Search

Search Results

• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  compete against 130 other vehicles from universities across the country? If ... UROP, offers an exceptional opportunity to apply concepts taught in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  the universe at a quantum level. I don't know. I'm an engineer, not a ... unnecessary (none will be offered), and that students will not be taking too

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Indiscipline Taking a break from finals studying to explain what I've done instead of finals studying.

  

  awesome pianist David graciously offered to present my Theme and Variations ... faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  enormously rewarding. After we all gather around the table, Marilee offers ... down. She says: "MIT is not just a university - it's a concept, an ideal

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  of offering ''universal access to human knowledge," and, in pursuit of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  going to four different places, so I thought I could offer some reviews of ... affiliated with H****** the university)--We never actually went inside, but

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  every applicant. If we are unable to offer you an interview, your ... admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  this one IB exam, and my school doesn't offer it. My school offers very ... is great! If a course isn't offered at your school, MIT will not ... course or attending any other university. -and- I know that there isn

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  recent trip has brought me to the San Francisco bay area to interview at UC ... a shuttle across the bay to Berkeley. Dinner is pizza and beer at the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  concentrations. The university research community has embraced these challenges ... MIT, from the University of Michigan to the University of Texas to ... gallon. The tireless enthusiasm of students is one reason universities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.

  

  colleges and universities, the high-priced independent counselors, the test ... picks are offered admission. I beg, I plead, I make ridiculous promises ... of 42.6 degrees for said aardvark, where is the banana and why is that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.

  

  that the universe expanded exponentially from a point, a singular space ... mind, in our mind, is that the universe didn't burst out into pre ... two of the entire outrushing universe of gas and matter and darkness

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 15, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is study help available?

  MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I take a summer session?

  During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs of MIT students. All classes are for
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student activities can I do?

  You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your own "thing" at MIT! Check out Campus & Student Activities to see what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  offer specific advice for educators here. We hope it helps!
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  The transfer application costs $75. Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  A lot of people living in the United States don’t understand how complicated water is. I created this post as a sort of quick-guide to water, and ... United States are vast and complex and work very well—but this also makes

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Events

  REX at Random Hall ice cream, epic meals, water wars and turing tests!

  

  that in a physics lecture, students exists in the lowest energy state ... physics topics, it has been shown to raise students to an excited state

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • August 27, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  state it, but in the instructions it says that "a short computation" can

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020