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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  considering what you save by buying massive amounts of the stuff you use anyway ... rent the car for two hours and split the cost between four people. I ... Charles River, just adjacent to East Campus. Now, I'm not much of a swimmer

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  increased by a factor of 1.75 while falling. What is its change in free energy during the process (do not include the change in potential energy)? If this free energy were converted into heat, would the temperature of the drop

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  introspective, which is ultimately the most important part of this process ... a place of not having fully processed some of the things I was trying ... ’all! Transferring is a stressful process, and you’re showing a lot of grit and

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  't just about picturesque scenes of snow and charming moments by the fire ... horses, illuminated by the soft glow of the moon, bringing newborn calves ... vibrant energy of brownstones against the slush of a Nor’easter. [caption

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  process of building out your list of schools to which you will likely apply ... I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group of college enrollment leaders and college counselors from across the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  help of my fellow MIT exchangers. Student housing is run by an external ... Hoi zäme! I'm finally back in the US of A after 6 continuous months ... first weekend of August. In the meantime, I've somehow taken over 138 GB

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  offered by the department; some go beyond and add explanations of what the ... some of the other resources listed above. Talking to People In particular ... a number of different course planning websites (and apps!) to choose

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  Xanga.com Children's Hospital Boston US Department of Energy Mc ... job recruiting process was filled with thousands of options and no one ... As I write this, droves of MIT students, sharply dressed in suits

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  that could lead to substantial energy savings by allowing more efficient ... nanotubes and crystals. Energy band formation and the origin of metals ... pathways; classes of protein therapeutics; post-translational processing and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  from a rural or small town?". This is an iteration of one of the most ... consider {insert town name I have never heard of} a small town in their admission process?" While I know the ideal answer to the question above is

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  rage, as explained by thermodynamics I had a bad day and soon a thermo exam

  

  thermodynamics[/annotation] because it is one of three (3!) midterms I have on ... around like other parts of chemistry. Instead, we just say these properties are an average of all the little particles, even if they're all

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 25, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  cannot possibly be processed to the highest degree of accuracy for ... My first two weeks of GEL kicked off to a great start. I really like ... excuse of coffee since neither of us is a fan. One of his questions posed

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going A brief history of the blogs and MyMIT.

  

  other print material by taking full advantage of the web's interactivity ... brainstormed on how to take that energy and translate it to the rest of MyMIT, as ... materials by taking full advantage of the web's interactivity, allowing the

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part Two Interior photos of vacant East Campus dormitory rooms. (Photos of occupied/"lived-in" rooms are to come.)

  

  wished to convey a picture of a lifestyle heavily influenced by factors ... First of all, a big thank you to everyone who replied to my request ... second post of a three-part series, I will showcase some vacant rooms in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  discovered some great resources for myself, too. Check out this list of ... One of the first things I did when I came to MIT was get myself on a bunch of email lists. I now know what is going on around campus with web

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  with the last parts of our process before decisions are made final and ... coverage of the Nobel lecture I missed by Prof. Frank Wilczek. "The picture ... to Dulles International Airport (designed by Eero Saarinen, who also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a ... original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as significant and ... in a home environment. By extrapolating human consumption and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a 7-9, 10-12 system) was being a member of FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition(FRC) Team 1710

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  the most awesome check-in process I’ve ever heard of. After students ... machine to pop a balloon, with at least 5 transfers of energy. The Junction ... assignment as part of your energy unit, you had to have at least 15. (At least

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  your stories with us. We have all been truly inspired by them. Many of ... process the decisions, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on the process ... your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008