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• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  ’re smaller quests you can complete alongside the main quest (which is, of ... ridiculous amount of sidequests, so I’m going to list the ten that I definitely ... . The long term goal is to be able to correctly fill in a blank map of MIT

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  hard, and nobody (openly) judges me for lying down in front of the ... things left to do during the next two weeks. I came in with a list of goals ... has given me plenty of opportunities to run around the Bay Area and

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  *written by a '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest ... survivor I am today. My UROP was in one of the biotech labs and this ... of conflicting feelings, now nearing the end of my UROP I have truly

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  . ’15, my roommate, lifelong friend, and one of the lovely people who ... ’s Random Hall weekly-ish study break. In honor of Pi Day Irina O. ’15 and ... dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She pursued a career ... I blogged last week (also here, and Kirsten did so here) about the ... why I warn my freshman advisees against getting on "the treadmill." "The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  background of some of the pictures I posted) and the waterpark are jointly ... the next 2 days, which you math geniuses out there should know works out ... there, watch some kids and can't do all the cool stuff... Being a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  engineering gets, from the initial design brainstorming to the hours of mixing ... year--two years ago, the mission requirement was to carry 2 liters of water to a 100-meter altitude and then dump it out of the airplane like an

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the various buildings that make up the campus. There's been a long history of ... the tunnels to either test my sense of direction or shy away from the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  website. :) In honor of the cannon's transport, it was given a class of 2006 Brass Rat: Another view of the Brass Rat: I heard someone ask ... Some of you may remember last year, when Caltech students came to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of ... MIT students participate in the UROP program at MIT. Many of them will ... reactor (the only one of its kind located on the campus of a major research
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  part of the week. "Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd..." MIT Musical ... where most of the action took place. Surgeon General's Warning: This musical is not for the weak stomached. It involves mild acts of cannibalism

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  , allowing for a certain amount of lounging during lecture. The desk is a bit ... the shear enjoyment of it. Unfortunately, sitting in the seat is not as ... pole that sits in front of the chair. It has enough writing room for even

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet

  

  As you probably remember, we are launching the new MITAdmissions ... the odometer, finally showing its age, and throwing some bugs that are ... + 1 blog posts, and avoid throwing our laptops collectively into the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  men are out of sight, and I am laughing in the street.   I make ... lovely faces: Pri and Mira, '16, with the creator of Khan Academy. Khan ... Academy works so well. The key to the success of his early videos, he says

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  to Housing and Dining. This will be a great overview of the variety of ... disappoints. 7:30pm–8:45pm Official Welcome for Parents. Perhaps one of the ... education - and this will tell you about much of the rest. 2:00pm–4:00pm

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  follow the progress of your application and please allow five days for ... - please try over the weekend or next week. Late receipt of financial aid ... ’t be answering the phone over the weekend, but a few of us will check

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  sardonic words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, "This is the sort of ... well capitalize on the opportunity. As it happens, I'm feeling sort of ... the end of the day, they aren't going to do your psets for you, or call

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  of you know, the admissions blogs originally grew out of independent ... discussing starting an office Instagram, a few of the bloggers volunteered that ... the lens of these other platforms as well. So, as a resource (and a bit

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  chain In the near future, the presence of human colonies on the moon will ... an international team have mapped “one of the largest and most ... have discovered the final piece of the synthesis pathway of vitamin B12

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  For the fifth consecutive year, we will admit students from our waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60 students from the waitlist. When our waitlist decisions are finalized, we

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010