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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... hour event. Each college fair I do seems to have one question that gets ... often single variable calculus, can be fulfilled with AP/IB exams or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Give Me Liberty . . . Or Give Me a Towel!!!

  

  One thing you can totally count on as a student at MIT is for Boston ... with large groups of people. Examples that I’ve thus far experienced have ... , Red Sox riots, and now a new one. Several weeks ago I heard about a

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  of physics (sort of... actually not really anymore), I can't restrain ... cool enough to make me continue in the physics track, so I showed up for 8.03 (Waves and Vibrations) with high expectations. I was not

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  39 windows and 2 friends a love letter to simmons's architecture

  

  you can fit a bed in the right half of the room; no, i don't know how ... last year, i lived in simmons hall. simmons is known for many things ... them, with the possible exception of stata, can rival simmons. whether

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • December 2, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  -related things I’ve been enjoying in the past few months (numbered #1 because I ... make more and better artwork; I have mixed opinions on whether or not I ... , here are some things I've been making:   illustration All drawn

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  I possibly can. It felt like a maze that was impossible to get lost in ... Hi! this is going to be a sorta long blog so here’s a tldr: I went ... ;   Last semester, I took (3.094) Materials In the Human Experience

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  ’s fast - i fear to look behind me, but i do anyway. i can’t see the end of ... good idea. the broth is slightly clear and has a coat of oil on top. i always try the broth first thing whenever i eat ramen. that's salty. i take

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on ... . As I recently wrote in an op-ed piece for the higher ed website Inside Higher Ed, the best thing a student can do is whatever will advance his or

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  two tracks from which you can choose: Electrical Engineering & ... school juniors can consider. All of the below are national ... Governor's schools Governor's schools directory I do not recommend these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  's Regular Action (RA) admissions blogger selection process, Matt and I have ... what I am guessing will be common questions: We will likely select two ... number is not 100% set in stone. I am not yet sure how many bloggers will

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  where we strutted down the bus aisle, it really hit home that I can always ... Hi, everyone! The soccer season has just wrapped up, and I wanted to ... the game like a crack of lightning, and you can instantly tell what type

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  future technology and future societies can look like. I actually talked a ... yet to read so I can't really compare the accuracy of the adaptation ... a while since I've watched this, so the trailer below can give a

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Mac4Change MIT students raising money to feed the homeless on Veteran's day

  

  I wanted to give everyone an update on our campaign to feed the homeless that I started with my friends last month. On November 11, 2015 ... message and empower students like us to believe that they too can make a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  ? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most ... colleague McGreggor Crowley '00 and I had applied this year, perhaps only one

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  that looks like this. Upon closer inspection Finally, we can rest ... , the Brain and Cognitive sciences building? I headed over there. Sure enough, sitting in the lobby . . . Students of MIT and CPW prefrosh, I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Last year, I ... -- bryanblogs [at] mit [dot] edu and we can discuss. Basic blog guidelines ... in July -- just saying I think that's all -- hopefully, we'll hear

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  I see that there's been a bit of discussion in the comments about the ... can call our office at 617-253-3400 to see if we have them. What if we ... information. ...and now, I'm off to go see the Bollywood film Om Shanti Om

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  Through my awesome D-Lab class, I am going to Zambia today until Jan ... are few latrines in the village, but before more can be built, all the ... used (location? design? stigma?). In a community in India (I think

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  turn! So this semester, I took Quantitative Physiology I: Cells and ... why are hypothesis was wrong. You can look at our presentation here.

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  Fabolous from his songs such as "I Can't Deny It" and "Breathe," and you may ... the International Fair (or I-Fair), where the many international student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005