Search

Search Results

• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  It's May 1! Welcome to the MIT Class of 2010! If you have sent back ... comments. We're excited to have you as a member of the class! We've spent the ... four years together, too. (I hope you'll stop by 3-107 from time to time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  and move into one of 12 official MIT dorms. Once you arrive, you will be ... can't do it all here at MIT. So take advantage of opportunities that ... of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  architecture less. In fact, I actually really like and admire the process of ... being constrained by the pressure of following a well-planned path that ... really love the entire design process, especially the design mentality of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  ’t even find the energy to think that getting out of bed in the morning is ... ’ve lost. Deeply moving. Lots of Ken Liu’s short stories are great, by the ... the two boys is a nineteen-by-nineteen grid of straight lines. A handful

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  : If I will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date ... Match? A: If you have not completed all the testing requirements by the ... completed your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

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

  

  symptoms include: Feeling quite hot, but in a 100°F kind of way Fatigue ... 's never too late to check the IAP listings by today's date and attend an ... want to mention, which are some of the memorable moments from GIR's in

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  Today marks the end of a four-day weekend. Traditionally, extended weekends guarantee an endless amount of free-time to catch up on problem sets ... adventures on this map of Cambridge/Boston...hoping to find a sense of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  world of biology research -- I read quotes by Tyler Jacks (7.013) in major ... department are a lot of work, but they're made a lot easier by the outstanding ... Mmm, it's a hot one today (93oF, or 38.9oC for those of you who use a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  promise that attacking people is not going to help. Funnel your energy into shooting stuff out of air cannons, doing a ridiculous physics problem, or

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  process/artistic rendition of the artistic process/recipe (that goes: [artistic process]/[artistic rendition of the [artistic process ... . Food process together a stick of butter (half a cup of butter) and three

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Admissions Decisions Now Available Online News about the 2011 Regular Action cycle.

  

  plan to send out any admissions decisions by mail, though admitted ... year. We admitted 1715 students for an admit rate of 9.6%, or fewer than one of every ten applicants. Because of the size and the strength of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  we also learned Processing, a neat little open source programming language developed by two guys from the Media Lab (naturally...). So instead of making weird shapes in Rhino, I decided to use Processing to turn

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  , and I want to start taking advantage of this resource when I need the ... As I write this on the final day of the year, I cannot help but think back at how much my life has changed in just twelve months. It has, by

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application Now Available here we go!

  

  : Start by contacting your EC as soon as you are ready to schedule your ... process for submitting teacher recommendation letters and you will need to ... , makers, performing artists, and researchers for review by MIT staff or

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  and intensity, and it's intimidating to be told that by the end of this ... drive around from a basic list of materials.  By the end of lab, I ... "Spatula Bot") that tries to climb the steep hill by keeping my center of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  on a case-by-case basis and depends on your course of study and institutional offerings. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive ... preparation includes—at the very least—one year each of college-level calculus
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making the hard decision a couple of brutally honest stories from friends here that had originally wanted to study…

  

  I have always loved writing. I have always enjoyed the freedom of ... narrative. On the visual arts side, I spent a lot of time doing Blender (a 3D ... cancer research. As I have heard stories of friends, I have found a problem

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 17, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  more of the following: 1. Design of a system followed by construction ... model of a system or process, simulation of the model, and comparison with ... idealization of an actual process or system; e. apply some of the standard

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  united by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 are now ... see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  . The podcast is hosted by two scientists, both of them biologists, and ... predisposed to go through cycles of extreme motivation followed by burnout, and ... made a comment, half-joking, something to the effect of "I can't wait to

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022