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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Professor Creates DEATH RAY! I'm not making this up.

  

  with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in. So when I saw a headline about a ... engineering professor, had rediscovered ancient Death Ray technology. In 212 B

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Ask Me Anything go on

  

  closed! at 10:54 EST. so i can go to bed without worrying about whom I'm not answering. thanks all!  Today is Sunday. I am at home. After I do a small amount of requisite shopping, I am going to eat an entire

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 MIT Admissions Statistics Summary statistics from the past year.

  

  summer. I also hope to post an enrolling class profile and more statistics ... ,370 students deferred to regular action 295 deferred applicants admitted during

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  , due to an increased yield (the percentage of admitted students who decide to enroll) and a steady class size, we have admitted even fewer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Graduation, Livestreamed cant talk gotta walk

  

  http://www.justin.tv/rhotic/videos ignore test videos and my potty mouth. may be off periodically to conserve battery 9:24am network connection is poor will try again when we start the procession chris edit

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Canceled? HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?!

  

  MIT gives students the month of January off, it's something they call the "Independent Activities Period," or IAP. Turns out, due to budget cuts, it's been canceled this year. http://iap.mit.edu/ [please note

  • by Snively '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Class of 2012 guestbook and an update on The Tubes.

  

  . Watch your mailbox! Finally, feel free to use this entry's fresh comments

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  Here are just a few of more than 85 resources dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation Design
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?

  The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty, alumni, and staff, and raising awareness of their unique experiences
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  idealism & commitment to the mission of helping the world Favorite things ... character: Nekobasu? Advice about applying to college/MIT: be open and honest ... you speak the language, let's try to have a (very basic) conversation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what a sunrise sounds like another one for your ears

  

  with the road behind you and the river path in front, and watch the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Fantasy Feast Fantasy foods and costumed friends.

  

  Yesterday evening Random Hall residents prepared a CPW fantasy feast. Below are some of my beautiful costumed friends and some of the food they prepared, photographed by the amazing YQ ‘16. The foods highlighted in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Apple Sculptures The Caltech Cannon and soft core porn

  

  I'll admit it -- the "soft core porn" reference in the excerpt for this entry was pretty cheap... but it worked, you pervert. Here are some of the sculpture entries for Burton Conner (my dorm)'s annunal Apple

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  So Development Lab (D-Lab), one of my classes this term, announced who is going on which trip this January. I got my first choice country, and will be spending Independent Activities Period (IAP) in Zambia! We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!

  

  Join Us For The Eleventh Annual 2.670 Spinoff!! Friday, January 20 in the Pappalardo Lab (Basement of Bldg. 3) 3:30-4:00 pm- Craftsmanship Contest 4:00-4:30 pm- Stock Engine Race 4:30-4:45 pm- Modified Engine Race 4

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection

  

  Quick update: Right now, the "committee room" (room 10-100, converted for the purpose) is very quiet, but in 2 hours it will be abuzz: selection of the Class of 2009 begins today at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Sidebar: Visiting MIT this summer

  

  listed are for the information session, to be followed by a tour, unless otherwise noted. Generally plan that a session/tour combo will last 2 to 2 ... & August additional tours offered prior to Info Session at 9am and 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LOOK AT MY NOTION!!!!!! 🌱 my notion is very pretty. i spent 5 entire days on it so pls notice…

  

  ="108321" /] please direct any ardent praise to [email protected].

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 9, 2025