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• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  is the Siemens Research Competition. MIT is a University Partner for ... Resources page. The deadline for submission is September 20th, 2016. Just

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  Coming up with entry titles is harder than it seems Reasons 9001 and 9002 to get "absolutely pumped about CPW," as Cam would say.

  

  is Tuesday 3. Tomorrow is Wednesday 4. And Thursday comes afterwards ... drafted this post on Tuesday and I acknowledge that today is actually

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 6, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the talents of a diverse array of brain scientists on a single mission: unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially…
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to “play” with…
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  Where in the World is The Nance Effect? That, my friends, is the ... ! Something Old... The Nance Effect is immersed in the annual road trips ... . My oldest daughter is a high school junior this year, so I'll get to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  express that something is rare or unlikely to happen. But I work at MIT, you ... people, I'm surrounded by MIT people. This is a good thing for many, many reasons, not the least of which is emails like this: From: Mollie Burgoon To

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  Roger Ebert is my favorite film critic; I think he's got an honest ... : All of this is just a way of leading up to the gut reaction I had all ... subtle ideas for science fiction movies is invaded in this film by an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  feel awful about it. =( But, my field hockey season is over and now that ... . But I'll probably fail. The topic of today's entry is my own amusement ... or two digits. For example, "Course VI" (which is the only one written

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  balancing work and fun because fun is the seasoning of life but needs to ... away enough free time to do more science? Is it vanity? Is it masochism? Is it all an elaborate conspiracy, and have our thumbnail pictures

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  tell everyone that just showing your passion and being yourself is enough ... at the end of an Ashante concert. (This is NOT an endorsement of ... mother really is your hero - you'd make your bed, refrain from calling your

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  A Picture is as much as Ten Hundred Words This is in fact a story that does have pictures.

  

  is hard to not look like a little baby city new person when you pull ... me and my friends have to do some food making. Here is some food that ... was that they would get "Brained on a rock" (This is not changed for Up

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 26, 2024
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  Another busy week of classes has come to end! To celebrate, I went with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it's next to the Prudential Center.) Admission is free if you have a Student

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Square wheels will roll if the road is in the shape of a catenary curve, which is the shape that a string hangs in when you ... reminded that water is supposed to be blue (Laura discussed this at length

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  this semester to convince myself that quantum physics is real. 6.2410 is ... working with quantum optics is that experiments are unbelievably sensitive ... , this sensitivity is what makes quantum-enhanced sensing so useful in the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  . What is there to study here that isn't Technology? It turns out, due to ... is split between people who study hot leaf water and people who study ... this one, but I hear the capstone course 2.361 is famous for being an all

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a ... , [that is] technically innovative and sweeping. Director Griffith made ... movie is credited with massive race riots throughout the country. So why

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  8.13, or as it is more commonly known, Junior Lab or JLab, is the ... is a test-run for the workflow of a “full” experiment. For the intro ... 4-page paper. These are graded for completion! The format is hard the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  thereafter. People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most can devote time – unless, that is, you ... . GPI is easily one of the most organized and sophisticated initiatives

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  actor is just as valuable during a technical presentation as an engineer ... motivations? How many hours are we going to rehearse each week? What is the ... all these details to make my vision a reality. That is what motivates me

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to expand their analytical and quantitative skills and apply a business perspective that harnesses their technical expertise. An education at MIT Sloan prepares…