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  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  the class is one of the most rewarding moments of the admissions cycle. I only wish we had room at MIT for more of the amazing people on the ... on the web, as we've been in selection committee since last wednesday

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  liver disease. Unfortunately, the cause of IBD is unknown, though ... pathogen that is closely related to Escherichia coli and infects the colon of mice, is the first recorded pathogen to elicit at Th1 response. Issel

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  link is to last year's site), which this year falls around Drop Date, the ... entirely different topic. What's most important, is that right there in the middle of all that awesomeness is the awesomeness that is Ben Folds on

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  . The most basic building element is a point-like particle, which has ... directly manipulate and assemble them. One of the few such tools is optical ... pressure is just the momentum imparted to an object from light. Basically

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  , snowflakes drift down to the ground. I think part of it is that these memories ... which is normal for the season. Each storm brings at least[annotation note ... is much more wet, and walking through the snow is much worse than

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  The blogs have been quiet lately. Summer is ending, freshman are ... officers are preparing for the admissions cycle (sort of like preparing for hibernation, but for being buried in applications instead of snow). So here is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  podcast, because it is about D-Lab, one of the great ways MIT helps students ... just in time for a crazy week in the office. Now, I'm off on group travel in Florida. Last night began the first of four presentations with my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Have Your Cake & Drop Date Too The Baker House Piano Drop, and the Spring Weekend Concert.

  

  One of the biggest events of the spring at MIT is always "Spring Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert ... of Drop Date is the Baker House Piano Drop. According to The Tech

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  : For the sake of not scaring my parents too much, let's pretend that's the first such item I've consumed today (yesterday, today, 24 hours ... right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable ... . Not quite as environmentally-friendly, but probably a little more

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Out! before and after pics of my MacGregor room, featuring a view of New House

  

  empty, 5/25/19 full, 11/3/18this is a cropped panorama, forgive my shaky hands + the warping at the top

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  def hackMIT(); cool code & company

  

      P.S: This is the only bit of coding I did this weekend. Stay tuned for the next three HackMITs to hear about a possible project ;)  

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  ™! Aside from a cappella, dance is another big thing at MIT.  And the largest ... . (if you don't know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online Dictionary.  Or maybe innocence is bliss?) I think the variety of dances

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  down. One thing you should know for sure is that the much acclaimed weather machine is up and running in order to give you all some of the best ... HOLY COW GUYS! CPW IS ALMOST HERE (42 minutes as of right now) You

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing Snowflakes Back It's finally winter.

  

  IT FINALLY SNOWED!!! Pictures etc coming soon to a blog near you. 3:27 PM - The snow has ceased. There is little to no evidence of the little snowstorm that could. BUMMER.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ZigZag 10 A new episode of MIT's video podcast, hosted by me. And there's mariachi.

  

  contains a piece about the annual Freshman Photograph, the Kendall Square BioBash, and the fire truck hack. My favorite piece, though, is about the ... about their groups. Check it out! WARNING: The host (me) is wearing a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the "red jackets," MIT's 50 year reunion class: the Class of 1956. Check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  ! The first time is absolutely terrifying...but you get used to it. I ... (where the sidewalk ends), I'm from Bethesda, MD (a suburb of Washington ... just got back from my second visit to the beautiful town of Punta Cana in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005