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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Thirteen Theses on Wide Tim In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.

  

  , sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion ... aspect of life fuse in a common stream in which the unity of this life can ... contemplation. The specialization of images of the world is completed in the world

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  After struggling to figure out what to blog about today, I decided to see what it was I wrote about one year ago today: For those of you ... applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been quite busy here in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  "No innovation without fabrication!" This is the motto of 2.007, a ... students design and manufacturing hands on and culminates in the annual 2.007 Robot Competiton where 32 finalists from 153 entrees compete in various

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Radio Radio

  

  ) * The Times They Are a'Changin' (Bob Dylan) * If I Had My Way (Peter, Paul ... 't Make a Goose of Me" * Bob Dylan - "When the Ship Comes In" * John Dowland ... Tolerance" * Phil Ochs - "There But For Fortune" * Phil Ochs - "Love Me, I'm a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  Campus Preview Weekend is fast approaching, and I'm sure many of you admitted folks are excited! I just got back from an amazing week in Scandinavia and I think it's time for a little update. Forgive me, though, for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Some Notes Misc. fun stuff.

  

  , regardless of who else is applying from a particular school. Dressing like a ... quoted in a recent Bloomberg News article on stress & college ... counselors think it is too long. What do you think? [read more: NYTimes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to plow through another day of committee. What I got was war.   ... ; And finally, outside the President's office, a portrait:   With

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  ...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case you can't tell, that inscription says "MIT Fire Department". The CPs appreciate good hacks too. I got this far-view shot that includes these two

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous ... Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... open exclusively to high school juniors. MITES and RSI are free; WTP is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Resolved: MIT Rocks Even the Senate thinks so

  

  I came across a news article on a friend’s Facebook page the other day. The U.S. Senate congratulated MIT on its 150th anniversary in ... excelled as a world-renowned pioneer that promotes science and engineering

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  culture and explains how it is produced, distributed, and consumed. Topics ... Thanks for all of the advice on my previous entry. I have decided to take 11.025J D-Lab: Development, since I have studied "issues of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  AMA Ask Me Anything.

  

  you might be bored. This is an open conversation. I will answer any (any ... -7) and math (18) and minoring in writing (21W). This fall I will be ... Wonderful Internet Friends! There are literally (literally!) a dozen

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trading Room

  

  Having received my MIT degree in Management Science, I'm still on the ... -of-the-art trading room ever built on a university campus. Identical in every detail to ... emerging from our research, it is also a classroom for teaching the people

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... consultant (Did you know that your name tag should always go on the right? Do ... our annual admissions retreat yesterday, an all-day event that took

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos ... , and that none of them were harmed in the making of this hack.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at ... , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF ... ISEF is a huge fair, with nearly 1500 students from 40+ countries. On

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Batman Picks a Username learn from him.

  

  Trouble thinking up a good Kerberos username? Take some hints from Batman.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  ridiculous things my friends do. Here are two videos from freshman year that ... the hell the Biot-Savart equation is, and make you work harder on your MIT application than on any other. (And that last reason, my friends, is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 8, 2005