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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Redefinitions Name the planet contest REDUX.

  

  http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/pluto-new.html So now, we're down to 8 planets. Thus, the contest needs revision itself. Best mnemonic you can make with MVEMJSUN. Ready, set, go!

  • by Bryan
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 profile A ststistical look at the incoming freshmen.

  

  Here's a look at this year's incoming freshman class. Over the next week, we'll take a look at some of the individuals in the class... The MIT Class of 2010, by: Gender: Male 55% Female 45% Ethnicity: African

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beautiful snowfall A nice snowfall today in Boston.

  

  The view outside my apartment window this morning, as I sat down at my desk to read applications. Coming shortly: Questions Omnibus.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Another post from Marilee A note from Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  "Whaaat? The letters were postmarked when?" by Marilee Jones, Dean of Admissions at MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What should I do if I’m deferred?

  . The only thing you need to do is submit the February Updates & Notes ... important, so keep working hard. The February Updates & Notes Form also ... your application was already strong enough to make you a contender in the
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  With 33 varsity sports teams, MIT is the largest DIII athletics program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during ... potential Olympic contender or if this is the first time you've ever thrown a
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2022 i3 videos megapost

  

  to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the ... and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these ... with the advent of YouTube/Vimeo/etc they are now posted online

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the ... and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these ... with the advent of YouTube/Vimeo/etc they are now posted online

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  I believe the saying goes “everything was all good just two weeks ago ... chemical engineering professor in hopes of resurrecting the audio-thing series that Petey started in the blogger days of yore. I didn’t really have

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  in the summer after 11th grade.
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Links Sent to My Group Chat from the past month

  

  Cami: A link to vote for my classes and the blogpost Aiden: Normeo and ... Tok describing the sluttiness of sweaters for my friend Julian '23 Cami: This ... Twitter thread, this time about the minimum Turing test December 3 Cami

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2022
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  at MIT a week early to participate in FUP, or the MIT Freshman Urban ... about going to MIT was that I wouldn't have the time to do as much ... the last days, the FUP counselors gave presentations about all the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  for the past few months. First, for some students, there are early ... complete. And finally, there's the scrambling to apply for scholarships ... -Help portion of your financial aid, at least at MIT) while at the same time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSWcy-bx_lg Come celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this ... ’re walking on sunshine (or dancing in the moonlight). We’ll have some additional

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Exam Cram a comic in which my friend tries to save me from chem

  

  comic. The topic was on orbitals and hybridization. I really like it, so I'm going to spew it here onto the internet.

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs

  

  Quite a few people have blogged about their UROPs (aka MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program), so I decided to add my voice to the ... of the projects I'm involved with. :)

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Cheat Sheet This amazed me when I first saw it.

  

  Mystery Hunt is a yearly tradition at MIT, but this isn't an entry about Mystery Hunt. This is an entry about one of the tools our team has for Mystery Hunt. We rarely used it, but the sheer amount of information

  • by Snively '11
  • August 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Candyland @ MIT Not your average gingerbread houses!

  

  hour. Though they were given the option to build anything they wanted ... should win? The team that built Baker:

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.

  

  The PBS show NOVA scienceNOW had a wonderful story last week on MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Director of the Robotic Life Group. It featured not only her robotic "children" like Leonardo and Kismet but also her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006