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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  change is real, and the result of human activity. The evidence is ... ), and the rise is clearly associated with fossil-fuel burning. Global sea ... believe that reducing meat consumption is the best strategy for combatting

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  allowed us to take this impromptu little trip to the North End's motherland. I didn't do anything educational whatsoever, but I sure did enjoy the non-freezing temperatures. Also, the food was gr9. Whenever I plan a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to ... other countries may not have access to such a diverse range of options. Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  you never end up participating in the program, I hope you remember not ... frustration in a compassionate, fatherly way. It can be the feeling that one is ... shoulder in the way that says, I believe in you — unconditionally. It is when

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  have to relax,” she told him, not for the first time. Ted favored her an ... months, but you know how the calls have been going. And dad, well, is still ... cats liquefy my mom’s heart.” “I think it’s the bacon not the cats,” she

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT’s mascot/school colors?

  Our mascot is a beaver—nature's original engineer. Perfect, right? Tim the Beaver has been a member of the MIT community for 100 years. MIT's school colors are cardinal red and silver gray.
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Goodnight Moon Or: The Senior Who Desperately Tries to Put Off Bedtime By Saying Goodnight to Every…

  

  not pretend that I love everything about it. The truth is, there exists ... there is indeed something else keeping me up: Tonight is the last night ... as is my house back in California. I remember being gently startled the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  Welcome Center. The new center is going to be the starting point for ... augmented reality to their tunnel murals, and four years later the club is ... ! The final story wall is incredible. You can truly see the range of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  -D humanities class, so lots of people take it, course 9 or not. In the student ... .00 is an introduction to the mind.   9.07, Statistical ... MIT's BCS program is for med school?" Not being premed, I won't try to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  business is not an option for most people, though it is a convenient way to ... repercussions on the job market. First of all, it is very competitive to find a ... think that ending their careers is the only way to give their children

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  Navy. The good news is that I now know what I'm doing after I graduate ... design course. The idea is simple, and I think it's a good one. ICE is a ... . For the project to be successful, we had to beat them. ICE is fairly

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  spike (because you've found it, the probability that the particle is ... , and to the best of my knowledge its true nature is still a mystery). A ... Mechanics is a "deeper" theory of reality than classical mechanics, yet in the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  is awesome and all, but that's not what I'm here for right now. Neither ... 'm spending the summer as an RTA for the Center for Talent Development at ... students. There are two sessions each summer; I was the TA for Neuroscience

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  , visiting 70+ cities across the country. So if we're not in your area now ... Beginning a week from Saturday, MIT will be going on the road with ... opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors (that is, rising juniors and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

  

  UMA is celebrating our favorite constant in style with the following ... ? ------------------------------------------ Update (PI/2007 5:35 PM) So this year, the Undergraduate Math Association sponsored a Pi Day Celebration of sorts. This was the email I received

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  Campus Preview Weekend is fast approaching, and I'm sure many of you ... not writing a whole lot this evening -- I'm still on Stockholm time, and I'm really exhausted :-) I'm working the CPW registration desk during

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  Remembering Gisel and honoring twenty years of service and friendship

  

  classroom to inspire your students, Gisel is probably the person who put it in ... the morning.[/annotation] Gisel's kindness towards others was not ... the last two decades would not have been possible without her. She was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 28, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  at the student center. Emmanuel is also highly active in the African ... the value in this. “I am a firm believer in the quote, ‘as the twig is ... ’s surprise, not one but three other MIT students expressed interest, though the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  getting a bus to Lechmere from right outside the station. We both have not ... in the wrong direction and almost end up in Tufts. No, we did not make ... concerned hall members to the kitchen. Small advising meeting is held. Hall

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  . What new stuff should I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is ... , but the FUN form is the best way to update us. The FUN form is due by ... in EA. That's a small number, but to be honest so is the number of RA

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015