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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  a decision, or you haven't even applied, I'd prefer if you stuck to ... (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails, as long as they in some way have to do with MIT. If you're an '11, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  has been as close to a Hell Week as I’ve ever been. You might be wondering, "what is a Hell Week anyway?" Excellent question. According to Urban Dictionary, Hell Week is “a situation in which a person spends a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  ="when your vision is encircled by hundreds of tiny pinpricks until you can ... So. I had a COVID false alarm this week, which is why I'm currently ... with a sore throat. I didn't think much of it—I get colds quite often, it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Davidson Fellows scholarship program A great scholarship opportunity from the wonderful folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.

  

  geometry." This is a great opportunity, I hope many of you will apply! For ... Submission Overview Form by March 14. You also must be a US citizen or ... From reading your applications, I know that many of you would be very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  's been a "pset, sleep, blog –– pick two" kind of time, so instead of writing about my life, I'll do a little show-and-tell.   Half of getting anything done is really just remembering to actually do it, and I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  forgot to remind you, so I've extended the deadline. :-) If you wish to be ... decisions by early next week, but the first priority is launching the new site, so we may be off by a few days. -B

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  work in any particular group, so if you're not having a good time, it ... Physics Students. (The picture is of a snow crystal, taken in a low ... at MIT's Center for Materials Science have completed constructing a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating Defiance @ the Media Lab a prize for responsible, ethical disobedience

  

  , and is consistent with a set of key principles, including non ... a living person or group engaged in what we believe is extraordinary ... figures who work with and against institutions that order society. You can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. Two nights ... from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which ... spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  'm not. It has been a while since I uploaded a video, I have a lot of ... ! While you wait... Jenny recently blogged about CSC banquet. She showed you the end of the show...and here is how we kicked off the beginning of the

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  embarks on a new journey. We'll miss you, Ben. ... As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a ... you're reading this site right now, odds are Ben has touched your life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  near future - it'll take me a few days to remember what it is that I ... I am back in the office, did you miss me? :-) St. John was awesome, but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  ... but it turns out that tonight, 2 AM is really 1 AM again (blast you ... because it gives me a captive environment in which I basically have nothing to do except homework. This is especially useful since almost all of my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Great Snowball Fight of 2013 fame. glory. snow. killian court.

  

  Did you know? "Nemo" is Latin for "no man" or "no one", and the name of the movie was a little joke by Pixar. And I refuse to bow to the ... West Campus tried to take it down: and this is a very exhausted me

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  . CourseRoad is a wonderful tool because it lets you toy with alternate ... . Wondering if you have space to squeeze in an astronomy elective? Add it to a ... CourseRoad is right for you!

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  (...as opposed to other OCs) I'm in Orange County California, in a ... four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the chance to have a picnic-style dinner with the Orange County Educational

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• FAQ / Afford

  What is need-blind admissions?

  MIT's need-blind admissions process ensures that you will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process because of your financial need. Our admissions process is need-blind for all students, foreign and domestic.
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  , rendered immobile. putting a pet down is a decision that's awful beyond ... every member of my family. losing a pet is never easy, but I'm fortunate ... friends has helped. there have been a lot of fun events, including my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome

  

  internship, so I shouldn't really be writing an entry, and I definitely can ... fan), but I can make random references to geography and pop culture. And ... , and down 24 to Berkeley. I had dinner in a lovely Italian restaurant

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ming-fai Fong- Designing an intelligent walking “toddler” robot After learning to sit, bend their knees, squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the…

  

  are equipped with muscles that they need to walk, all they need is a ... mechanical robot with a controller that uses a learning program, the robot can ... she is working in a cognitive science lab. She came to MIT to do

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 15, 2005