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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adam makes a guest appearance Adam's motto: Step one, get it done. Step two, there's always more to do.

  

  MIT's campus complete with video clips and 360-degree panoramas of ... ...so bear with me. Me working on one of my planes There are a few constants ... of my HASS classes. The first pset was for 16.901 "Computational

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  of questions MIT alums ask each other when they meet: what course were you, and where did you live? Most of the professors were, of course ... -- back when many of them were at MIT, course 9 was just psychology; the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  of machine and computer tool use so all the Mechanical Engineering students will be equipped to handle upper level classes. But instead of ... the engine is only half of the process. The machining is divided between

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in Internet in the bathtub! And a bunch of stuff on choosing a major.

  

  any major. A list of degree programs is here (I find this list SUPER ... Well, I'm back home in the great state of Ohio, getting ready for Christmas with my fam. I went out last night with two of my high school

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  orbitals, and learn more about the degrees of freedom than you could ever ... your chances of getting to meet me and Mitra! You could see such amazing ... --his high school math teacher dated Amber Brkich. That was kind of exciting

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  For many, holiday time is the season of giving. While on this blog I more often talk about aspects of MIT that are freely offered to the world ... showcase some MIT-related products that are for sale. All of these are real

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  attended high schools that offered dozens of these courses, and, yes, some of ... To my surprise, one of Marilee's quotes in my last entry about the role of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in college admissions turned out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  Disney Channel paints a perfect image of exactly what it's supposed to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine ... . Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  MISTI-India: Community Health Internship The MISTI experience of Gilad Evrony '07.

  

  just the tip of the iceberg of what MIT has to offer for international ... occurred to me that although MIT is one of the best places in the world to learn how to solve problems, many of the world's most pressing problems

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  student in the Aerospace Controls Lab. He was the electrical systems lead of ... friends and I traveled to Europe for a different sort of attraction: single ... Formula SAE – SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers – teams from

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013. Sean was a beloved campus police officer, a member of the MIT Outing Club, and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  ... Once you were here, MIT offered a fine range of Courses (our numbered way ... backwards-looking of my own. Kim has a collection of old Techniques (the MIT ... interesting to see what has changed, and what remains the same. Many of you will

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  power of two!" you would be offered automatic admission. I hear that we ... beautiful mathematical problem of the millenium in 2003. One of my friends ... -question examination that could be used in lieu of an application to admit people to MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  of Tuesday on a bus from Montana to Washington state. - Last night, my ... time was had by all. I invited a fellow who is actually an alumnus of my ... to dinner following a "signing of the forms" (see above). We've had a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  received other great offers of admissions from very good colleges. So you too ... As you probably know by now, MIT has completed the process of admitting the class of 2010. I am very proud of the Admissions professionals

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  the most general sort of advice I can offer. If you (mostly juniors, but ... in terms of general advice, let's see. There are no specific activities ... traditionally-thought-of-as-MIT-ish things like science fairs or math competitions

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Not in our stars, but in ourselves Or in ourselves not to see our stars... or something.

  

  , they seemed to have trouble deciding which side of the hallway offered ... was at the far end of the infinite on the third floor of Building 8. So, along with Javier '08, I got to the far end of the infinite around 4:02 PM

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  each of the first two psets so i didn't stress about it until i saw my ... grade...or the stress of finding a job amidst all this academic pressure ... . living in a dorm last year was wonderful because I could have all sorts of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  I grew up in a house composed almost entirely of girls. Genetic odds to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I have three sisters. And while I love all of them dearly (am I allowed to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in ... enormously rewarding. After we all gather around the table, Marilee offers ... . And that's not an exaggeration." There's a bit of silence as we all

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005