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• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are the Arts active on campus?

  degrees in Design and Architecture, and even a minor in Art, Culture and ... at MIT, you don't have to major or minor in the arts to be fully ... take art, music, and theater courses, and any student can audition to
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  Roll) Awards linked to a class or department (e.g. History department ... . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc ... tried to make the distinction. One way to think of it would be this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  On Thursday, I attended Teatro ZinZanni, "a bewitching evening of ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of ... practically gave it a standing ovation) but the dessert was a disappointment

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2005 Economics Nobel MIT's intellectual monopoly over game theory knowledge continues. (~9 pictures)

  

  done a great job documenting Professor Schrock's Nobel prize. On Monday, the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005 ... . Schelling. The Nobel website has a nice summary of their work on "conflict and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  thing I can do for you is to connect you with things that will give you a richer college experience. You'll figure out for yourself how you want to ... about x or y, etc. The least I can do is try to make your research a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  , and the opportunity to study math for a year at the University of ... were from MIT (including a student I had dinner with on Friday!). The Putnam exam is a difficult set of 12 questions, each worth 10 points for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Beacon St. and Marlborough St. Rooftops and flowers on two streets in Boston.

  

  before I graduate I want to show you more of these places I love, starting with Beacon St. and Marlborough St., which run parallel to the water on ... past Saturday, our first warm weekend that I’ve been in town, on a path

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn ... of reading to catch up on. The last thing I should be doing is blogging ... invited readers to decide which college the character Alex should attend

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  As it's been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I've been hosed. I ... decided that upon my return, I'd treat you to my collection of 18.03 quotes ... old joke, which I will not tell you." "If I give you a colossal drug

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  I grew up, from 13 to 18, and where I spend most of my IAPs and long ... grandmother on my dad’s side, which I only get to do when I visit my parents. We ... for the past four months. Winter in PA is grey trees against a warm

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  . A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one ... Engineering just posted a short video about Glenn and his time and contributions to campus, which are highly visible even while his labor is not. As

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  there to see Boston and Cambridge from a completely new perspective. ... police officers (who unfortunately could not attend) to see the place where ... some fun with them on the roof! Adam S. '14 wanted a photo of him in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  row A, I really saw him. The past two nights, I've been working pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain ... accomplished my IAP goal of seeing a celebrity, since Jai Rodrigez of Queer Eye

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Hey Guess What Guys!” That's what!

  

  want to do is sit still and go online (at least it was for me) but if that's the kind of thing that tickles your fancy, then I have a nice website for you to visit. http://whitehatdesign.com/chat/ This chatroom

  • by Snively '11
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  'll update the freshman class profile page closer to Registration Day. Here's a ... admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any statistical junkie. Recently, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Spy vs. Spy The former directors of the US and Saudi intelligence agencies speak at MIT.

  

  -Faisal, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. The forum will be ... service, the General Intelligence Directorate, from 1977 to 2001. Prof ... Intelligence from 1995 to 1996. This event is not being webcast, but some very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  left to right: Nick, Peak, Jijun, Johann, Mike, Donald, Amber, Kenny (MIT ... their project titles: Use of Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking to Map retinoid Binding Sites on Protein Kinase C A Practical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  I've gotten a few search engine hits for "MIT ISEF Luncheon," so for ... Admissions will host a reception for Intel ISEF participants, their families and guests from 2:30 to 4pm on Thursday (May 12th) at Majerle's Grill

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  Guitar Hero; they happen to be MIT alums, and they'll be on hand running a ... Floor of the Student Center Who: YOU! Battle of the Bands will be a ... really amazing... guaranteed to blow your mind or your money back (ok, the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  ) very concerned about test scores. To give you a sense of things, here are ... Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90802 At my Central Meetings, there are a handful of questions I'm almost always asked. So, what I'm going to do is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005