submit at 11:59:59pm 11 ... need to fax materials at this point. Use traditional methods of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  makes about as much sense as anything else did at that hour of that night ... cars at the crossings.) I know where to find plenty of They Might Be

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  rest at the top of a hill of height h. What is the angular velocity of ... pretty-like (in color!). Before you look at that though, let's do a quick

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Dah noo-loo Hey kah ay-ay u-nye

  

  at MIT. As students, we tend to forget that looking people in the eyes ... several resumes, topping the evening off with a nice networking dinner at

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  Adelaide and when I told her, "Hey, I'm about to get to Mass Ave, I'm at Building 9 right now, maybe we can meet at Kresge?" I realized that there was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  A lot of the day-to-day communication at MIT happens, not through face-to-face conversation, but via email. I get email from my dorm, from ... , it's convenient - and at MIT, everyone checks it. They don't call this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  at least 5 years. The median SAT scores were 780 math (up 10 points ... and enriching four years at MIT. I'm more than a little jealous!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  club meetings, having dinner at my fraternity, playing Brawl, and ... occasions I've made bad decisions solely of my own accord; at other times, it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008