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• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  is having an internalized map of a place: a favorite table or spot on ... reasonable, I can order on my phone, all the food is vegetarian, and it’s one of the only nearby places open until 11:00 PM. This place is freakin

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  ELL, with most of the work happening in our weekly GEL 2 meetings on ... ELLs take a lot of behind-the-scenes planning. ELLs are two-hour activities on Fridays that give GELs hands-on experience in our “Capabilities

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation ... to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop ... examples of how MIT students are already involved in making the world a

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  TGIF! After a long week comes...a FEAST!

  

  Sorry for being MIA you guys! I've had a tough couple of weeks, but I ... out to dinner on Friday night as a reward for working hard all week ... with a few of the camera/editing software settings!

  • by Celena C. '12
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  people on the waitlist at this point, so we will notify hundreds of ... (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  " ***** "...so apparently [fruit punch?] is a good source of red-40..." ***** on ... competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a kid out of a public high school in Salem OR, was the difference in

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

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  people on the waitlist at this point, so we will notify hundreds of ... is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  picture!!! The really pretty panoramic picture you see on top of this page ... freshers from Gonville and Caius College (one of the 31 colleges at Cambridge ... , and avoid pseting (the opposite of punting is tooling). But here in the

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  a room full of people doing origami (turns out I was an hour early ... flying grasshopper). OrigaMIT, the origami club of MIT, meets once a week and is open to people of all levels. Jason Ku, the president of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  So Development Lab (D-Lab), one of my classes this term, announced who is going on which trip this January. I got my first choice country ... - University of Zambia Disacare - wheelchair center IDE - International

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 6 A new video podcast.

  

  ). Are there other kinds of stories you'd like to see on ZigZag? Things or ... Episode 6 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is available today. Stories include highlights from this year's 2.007 Robotics Competition, the "seeing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up ... has been staying up until all hours of the night trying to refine his ... situation. Outside, there were a few robots on display: The actual

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas ... spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking advantage of your holiday time with family, too. Happy holidays! =)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  to Ruth '07's column from last week. Two people complimented me on my column earlier today. One of whom I don't think I've ever met before. Does ... where I find it sort of exciting to be in the Tech, assuming that I'm not

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  's time to look elsewhere." Outside of the lab, Vivek enjoys playing on the ... surface of high-temperature superconductors in an attempt to understand how ... Engineering and Computer Science, has worked on this project for two and a half

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  negative impact on your chances of admission. ... one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the ... currently on our campus who felt the same way before their dream became a reality. The mission of the MIT Institute Community & Equity Office
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school ... MIT. Matt McGann, former Director of Admissions, wrote a great blog about public/private schools years ago that's still relevant today: On
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  students. MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad array of ... , welcoming communities on campus willing to answer questions for current MIT ... campaign has a great list of resources available to students as well.
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  a small number of applications from young students who have outgrown their high school curriculum and feel ready for college. We have a lot of information on our site about what to do in high school that you'll find helpful