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• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  's energy and environment problems. Today, I've got two pieces of media to ... Hockfield recently wrote an op-ed in the Boston Globe entitled A Model For ... , with many faculty and students invested in finding energy solutions

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

  CPW Festival

  

  ... The guys from Tep had an awesome pickle frier which counted to 255 in binary. More craziness from the Tep guys... exploding soda cans. The ... in the white shirt) as well as 2x4 Jenga... The Panhellenic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  Welcome to another edition of MIT Students Can Be Artsy™, aka We Do ... . (if you don't know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online Dictionary.  Or maybe innocence is bliss?) I think the variety of dances

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Year of the Pig Photoshop fun for the lunar new year.

  

  ." -- Jane, California "I discovered a super-secret poster of the next ... from it to the 8.01 students. I got the original picture from the page ... who entered! Below, you can see thumbnails of the other entries:

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San ... muscles, you can still get your legs up there using your momentum. (For confirmation, take 8.01: Classical Mechanics.) (I did this on my second try, but

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the ... about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can ... Fun fact about yourself: I'm (very slowly) learning Mandarin Chinese. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  made me want to wake up and go outside. In a manner not dissimilar to that of this video's protagonist, I actually did. Last Monday, I and ... -- but also shows off and helps fund student projects. a day at the fair I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  MIT uses a holistic admissions process, so test scores are just one factor among many for evaluating your preparedness for MIT. Test scores are evaluated alongside other components of the…
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  The selection process at MIT is holistic and student centered: each application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or regional quotas are applied; neither is preference given…
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  Oct. 23 in the Stata Center's Kirsch Auditorium at 7 p.m. Marjane ... about life and criticisms of American foreign policy. All in all, it was a very informative and entertaining event. I am going to have to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  Th2, which can be induced by different pathogens and are exhibited in ... model for ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, through her UROP in the ... created a mouse model for the Th2 form of IBD by creating a Th2 response in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  for rising juniors interested in helping people. In this entry, I will list the ones I know with a brief description, and then I'll write a ... participated in it last summer. If I have forgotten any, please let me know

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Hesitations about Choosing MIT our experience

  

  A couple days ago in the blogger slack, Petey sent a screenshot of a prospective 2023’s message expressing hesitation about choosing MIT. I think a ... want to do. We were in this boat as prefrosh, and then in our freshman

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 28, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... instrumental backups.  like in Pitch Perfect!) Anyways, as you may know, a ... , Cross Products, Resonance, Ohms, and probably some other groups that I

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the ... are still in Cambridge, but needless to say, trying to coordinate all of ... operating smoothly now. I'll spare you all the gory details of what happened

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  “It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny ... ’s ok…you can get up and immediately continue on…” - Guts (actually ... be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse in the

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  be there! Oh yeah, its got everything. In addition to all of the ... :00 pm. You can see it on the schedule here. By the way, Chris P (King of the Internet) went to Maker Faire out in CA last year and wrote a blog

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  that we do not have any more room in the class, and will not admit any ... that things have now settled down enough that we can conclude our ... , thank you, and we wish you all the best at your college in the fall -- we

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration – Important! If you're planning to attend CPW, please read this entry whether you've already registered or…

  

  MIT account, you can call the CPW hotline (617.258.6085) to register via ... . Simply click on the "Registration" link in the CPW portlet - if you see ... again. Thanks, and see you all in less than 2 weeks! :-) -B

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  can't really read it, but the white banner in this picture is for American University in Cairo. ---------- Also check out

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005