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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  in our names and sizes. I realized right away what they had done. They ... and dignity. *To be perfectly clear, I don't want to discuss the merits of the hoodie designs. I just want to share a fun experience. Of

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  are involved with and mine is parent programs so I'm probably the most ... 'll be able to accompany your student next weekend. But before I do that ... weekend. The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  “Where art thou, O Higgs?” *insert shimmering transition into the past here*

  

  . To be more specific, I can only assume that what was asked was a ... blogging momentum is really hard to start up again after a certain point. I ... exciting time in the world of particle physics. A week or so before, I had

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 7, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  I'm taking 21W.744, The Art of Comic Book Writing, taught by Marjorie ... -- descriptions and dialogue that can enhance our understanding of the world and the ... illustrate it, but I thought it would be a neat challenge to illustrate it and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

  the situation? I can't emphasize this enough: make sure to review ... should be soon.  I know the college application process can be, like ... )  Also remember that all applicants can now apply for either

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s trending?: My Computer Vision final project Where trendy styles = adding styling to trend lines

  

  consumed by my final project for 6.869: Computer Vision. So I thought I would ... the class. Given a simple natural image, can you reconstruct a 3-d ... that are of the same scene but from different angles, can you stitch them

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  weekend and I can give you a sticker, too. It can even have glitter on it ... Freshly minted prefrosh! Three years ago I was in your comparatively ... without my future dark green double-canopy umbrella. I got lost in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  limited example of my hall, I will do my best to explain how. On First East ... (Course 18). I’ve sat transfixed in random places in the hallway many times ... overnight. Often I hear debates about Course 18 among students of different

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not ... for Stanford's Splash. I'm super lucky, though, and got to send an e ... messages from the MIT admissions office. I wanted to re-post the e-mail here

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  pretty stressful at times, and at the end of the day I was exhausted, I can ... first, let me start with a little background. The question I get asked ... Force officer. As a freshman, I'm in AS.100, and right now we're learning

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  Cambridge! ------------------------------------- Can I fill in YES on the ... I'm kind of confused - if we want to commit to MIT, we simply bubble ... meetings. Not complaining, just want to get the facts straight so that we can

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  -based experiences as well. For example, the course I typically teach, known as 6 ... -Perez) and I engaged in an online experiment: we took all of the lectures for 6 ... audio engaging and dynamic, I would give an actual lecture - replete with

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  : What can I say? There are few topics as important as this. Meanwhile, in ... Manufacturing I Prof. Alex Slocum Develops students' competence and self ... at the beginning and the end of the course so students can assess their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I graduated. i'll still be here for a year tho because i'm getting my master's

  

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  . I rarely ever see any highschoolers at any of these events. That all changed when I went to Next Gen Summit. I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows ... the first day. How did I find myself at one of the most incredible

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  experience (my roommate proceeded to whisper "Oh my God, Melis, I can't believe ... I participated in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program ... Chamber Music Society, and the Symphony Orchestra. First of all, I want to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia

  

  . (Unfortunately, this included a cupuaçu dessert pizza, but I suppose you can’t win ... ="alignright" width="225"] A top-down shot of the rainforest. I'd never held onto my ... ="aligncenter" width="768"] An (honestly kind of bad) panorama of the rainforest I took

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  .370: Robocraft Now the one I'm most familiar with is Robocraft since my roommate ... strategy (hopefully those extra hours will pay off). So I entered 26

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  Almost a year ago, I met a kid who tried to convince me to come back ... open and close his door. Whether you believe him or not, I have to admit ... shut this door from her iPhone on several occasions: 1) My decrepit old

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  This is what Websis has to say: Wow. *     *     * I'm on the train with my family, and Boston is now out of sight. I haven't managed to process what happened on Friday, so for now I'll just show you some pictures

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014