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  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by ... nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his mnemonics for learning the order of the planets was "MVEMJSUNP" pronounced 'me

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  Imagination, Laura The Moment of Truth And a few numbers: we received a record number of applications this year, up 9% from last year. At the same time, due to an increased yield (the percentage of admitted students who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out ... . The whole college application process is one of back-and-forth decisions ... hope you are too. Best of luck!

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  Hi everyone, It's been one of those weeks here in the office - I can ... too. I won't divide you up into groups; after all, we're all part of this community (and that includes those of you who have been rejected

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  those of you who know me can guess, the other six entrants were really no competition for me in the field of SPAM. Here's my award-winning speech. "My ... whole brevity thing." This is sure to be one of the prouder moments of my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Hacks and meta-hacks

  

  of my hall's freshmen, when one of them noticed something odd in the ... friend had noticed was that several of the buildings had tiny stickers on ... a while since the Hack Gallery was updated, and only a couple of these

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  The Infinite Corridor is MIT’s spinal cord. Many of our departments ... , the circular path of the sun crosses the axis of the Infinite Corridor. (As viewed from a stationary point on the earth, the path of the sun
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... description of all of the Institute's academic programs. We receive a lot of ... nonprofit organization we don't have funding to supply these types of items
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but ... 've been a bit sad this week, and many of you have been wondering why: "you ... . Sometimes those people get in. More often (and truly, mostly because of class

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  ungestalt twenty-one years of wandering

  

  there's this psychological concept, gestalt, the name of which comes ... . but in a group of three, it gives the impression of a triangle overlaid ... brighter than the background, or even closer than the black circles. of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  former MIT Dean of the School of Science, passed away after battling cancer ... .111 (Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems), so we weren't exactly best buddies. In ... there on the lecture handout). That being said, he was - and is - one of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  The New York Times has had an interesting set of articles over the ... , while Europeans do something called "enjoy life". It reminded me of ... is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Schnitzer Prize Winners! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Buildings with eyes, a drum for the people, and a house…

  

  academic year is completed, and as such, it's also the time of year that MIT ... contributions to MIT life, culture, and academics. In the realm of arts@mit, this means recognizing the winners of the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in

  • by ARTalk
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  -on-a-drum-with-a-stick thing.) Not only that, but our three hours of practice a week count as a class (21M.460), open to just about anyone with some sense of rhythm and a desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  " new level of federal funding for clean energy research. The event came ... - MIT News Office Energy has been a central, vibrant part of MIT ... obligation, is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  for you. The rainbow is the symbol of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ... establishment of the Rainbow Lounge the MIT students, staff, faculty and guests ... allies - achieve a better sense of community with its cross

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  present to you a virtual tour of some of MIT's machine shops. As you can ... , there is a wide variety of places around campus where you can get your hands on some power tools- of the large variety. One of the principle

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  I've been getting a lot of questions about supplemental material. None of the below is required or even expected. In general, you should ... sufficiently show who you are. I hope this is helpful and answers lots of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  Yesterday evening at MIT had a fairly random pair of events: First ... advance screening of Blades of Glory by the Lecture Series Committee (LSC). I hope you don't think less of me for going to a talk about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007