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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s Your Future, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown, Friendsgiving, and the Erosion of Deep Literacy

  

  Mrs. Patterson had alluded to all week while we sat on the floor of her ... on the airplane. One of the options in the weirdly niche selection was ... never gives up. His ragtag group of misfit friends embark on everyday

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  answer questions about technique or proper use of the equipment, but he ... around. To be honest, I pretty much learn new techniques by watching how ... years, on pain of receiving a torrent of emails from the Physical

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  compassion when you don’t.  Everyone has something going on inside of them that ... over, trying my best to be legible.  I was 17, and I thought this sort of thing mattered.  It was the first year of the MIT Blogs, after all, and I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  , which teaches freshman the techniques of visual observation and imaging ... Research since last fall. Her new research project on relativistic jets is ... I have always been proud of the fact that there is a star and a minor

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT EECS students travel the world

  

  field (Physics, Mathematics, Urban Studies, etc). One of the most popular fields among our students, however, is Computer Science. In the summer of ... Computer Science than from any other major. Here is brief look at some of

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  Some random links I've been accumulating: The New York Times asks Professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of MIT's Poverty Action Lab about ... , Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, by the Seattle Post

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  , on-campus resources at the end of the article, as well as some notes if ... settle on a picture of myself with short hair from my junior year of high school instead of any of those. In it I have cat whiskers on my face as a

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  ­rectness of the method is proved by any of the above techniques. The pdf of all ... is the in-class atmosphere: the feeling of classmates cheering on peers ... my approach to MIT (more on that later), I've finally figured out my

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  improving the site's usability. On top of creating a user experience that is ... wording of labels and instructions are lost. An emphasis is put on the consistency of icons and the familiarity of the website to ensure that the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 7

  

  ; and they could use this information as a new technique to measure black ... finally got around to reading a bunch of articles from the MIT News Office, including one on some awesome undergraduate research. A snippet: An MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• 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 (notably the housing website) I’ll summarize the experience briefly. After ... the different dorms on campus. If you officially decide to come here

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Legacy of a Media Storyteller [by Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies] Recently, Leila Kinney attended a Symposium at the Media…

  

  -person filming techniques and delved into an amazing array of projects aimed at ... Media Studies] On Friday, June 20th, Media Lab alumni and colleagues gathered to recognize and remember Glorianna Davenport's 30-years of research

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  within our first 15 minutes of being outside; it got old fast). Anyways ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of ... some fun before chaos resumes again. In case you missed it, thousands of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  , every time I get on social media, every hour, every day. And of course I ... , one of the country’s larger news websites. Then it was refusal to renew ... happening back in the Philippines. Here, it’s ever present: news of gruesome

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  one of those rare UROPs in the humanities. I am helping design a new ... for the dorm, I'm on call in case of emergency, and I get free housing ... (Course 20, of Simmons): "This summer, I’m participating in a new Thai

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  I’m Awesome (at) Parkour! and other fun things i'm doing this Independent Activities Period

  

  meals, I tried out a new chicken marinade (it's the first one on Google ... excited to sign up for this class. Turns out, of course, that learning a new ... learn new techniques, though, so I'm going to try to set aside some time

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  this RIGHT NOW, but please be patient. As it says on our website, all of ... working on in their spare time. Maybe it was a really amazing new computer ... project that we've been working on for a while. It's a Maker Portfolio, and

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on campus, but they're not run by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Most programs have their own website with the application process clearly outlined
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  that meets 100% of a family’s demonstrated financial need. For more information, check out the section of our website for undocumented applicants. ... those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers on our