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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neurony goodness More lab, because that's what I do.

  

  the specific ways that I did them. It's the easiest section to write ... author. Morgan, the professor in charge of the lab, gets to be last author ... . I transfect the cells, which means that I get them to take up a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  suppose. First way to enjoy a spring in Cambridge: Find the appropriate ... ". To which I thought, "You're darn right, pal!" But of course, now that I live in Cambridge, MA, how do I come to terms with the fact that I will

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  Boston side of the river, everyone is bound together by a love, or at the ... of guy. So from the minute I leapt off my five-hour plane flight to ... Student Center to Skullhouse across the river, music of some kind never

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  observations is to test if the Wallace Observatory has all the necessary ... eclipse is observed by a big drop in intensity in the light curve readings ... measure the accuracy of the midpoint measurement by comparing it to existing

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  familiarity with the material is around the same as yours, and then it takes ... There’s a clear, one-to-one correspondence between the semesters at ... rare"][/annotation] In my experience, the more common way that

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  enthusiasm is a testament to the success of this project, and Admissions ... what you actually came here to get: the results of the EA round. For a ... I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  . The reality is that I’m defined by my mistakes as much as I am defined ... been able to develop my friendships in the same ways. As I hefted the ... ’t suppress the desire to go back just 48 hours, so I could’ve slept just a bit

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be ... While this is a much smaller percentage of the class admitted early than ... were deferred, and I expect those students to be competitive during the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  think I'm special, in a way. The kind of way where life threw a lot of terrible things at me, and the only way I could find myself reacting was by ... .  What changed? Me. I changed. Who was once a headstrong, ready-to-take-on-the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  and was happy to see not only that the mural is still intact, but that ... out to the artists to ask about it and was told by Colin that it was ... , leading to the term "pedurple." cute!   Ice Skating Dino, by Lexi

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  . (Definition of MIT, #129: The ability to Taylor expand your states of ... with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a ... armrest of my chair, with which I hoped to compute the difference between

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  proceed to say that 14 is Economics for all the [annotation note="cj: course ... also your adviser for the first year. 21m.a16 is beyond independent ... [/annotation] since coming to MIT. A game is incredibly long – I have only played the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  learn math and physics along the way, and added activities to keep them ... It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course ... write about it ;)  But summer's winding down now.  The time has come to

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to ... to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  the Movies" here on the blog on Monday. Your picture will get bonus ... here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be ... people pictured (I'll only publish first names), and any reactions to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  , wholesome sticky notes given to us by freshman in the program at the final FAP ... art in and which the cover art is made by  Danny! 33) Wrapping from ... This is the 3rd part of our 4 part Sentimental Objects series! Here

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  more," he said, "It's getting past the point of saying it's okay to be ... Welcome Here campaign. For those of you who don't know what this is, the You Are Welcome Here campaign aims to increase the visibility of LGBQT

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  wish you all the very best at whatever college you choose. Last week I ... , so I've been there too. Those of you among the 28 are about to have to ... those of you who are not, I hope the decision is also welcome, and that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  waitlist. Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students ... around during the waitlist period; you will lose your deposit at the other school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  . Summer in Boston is miserable in some ways but it is beautiful. The air is ... tenth, eleventh, and twelfth floors of the high rise and is broken up into ... click for larger versions. The first panorama has labels, just in case you’re

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013