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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.

  

  The PBS show NOVA scienceNOW had a wonderful story last week on MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Director of the Robotic Life Group. It featured not only her robotic "children" like Leonardo and Kismet but also her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you want to know? Tell me something.

  

  I could say a million things about MIT and what it's like to be here, but I think it's probably best if I share information that is of interest to you. So if you don't mind, post some topics you'd like to hear

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ZigZag Episode 5 MIT's podcast has a new episode.

  

  Episode 5 (The Empire Strikes Back?) of MIT's experimental podcast ZigZag is now available, including stories about the 2.007 robotics competition and HawkCam. Marsha Bolton hosts this episode. Check it out: You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Competition Tomorrow Better than Battlebots! 2.007 competition tomorrow!

  

  Alright everyone, tomorrow and Wednesday are the days I am SURE you have been waiting for. In the Johnson Athletic Center at 6:30 pm, we will be having the first round of the 2.007 competition. Wednesday at 7

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend

  

  CPW IS ABOUT TO BEGIN and it's going to be AWESOME. It snowed today...but the snow is now safely out of the way and hopefully the MIT weather machine will kick in soon. Have any questions or concerns? Post them and I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  Sweden to Abisko. Should be a lot of fun, and I promise to post pictures

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Holiday Stories Here's mine. What are some of yours?

  

  My holiday story: At the end of December my son's preschool decided ... . My wife and two of her close friends whose children are in my son ... of moms, trying to follow instructions from Miss Stacy and Miss April

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Jo-Jo Update

  

  At Saturday's Miss Massachusetts finals (see previous post), Joanne Chang '03 advanced to the Semi-Final round but, sadly, did not win. (The winner was the former captain of the New England Patriots Cheerleading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 27, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  and extracurricular opportunities in your areas of interest. In other
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How do I contact a current student?

  website, you may follow the adventures of our student bloggers as they
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if my country has a different academic calendar?

  We're aware of the different academic calendar in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa, and other countries in the southern hemisphere. Students from these countries may apply to MIT before completing
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  of you unfamiliar with the Music Cubes, they consist of three cube ... rehearsal? Or maybe they're giant versions of Minecraft note blocks?) Like much of MIT’s brutalist architecture, the exterior doesn’t exactly scream

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / CPW

  an orange tour 🍊🍊🍊

  

  lag and low video quality"]livestream[/annotation]showing the Class of ... with the intention of ever posting it later on (i.e. publishing this blog ... 's easy to lose track of time with pretty murals. I promise I end up walking

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • April 29, 2024
• Blog / Events

  life, with the brass rat we're halfway there????????????

  

  dancing—which are, of course, fun but it’s really just that. Overwhelming ... where a whole class is together, and this was one of them. It’s fun seeing ... . Everyone wanted a bite out of everyone for photos, which panned out

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • August 26, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT full-time during fall 2020, since I knew I wouldn't get that much out of ... until, at the end, one of the founders asked me how much compensation I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Kekka dake da! "Only the results remain!"

  

  (Harmony and Counterpoint I) 6.009 (Fundamentals of Programming) 8 ... had enough of the structure of the class and ditched it. That's ok ... 've never done proof-based math before, plus all of the open and closed sets

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a Pirate Now just in case I don't get a real mit degree lmao

  

  As of last week or so, I've taken and passed the following PE classes ... prestigious MIT PE programs, you might be aware of something called a Pirate ... 're my best friend and you may not ever achieve this feat of athleticism

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 3, 2018