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• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  story is... look for a majorly awesome update Tuesday night or thereabouts ... remember a time when I used to feel smart: The test is from the Fall 2004 ... , but they do end up being a lot of work if you're not ready for them

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  . ''Usually a degree in engineering means you'll eventually be working on cars ... here's just one example of a) how hands on the class is, and b) how it ... occurs when the organic matter is heated in a low-oxygen environment, which

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• 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 ... this has been... not so fun. Anyway, the site is back and should be operating smoothly now. I'll spare you all the gory details of what happened

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Confirmation Form If you're on the wait list, we sent you an email last week.

  

  If you were offered a place on our wait list in March, you should ... making a deposit). There won't be further news on the wait list until mid ... Form. Whether you wish to remain on MIT's wait list or not, please

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Hidden Treasures @ MIT: Pistol Think Pistols Are Cool? Wait Till You Meet Mike Conti

  

  First thing I want to do is apologize for not blogging in a while ... treasure is the pistol classes at MIT. Now you may be saying, Nat, everyone ... why this blog is suddenly relevant) After Pistol I took Archery, a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  “futility island” socially conscious hacking? in MY institution?

  

  . This is even more ironic if you know that Building 54 is named the Green ... , although I may be a little gullible, their sign is so well written that I ... It's more likely than you think! To understand this hack, you need

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 25, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  For those of you who will be attending CPW, Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party. Here's the description I just submitted to the events crew: You've spent the last 6 months

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  MIT.” “We are?! Why is that?” “Because MIT is having a party and I ... hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big ... in a circle. We bought balloons, we bought beer and hard lemonade, we

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask Me Anything or discuss anything. or whatever really. what i'm trying to say is: open thread.

  

  metrics, meaning I myself had been a bad blogger. I'll spare you the ... below, about admissions or anything else really. You can also consider it ... This summer I wrote a bloggerGuilt script to help me keep track of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2013
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  their education. Instruction takes place in a 14-room suite on the top ... supplemented by a variety of community activities, including weekly luncheons
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  .  My question is for YOU. Prospective students, curious parents, excited ... RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH So much is about to happen!  Electrical ... am prepared.  Because my hair feels normal again. You may have

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This is it. the last "what classes I'm taking" blog

  

  Hi friends, My final semester at MIT is well underway and spring break is in 4 weeks and graduation is looming on the horizon and real life is about to catch up to me (just kidding, I'll most likely still be a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 20, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  ). Some of you prefrosh might know me if you went on a campus tour and ... the stairs (since it actually is possible to be a complete klutz and a ... C/3C Rachel Williams ‘12 My name is Rachel Williams, and I work

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is CSAIL?

  research. Tim Berners-Lee, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, is a ... internet—CSAIL is all of those things. The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  Charles River has been replaced by a partial one that I can glimpse if I ... is McCormick's west tower. Not quite as scenic. Already, I'm sinking ... . It's so nice to be back; I didn't quite have a whole lot of time to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  a fireplace (even if it is boarded up and non-functional, as are most ... , frostbite is no fun and neither is being wet all the time. In case you haven ... across the Harvard Bridge and bang, we felt a snowflake (the first

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer’s End To everything there is a season.

  

  Charles River. And I can't help but think that it's a beautiful day to bid ... -checked all my saved strains of yeast, handed my notebook to my post-doc, had a quick exit interview with my professor - and that's it. Done. A beautiful

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 9, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Art & Science in Paris

  

  centered on a sculpture by the architect Ciro Najle. This internship allowed me to take a mental break from nuclear engineering in between ... September, and refocus my energy on a different topic. I helped curate an

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Going On Some of the 600+ Campus Preview Weekend events.

  

  Important note: the weather forecast has a 70%+ chance of rain Friday ... the MIT admitted class of 2012. It's going to be a fun weekend. In total, there are 600+ published events over the course of CPW (wow!). Here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2008