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• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  volunteer/service opportunities. on thursday night, i also went to the class ... have been UROPing, starting to work on my thesis, and trying to spend as ... in the morning and look forward to my work--i haven't felt that way for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  [by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, and ... Symphony Orchestra, and the Media Lab, to name just a few. MIT Dramashop's performance of Leocadia. Photocredit / Hayden Taylor ARTALK will focus on the

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation ... to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop ... the Best Way to Make a Difference. Sadly I was unable to get him to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  ; Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history ... "Tool" are seen floating in the waters. To "tool" a pset is to work on it ... spraying Windex on my finger to slide the darn thing off. Twisting and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  school – I was definitely of the “I’m not technology-oriented enough to go to MIT” mind-set. And last time I checked, this was the Massachusetts ... -games-I’ve-played-are-Frogger-and-Oregon-Trail n00b. As in, the-only-programming-experience-I-have-is-using-the-“Store”-function-on

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  's as good a measure as any of geekiness, at least with respect to the ... The Forbes blogs broke an interesting story early last week that I went absolutely nuts over, and I'm so glad to finally have enough time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Update The Waitlist Committee has finalized decisions and has emailed all waitlisted applicants.

  

  waitlisted applicants. A brief overview: Of the 629 students currently on the waitlist, the committee has chosen to admit 35, to keep 64 on the waitlist ... We are writing with a quick followup to Matt's recent entry. The

  • by Decisions
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of ... curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of ... emphasis on the preservation of democracy through civics and the humanities

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  like the professionals do on how to spend a summer in Boston. Now first ... was able to get on the T, miss a stop, get off at the wrong stop as much ... recommendations, feel free to leave comments. So the keyphrase, "free stuff Boston

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  to leave your advice on visiting MIT and Boston in the comments; I will pass that advice on in the posts to come. A visit to Boston to visit ... also suggest some good places to get lunch or dinner on campus or in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  this world that you are meant to do. For those of you on the waitlist ... the vast majority of applicants, most of whom were qualified to be here. To even be in the applicant pool means that you are among the best of

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  not able to recreate the flame. More on MIT and the Archimedes Death ... : Last night, LSC hosted the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, who came to MIT ... concert. Mythbusters on stage. Now, what you might not know is that the

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  , this very tall apartment building seemed to only support AC on the lower floors, or perhaps only those on the first few floors dared to install ... working at a large tech giant, and the perks were an added bonus to the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / Community Projects

  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  , I try to be.” - my blogger bio, circa summer 2023 In one of the ... sentence up with a number of caveats all to the effect of: Yes, I do know ... are the classes I want to take. I think I have the prerequisites. It

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

  

  around, or openly be on their phones during class, or talk to their friends ... make my environment work for me was not something I had the power to do ... . on teaching Both the physics teacher and the algebra teacher I observe

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See your name among the stars… Forget having your name written in lights, get it written on a spacecraft!

  

  on a spacecraft! The MIT Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program is selling the ads to fund their project to launch a student-designed small unmanned spacecraft in 2010. "Choose a location on the outside of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  undergraduate, she made sure to take time to explore our campus and enjoy the ... project focuses on the AIDS protease inhibitor Crixivan ®. The compound has ... species that will allow the bacteria to produce a major intermediate of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  the MIT dorm kitchens and subjected on campus students to a dining hall ... Keller’s creations at the French Laundry. When I have less time to spare on ... . Now, allow me to present the sequel to my assortment of culinary

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  AMA Ask Me Anything.

  

  not for at least another week. I want to talk to you, especially since some of you need to decide whether or not to come to MIT and the rest of ... !) question you ask as honestly as I would if I were the one asking.  second

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 20, 2014