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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  : What can I say? There are few topics as important as this. Meanwhile, in ... problems. Matt notes: I'm pretty excited about the new major in Biological ... of great wars in the future. Historical cases include World War I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  I've mentally partitioned my time here into "eras" with defining ... academic slacking. During sophomore year, I buckled down to work and finished most of my major. It wasn't that exciting. As I passed the halfway point

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  hope in some small way I might have touched theirs. ... Almost three years ago, I wrote an entry which was very special to me, talking about two people at MIT who had touched many lives. I entitled the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is telling people that decisions have been mailed. I've asked the tech folks to look into this; I have no idea why it's happening. Selection committee

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  When I say that snow was a statistically significant factor in my choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter ... of snow. Even better, right outside of the dorm where Siyi and I live

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  clueless about what they were like on a daily basis before I moved in ... the dorm? EC is pretty informal in that you can keep other pets too if ... I was reading one of Laura's recent entries with a response to a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  At the end of fall semester, I look forward to one thing. No, it ... Mechanical Engineers during their senior year. In this class, students learn ... develop products in the industry. Every year, Professor David Wallace puts

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found itself hacked. Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl More photos can be found here ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  hosts this episode, and it features some interviews I conducted with graduating students (you can frequently see my thumb). Marsha is broadcasting ... working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage ... applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  mango juice in a turd mug. I ordered a House of Poo Poo variation of ... , done that" …and I would probably do it again, but only if in a ... This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  Residential Exploration (REX), which is part of how housing is assigned ... for you [ed: in case you want to move via FYRE]. Most of all, REX is a ... . Shuli blogged about REX the other day and you should go read that. But I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  . I can't help but be excited. International selection. Choosing ... inactivity ever since I began this blog. What's been keeping me so busy ... -qualified applicants is a daunting task. I'm excited about the choices we've made, while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  Constitution, I wanted to see how Prof. Maier crafted her argument (she was ... before." Taking her up on her offer, I pored over many of the pamphlets in ... obligations. In response, Sen. Cornyn (R-TX) dismissed the idea as "crazy talk

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toy Design Wrapup What am I going to do with all of my time now?

  

  things end up on ThinkGeek and in stores everywhere. I'm taking SP.779 next ... Tension filled the air as people were ushered in to 6-120. Scientists ... been confused. There were small groups of people in corners, talking

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Here Comes the Sun @ MIT A Photographic Journey

  

  On sunny days, I like to wander through MIT's gorgeous campus. Below are some images I've collected over the course of the month. Enjoy! :) Messages in the Sky over Kresge Auditorium: The Light between Building 18

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To RFID or not to RFID? That's not really the question, but it's kind of a cool title, no?

  

  of explaining what he does than I can. Anyways, enjoy. Hope y'all are ... So I just happened to come across two articles this week related to ... Bulthaup in 2001, the year he graduated from MIT with a Bachelor's and Master

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  So about a month ago, back when I actually wrote blog entries and stuff, Ruth ‘07 spent a week in New Orleans, so we, her floormates ... inventive with a PC power supply. You can’t make this stuff up

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  : interesting and brilliant people; students of every major can take nearly any class and do research in any department; "nerdiness" and quirkiness aren ... show through in your essay(s). Share your goals, interests and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005