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Blog / Events
Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!
Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see, Alex (a prefrosh then, an '11 now) decided to -
Blog / About Decisions
Admitted Students Update Class of 2012 guestbook and an update on The Tubes.
. Watch your mailbox! Finally, feel free to use this entry's fresh comments -
Blog / IAP
Comics for IAP Doonesbury takes on the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition.
A few weeks back, MIT's most famous fictitious current student, Alex Doonesbury '10, had an exciting IAP, doing the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition (not to mention Palmistry, Advanced Sudoku, a chocolate workshop -
Blog / MIT Life
O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.
this blog and is trying to tell me something. So here are the highlights ... , despite never having seen these words before and abandoning my studies to ... 'll have to leave the others here at the desk"), tissues ("Yeah, that rule -
Blog / MIT Life
Ides of March Among other things, I now have the power to kill Macbeth.
DID YOU KNOW? Chicken Tikka Masala was actually invented in Great Britain. I know you're all probably still recovering from your raucous Pi Day celebrations, but I'd like you to join me in celebrating the birth -
Blog / Hacks
Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"
DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger -
Blog / Admissions
Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.
As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy -
FAQ / Academics and research
What entrepreneurship programs are offered?
Here are just a few of more than 85 resources dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation Design -
FAQ / Life and culture
Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?
The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty, alumni, and staff, and raising awareness of their unique experiences -
FAQ / Life and culture
How do I contact a current student?
MIT doesn't provide names or contact information for current students. To learn more about MIT from a student's perspective, please spend time on our site learning about academics and life at MIT. Through our -
FAQ / First-year application
What are my chances of admission?
As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We ... well. We want to see that students are involved in things because they ... who are willing to take risks, and who will bring something special and -
FAQ / First-year application
Can my school use Naviance?
-specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
what a sunrise sounds like another one for your ears
sunday morning, before it rained, just before sunrise as the full moon was setting over walker memorial, that brisk boston breeze and the runners along the esplanade (there are always runners along the esplanade -
Blog / Admissions
The Epic Split Feat. Tim Beaver (Live Test 6.28) with apologies to jcvd, enya...everyone, really.
A few months ago Volvo released an ad called The Epic Split in which Jean-Claude Van Damme did a split between two trucks as they drove side-by-side backwards into the sunset. It was an epic split, but, in our estimation -
Blog / Academics & Research
D-Lab Food Fest A week on $2 a day, followed by a meal from around the world
Sorry, I am a bit swamped for the next couple of days with some 14.05: Macroeconomics work. As soon as I can, I will write an entry on the delicious D-Lab Food Fest, and my week of living on $2 a day that preceeded it -
Blog / Events
MIT Graduation Webcast You can watch MIT's Commencement live and online.
, well, commence. This is an exciting day for MIT. I hope you'll check it -
Blog / Academics & Research
2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!
:45 pm- Pizza - All are welcome! And don't worry if you can't make it, I -
Blog / Events
Time Traveling and Teleporting
The Time Traveler Convention keeps getting bigger and bigger. Now, three of the media outlets I most respect have covered it -- NPR, The Economist, and, this morning, the New York Times -- on page 1 of the national -
Blog / Admissions
Selection
Quick update: Right now, the "committee room" (room 10-100, converted for the purpose) is very quiet, but in 2 hours it will be abuzz: selection of the Class of 2009 begins today at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time. I