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• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  until we post a blog entry saying that we have processed all materials. It ... the Midyear Report box is sitting there, unchecked. Don't worry ... determined when the announcement will be made; it usually is about a week

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge ... Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills contest for both beginner and advanced coders. It's a programming project
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a ... second semester is similar, except that if you pass, you get a letter grade of A/B/C. As part of the flexible pass/no record grading option, you
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT student research program is UROP. When you do a UROP, you find a professor ... earn patents. Research labs at which you could pursue a UROP include
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse ... , a faculty member, is actually one MIT's Nobel Laureates. He won the Nobel along with two other MIT alumni a few years back. From the MIT News

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was ... where I lived my freshman year. Here are a few pictures and videos from ... : Movie 1 Movie 2 Tom is a grilling MACHINE. Some friends pose while

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  May 25, 2006

  

  Today marks my ten-year anniversary of train travel. I also just finished my first year of college. Time doesn't fly.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Feedback

  

  For those of you who attended: How was it? What was your favorite part? What would you tell those who couldn't attend?

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer conditional admissions?

  MIT doesn't offer any special or conditional admissions. All first-year applicants fill out the same undergraduate application and meet the same testing requirements.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer an online degree?

  MIT doesn't offer online degrees, but we have world-class educational opportunities available to everyone online for free through our programs administered by MIT Open Learning.
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student Jeremy R. '16 with a link to a new McDonald's commercial for their new Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal, or STRAW. It's a clear send-up of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Wrapup Final thoughts on Campus Preview Weekend 2006.

  

  For those of you who attended: How was it? What was your favorite part? What was the biggest surprise? What would you tell those who couldn't attend? For those of you who couldn't make it: What would you like to know

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  dance. He danced to a diddy called "Welcome to Six Flags New England ... found half price tickets to Six Flags which were a little cheaper than the tickets any MIT student can buy through MITAC. And thus, on a Saturday I

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to ... retreated, and I woke up to sunshine and a gentle old man painting the Boston ... can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Anatomy of a Late Night There are some problems caffeine can't solve. But only a few.

  

  2 liters of Mountain Dew: $2.75 Mint Milanos: $3.39 Artichoke Spinach Hummus: $2.99 Wheat Thins: $2.29 Getting all your work done… priceless And now, I sleep, perchance to dream…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  a pi day (decision) story 3/14/21 at 6:28 PM ET

  

   [email protected] and a friendly guy named [annotation note="please be nice to them ... help! In the meantime, there’s a bunch of things you can do while you

  • by Tim
  • March 8, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  A hack, for cap 🇺🇸 spoilers-free

  

  their best work in the dark), hackers installed a Captain America shield ... months, which they started planning about a year ago after learning a new ... appreciate the gesture. The Great Dome has long been a site of hacks

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  This semester has definitely been a rough one, especially around this ... cautioned off from the public due to a battle scene between the different ... waking up in the morning after a terribly stressful week to a new hack by

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  Just a reminder...there are a lot of new UROP opportunities for IAP, here's an example of a cool project: "Sociable Robot Applications -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005