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• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  how to use them. Professors aren’t as concerned about if an experiment ... uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote ... to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  school and to get accepted into a great college. Sometimes this dream can ... valedictorian at Lucy C. Laney High School. He plans to major in electrical and ... to tell you it was not always easy. That's because Terence and his

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July illustrated

  

  experience that challenged us, July. We got some things right and many things wrong. But we learned from the mistakes and are prepared to do better when ... spend time with our high school friend, who is working close by! And we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 31, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  Nobel week is always an exciting time around MIT. Bryan and Matt have ... , the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005 Nobel Laureates in Economics! -- and -- Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! It's time to Later today you'll get more information about next steps for admitted students via email and MyMIT. But for now, go celebrate!  

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Mailings & Comms

  Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet

  

  the odometer, finally showing its age, and throwing some bugs that are making it hard to blog right now. So, in order to not have to migrate n + 1 blog posts, and avoid throwing our laptops collectively into the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted in EA!

  

  Congratulations on your acceptance to the class of 2017!   This is what you look like right now -     Go ahead and introduce yourselves. :-)

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer App Is Live For current college students hoping to enter MIT in the Spring of 2013

  

  is no online application for MIT transfer. To apply, you should print, complete, and mail the MIT Transfer Application to MIT Admissions ... Application is live and available for download. A few important notes and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life see what we're up to

  

  normal day, and post them on the website. To be honest, I'm not sure how ... later), and a cool thing is happening on campus. Technique, MIT's yearbook (and, relatedly, the photography/design club) is hosting A Day in

  • by Piper '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIGHTS. pretty pretty

  

  flood of celebrations - all to commemorate MIT’s 150th year. These celebrations have been covered here and there on the blogs (Convocation, Public Art, special library archives, etc.) Well I’m here to share some photos

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation Lots of fun with picture pages

  

  Wondering what our new freshman are up to this week (aside from the usual East Campus shenanigans)? This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT IT.

  

  I logged into WebSIS to check my term grades and saw the following at the bottom of the page: SUCCESS AT LAST. (Well, I still have one grade that isn't in. Whatever. I'M DONE, Y'ALL.)

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Something is coming, part 2… Snively and I are still working on something awesome.

  

  Snively and I are still working on something awesome. This week: (In reference to this.) (Photo credit: Liz Kimball '11.) (See part one.) (Yes, we ate it afterwards.)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Anatomy of a Late Night There are some problems caffeine can't solve. But only a few.

  

  2 liters of Mountain Dew: $2.75 Mint Milanos: $3.39 Artichoke Spinach Hummus: $2.99 Wheat Thins: $2.29 Getting all your work done... priceless And now, I sleep, perchance to dream...

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am only slightly less boring than usual The title says it all, no?

  

  want to come to an event with me and a couple other people from the ... Oshima (Director of the Artist-in-Residence Program), and I went to the MFA ... addition to your week of breaking stuff in lab and eating marshmallows for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  that we do not have any more room in the class, and will not admit any additional students from the waitlist this year. The decision not to admit any ... appreciate your having been able to wait with us into the early summer. This

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Admitted Students The Class of 2011 directory.

  

  Beginning today, admitted students can log into MyMIT for the Class of 2011 guestbook directory (post your picture!). And also, feel free to use this entry's fresh comments space for more admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Everybody LOVES a math joke Math jokes for a Monday chuckle!

  

  Could Lie Tangent To Your Curves!" with 42,000 members, everybody loves a ... ...here's one she loves to tell (copied from an article in the American Mathematical Society Journal, with a link to the article below). Seriously, she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  affordable and you don't need a car. If you want to stay closer to MIT, though ... sands of Lake Michigan or small lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Living (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  calendar, which says that it's five days until Christmas and I deserve to be taking catnaps and eating cookies. I've managed to get a few experiments in ... Ohhhh, finals week. This year, I have the distinct pleasure to only

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005