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• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  've noticed that my personal yen to travel is particularly strong after a long ... certainly tell that it's a computer reading to you, and not a human. Research is still going on in lots of places about how to make the computers

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  , since it was all choreographed to Boston Pop’s style orchestral music. I ... Today is one of my favorite days of the year: the end of daylight ... by catching up on all of the work that you were supposed to have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  much as it is for academic growth and fun."]my sheltered high school self ... fresh eggs is that we don't need to refrigerate them. Eggs in America are ... would it take for the egg to hatch?" or "how do you know there's no baby

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Ringing in the second half of MIT The Class of 2019 gets their brass rats...at last

  

  "! Ring delivery is such a milestone for underclassmen that I decided to make my own dress to wear to the ceremony. Making it took almost all ... ! The rat is a symbol of accomplishment and a rite of passage. It's a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 23, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  We’re So Back a collage of preseason

  

  preseason is the time to get to know each other better. [carousel image1 ... 1. Welcome Back to Campus Preseason Kickoff Preseason for fall sports is a span of two weeks in the summer before the semester starts, where

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  for an admissions or selections committee is HARD. It's not like ... all this, Chris sent me this article to read, and it cleared up my ... , right? Wrong. All of it is obvious and extraneous. The admissions

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  future career and it's nice to see Youtubers spreading the word. Complexity ... - Subreddit The concept is simple, users ask the question "What if x piece of ... by the United Front and the Taliban regime continued to conquer all of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  which is considered to be one of the most difficult hand-eye coordination ... stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd, MIT students get the chance to enjoy everything that MIT has to offer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  . The entire ensemble created such a groove, it was impossible to sit ... ). I guess it's hard to describe music I'm not familiar with, but Fortran ... to, but still enjoyable. Apple Betty is an all-female trio that looks

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  MIT is quite remarkable in its constant pedagogical experiments and ... also is remarkably active in exploring innovations to classroom ... engaged in tutorial (in groups of 4 to 5). An important point is that

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

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  temperature increase below 2°C. What Can You Do about Climate Change? It is ... change that is necessary to slow climate change: promote plant-based foods ... land on earth is now estimated to be used for livestock and feed

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Discovering Product Design through Photography Beautiful photos taken by DPD 2013 freshmen

  

  , but I don't want to ruin it for all you future prefrosh out there who ... took deserve to be shared with the blogosphere! Discover Product Design is a freshman preorientation program (FPOP) at MIT, which I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 17, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  to: 2) keep it civil - in tone, in subject matter, etc. we're all ... feeling stressed out right now. You can use the comments below to blow off ... about admissions. this is a safe haven from that. you should not be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors (that is, rising juniors and seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also describe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  podcast, because it is about D-Lab, one of the great ways MIT helps students ... -sized crowd from throughout south Florida. It was a great meeting; the questions ... just this question, but I gave a short answer and deferred to my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  Selection can be pretty mentally taxing, so luckily the days tend to ... one of the breaks today, Stu, Amy, Mari and I headed over to the Student Center to play some Dance Dance Revolution (DDR 4th Mix Plus, in this case

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  Newletter and MIT News website. Music is more than just notes and rhythm. It ... excellent. It demonstrated, to audience members, the importance of a conductor ... , visited MIT last Friday to receive the 2010 Eugene McDermott Award in the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  , with nothing to block its view, and relatively smaller crowds, becomes a ... Boston is very beautiful. Two dusk photographs: first, the sun begins to ... Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Balancing Life, School, and… More Life? Gotta start by taking advantage of Veteran's Day to... work... and, more importantly, BLOG!

  

  ... So now it's 3:30 and I'm trying to get down and finish this annoying ... - this is where we get paired to our "big" as in "big sister" (sophomore or ... exercising much at all... treadmills work wonders, it would be a dream to run

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  one in. Finally, I know that another deadline is about to pass for some ... asked of late. I'll address a couple quickly now, and get to some others ... 're still planning to be on schedule. Hopefully everyone would have their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004