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  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  duo was two of the actors from the HBO show Silicon Valley, which a ... /curiosity/etc. These were the posters plastered all around campus: A couple of us ... question), and answered that the Kumail would be a scale of magnitude for the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  citizenship status. In the MIT first-year admissions process, you are considered ... applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If ... , you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  . Beyond academic preparation, competitive applicants have made the most of ... There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive, even more so than the
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  ’s consider the proper mathematical way of solving the problem first. To do this ... ). Sanjoy Mahajan sees a general trend of pragmatism in the United States ... the material can. In his May 19 xTalk “The Art of Insight

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor). Richards' work testing drinking water supplies and water contaminants made
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  As of noon today, I am officially done with my first year at MIT. I turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston ... problem set is due and why I'm not stressing out about it. The other part of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  's edition of TechTalk, a newspaper published by the MIT News Office. Why ... , I embarked on the adventure of producing a documentary about the ... you the details of how challenging it was to produce a documentary on a

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  I went outside! *inhales, belts 'for the first time in forever' at the top of lungs*

  

  something called the MIT Outing Club. Most of what they do is organize trips ... cabins that students can use for a small fee. One of the halls in East ... , as a 18 year resident of the state, always forget) and I highly

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  there are tens of other resources out there for the general process ... , you receive another wave of information including the i3 videos made by ... , when the last of the freshmen are moving onto campus for orientation into

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  Manhattan, but I'm not complaining. That's one of the things I love about New ... blogging more frequently in November. In the meantime, here are a couple of links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  tired by the end of the day! But I am really happy though since I am doing ... it’s just a lot of exciting things going on!!! First up, my work this ... of the MIT iGEM team. What is iGEM, you may wonder: “The International

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  , having four tests in the space of about a week was pretty common, and ... stress out about the consequences of not understanding well enough, and screwing up my grade for the rest of the semester. It all started last

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  put on by the Museum of Science. Co-produced by Amanda Parkes from the ... living space. The first piece down the double escalator runway was a ... ' piece "Piezing" gleans energy from the movement of the wearer's body

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  for the fall semester. i decided to do this for a lot of different ... mind for a lot of reasons, one being that because of the study abroad, i ... won't be able to have that with some of my friends anymore. for the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  /her life" doesn't work. Of course, if you have the right amount of ... 'd share with you some pictures of the waterpark I work at. I mean, I know ... , Runaway Rapids Waterpark: This is the kiddie section. It's full of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  , outlook for the future of genomics, and pressures of living up to the hype ... Consortium, led by Tim Berners-Lee (father of the Web). It sounded interesting so he tagged along and got chosen for one of the positions. He wrote a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21L.011 Are You [film] Experienced?

  

  a couple classes to choose from based on the results of your placement tests, APs, and whether you'd prefer Chem or Bio first semester. On the ... analyze “fundamental questions about the causes and nature of revolutions

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Can You Become Back at MIT, with excitement and pictures

  

  Massachusetts jury duty during the first week of school. Stay tuned for an ... are from the theme song , which JJ Abrams, the creator of the show ... , in the local accent) Okay, anyway. I'm now at MIT! The first thing I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  for me both in terms of the way I was taught to be a first ... First, an aside Today, Adam and I were on the subway heading to the ... bound up with the concern that not being at the top of the class will

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Room Where It Happens my two year tale of student governance, up until the bitter end

  

  of free food (it never worked). I got my first taste of the real power ... For those of you who don’t keep up with the blogs, I’m Sabrina M. ‘19 ... a lot. For the sake of clarity: Senior House is a building. It is

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 13, 2017