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• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  the final steps in the long journey that is the medical school ... ’re forced to dip your spoon in and search for the right letter (or combination ... ripe age of 10, and I loved making robots. So, the decision to major in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  to your web browser, and the best part is pictures are now super ... uncluttered to touch. That's how I feel about the new MIT admissions website. I ... humble observations about the Institvte! And yet I have things I want to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What career services are available?

  ,438, according to the most recent Graduating Student Survey. ... employment, and 49% of the Class of 2024 went directly to grad school. The ... applying to graduate or professional school, CAPD has services and programs
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  shipped off the design to be manufactured in China. This is what returned to ... . "Until then, the best thing you can do for yourself is to take a walk ... minimum viable product (the bare bones criteria I would have to meet in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  , there are more to come!] The title of this post is obviously a lie. There ... to it, and utilized the remaining 8 hours of my day in the best ways I ... going right about the sun is about to set. You'll get some really lovely

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  torment season. From August to March, the grass in front of Kresge is hit ... it to mud. Recovery begins in April, when it is no longer snowing, and the rain is sufficient to water [annotation note="I have all sorts of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted in EA

  

  category, this is an open forum for you to talk. We understand that this ... and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process. ... , which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  prototype ready in September for people to ride across the city. Eventually ... project organizers really brought in the community to take part in building ... trivia fact: Did you know that Elmer the Glue Cow is married to Elsie the

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  's Department Open House was great - freshmen interested in the field got to talk ... in the acknowledgments is 9.00 instructor John Gabrieli.) The book ... start swaying from side to side. At the time, most people attributed the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... much better. (In fact, I liked the idea so much that I ordered a custom ... evidence, witness the burritob0t, one man's attempt to use technology and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  Array (of radio telescopes) in New Mexico. This is what the Whirlpool ... I mentioned that I'm in the midst of a summer research program at the ... now. Requisite background information: his research project is to model

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4-5 reading days each week, we ... student group. It's funny how things don't change much. The above pretty much describes February 3, 2006, as much as it does February 3, 2005. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  , "Oh, this is a technical challenge" -- but being in the space of the ... i mentioned joy in a blog post a few weeks ago, when she won the $50000 grand prize in the search for hidden figures contest. i've been a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  on in the world, it is a confusing time, and I want to make sure it is ... Action. This is a longstanding policy. There is no reason to rush your ... delays and disruptions from the ongoing pandemic.  In the last few weeks

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  . Bartolotta is a double major in physics and management sciences and expects to ... to be a first-team all-league selection in the Ivy League. It’s simple ... Conference and third best in Division III. He has led the Engineers to a 16

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week, Minus Finals all the non-academic shenanigans

  

  going on! Not everything is all that interesting (in fact, most of it is boring) but it is an accurate representation of my life at the end of the ... pleasure in watching the space go from cluttered to empty. It also helped me

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  ! ------------------------ 1. Public Service Center (PSC) Fellowships -- the PSC aims "to enrich ... interest to the PSC and its donors, so students who apply for these Fellowships have a competitive advantage in the selection process sample issues

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a ... going to be as completely unique as you, so make the most of it. I mean ... 's kind of what going back to MIT feels like. So I visited back in February

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  example, the New York Times called Toscanini's "the best ice cream in the world"), most within walking distance of MIT. Today is the second day of an amazing three day event here called the Scooper Bowl. It is billed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Media That Makes Me Feel Okay School's out! Time to get distracted :D

  

  in tandem is, uh, rough to say the least). Not gonna lie, I ... way this woman describes things is just… mesmerizing, almost to the ... espresso grinds in the morning and hand-frothing my milk while I listen to it

  • by Powers '23
  • May 30, 2020