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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  Student Center and then trudged off to the basement of Building 35. Along ... rectangular aluminum blanks into a pair of finely detailed molds and then ... class that I wake up thinking about and work late into the night for, not

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  : I'll go the gym starting tomorrow!! And from this week on, I'll gym 3 ... 's fine, cuz I promised to work out this year, and that I will. Soon! On ... !!!!  BLACKHOLE!!!! And that folks, is what will happen if you break your

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  open to it. It's 11:44 am right now and there are 24 hours and 30 minutes ... 17.5 minutes, and that you're probably too excited to sleep tonight ... , and learned a lot more about current research, global problems, and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  .NET, and Assembly that I learned since coming to MIT.) Fun!  See? Anyways ... information about all of our supplements and portfolios on the MIT Admissions ... learn, create, and problem-solve in an project-based environment. In

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  month at MIT- IAP! If being relaxed and useless stresses you out, it's never too late to check the IAP listings by today's date and attend an ... walked out enlightened and luminous, which are qualities dark matter can

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P ... current schedule: 2.001- Mechanics and Materials: Think beams, trusses, and bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  of dead trees and ancient power lines. So I figured I'd come up here, hang out with my brothers, and try to ride out the worst of it. But ... have our own power plant and all of the wires are underground), so as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  weeks ago, and spent the first week in the comfort of my relatives’ home and care. They took me everywhere - seeing other relatives, shopping ... temples. and this would be the view from the top! and Found in the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  bit and plug it here. The other event is running on Friday and Saturday ... combination of fun and information out of your CPW: Make friends. You'll stay ... . Plus, it's a lot more fun to roam freely through events and around campus

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  oldest and best known award for international study," includes among its winners political figures like Bill Clinton, George Stephanopoulos and David Souter; scientists like Edwin Hubble, Robert J. van de Graaff and Brian

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  glass I want! And now, living in a dorm where I am in charge of my own ... courtyard of East Campus, straight off the T from the airport, and saw a half ... . Past the roller coaster there was a two-story fort, and beyond that (and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  , unrelenting rain, and chilly temps since the weekend. Welcome back to Boston ... Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a ... recommend looking through the schedule, choosing what interests you, and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  windchill hit -20, or that time someone said something stupid on gchat and I ... coincidence that would never happen again, or whatever. And now that I'm almost ... ... and then got half the chapter to start sending me lobsters, after they

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  as an observer, but soon got caught up in the magic and was flying (er ... about getting used to moving on the broom and handling the ball with just ... volunteered to dress in gold and play the snitch. The snitch is allowed to run

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  Early Action deferred applicants and Regular Action applicants. The Midyear Report will be available on your MyMIT account in February and ... updates. And on your MyMIT Tracking detail page, it says: This online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  across the room. There were looks of surprise, happiness, and even some ... potential applicants looked at their families and then looked at each other ... there are some interesting changes and we hope you'll like them. We spent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  your future classmates and get questions answered by current students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2013. (...and international students can join ... ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  things I was planning on doing during IAP...and then I got distracted by ... and while loops, lists/tuples, and various other things. I'm enjoying it ... game of nims, and a Pig Latin converter (in addition other, less

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  I spent today playing with yeast cells, and I couldn't be happier ... . Today was my first day and I decided to come in at 8:00 - which, in turn ... quite reasonable time to wake up - and, really, it wasn't that bad. But

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  day at work. Due to a lovely and thick stacks of nondisclosure agreements and the threat of prison I can't tell you a whole lot about it, but ... figure bits. Using my trusty Dremel, super glue, X-Acto, pliers, and

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008