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• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  .  They weren't just any birds: they were Angry Birds. In 2.009, the ... each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does ... impressive industry judges.  I should note that 2.009 is possibly the awesomest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you ... may have complicated feelings that you don’t know how to name; that’s okay, too. For now, just float on, and we’ll see you back here in March

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  . When my daughter was living in McCormick, I asked her one day what she ... in many of my old blogs, but I never wrote about it in a single place ... there was a massive photo flurry. I didn't get to be in the pictures since

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and ... global environmental changes that arise as a result of human causes. In
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  . on Friday, I finished a pset, got lunch with a friend in Somerville ... , I was receiving an award for the first time, and in what felt like a blink of an eye, I was in charge of making them? something about that felt

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and try for far too long to get an emulator of a game to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year! And so two thousand nine begins...

  

  Happy new year everyone! I'm hanging out at my sister and brother-in-law's new house, enjoying the snow and festivities. (By the way, for those who ... zone! :) ) I've made my new year's resolution to try and work out more

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  for high school!!!!!!shiftone"; remember, I was in your place about two ... Things I have been doing since my last post: -Moving up a floor to a larger room with people I've been hanging out and doing work with since

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MYSTERY HUNT! Live from Mystery Hunt!

  

  coming soon. I'll let you know that part of today's challenge involved me eating an entire box of cookies and a bag of sun chips. Needless to say, I'm never eating either of those again. If you want to join in and remote

  • by Bryan
  • January 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I strongly discourage procrastination. The closer you send in your application ... fully staffed over the holidays and is, even as I write, busily processing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Competition Tomorrow Better than Battlebots! 2.007 competition tomorrow!

  

  Alright everyone, tomorrow and Wednesday are the days I am SURE you have been waiting for. In the Johnson Athletic Center at 6:30 pm, we will ... :00 pm will be the finals! If you're around, I'd highly recommend coming

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  I initially promised that I'd go away after graduating, but I think that I might pop back in every now and then if the occasion's right ... deadline for voting in the first round is December 31st. I'd greatly

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Night with Cranium Myth debunking and Cranium!

  

  filled of Cranium. Some of my favorite quotes from the night: In a "Club Cranium" round of Cloodle, I attempted to draw "Baby's Breath": Diana: Are your eyes open? (Keep in mind Cloodle is the sketching competition where

  • by Bryan
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  's freshman year advisor) I ran into him yesterday in Lobby 7, snapped this ... finger board. I got it on ebay from a really nice guy in Spendora Texas ... 's the blog entry? I'm not seeing it. Are you busy or something? When you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  today on this blog, I also begin a weeklong celebration of our seniors. I'll profile a senior each day, each an amazing person in their own right. The ... that I know who replied to my request for a profile =) As such, some non

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  I’m getting married again in a mere five months and I cannot fit in my wedding dress. This might be because I spent the whole winter in ... metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Vicious Cycle Why MIT may not be for everyone and IHTFP

  

  lot more things to consider than I addressed in these few panels. ... EDIT: I encourage everyone who connects with this comic even a little bit to read some of the discussion in the comments; it's an outpouring

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. As you know, the ... read more about our application and admissions process in the Freshman Application section of the site. I am happy to answer your questions (that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  éel at CNRS Salut! I'm spending my summer in Grenoble, France, at the Institut Néel, a world-famous magnetism research center situated in ... , Annecy, and Brugge (an idyllic town in northwestern Belgium). I spent last

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snowpeople & a hammershark more post-blizzard sights around campus --

  

  A couple days after the blizzard, I walked around campus and took some quick shots of all the snowpeople-and-other-things in sight. They ... : -- <3! (full credit to whoever built these!) -- P.S. I'm currently

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 15, 2011