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• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Saves The Pact God bless Stu's hairy face.

  

  discover that Stu is HAIRY! Yes, friends, Stu Schmill '86, Admissions Officer and Director of the Educational Council, has become my new bearded hero. We'll give him a few days to grow and then we'll get some pics up

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 1, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT ... MIT Game Lab, a laboratory that conducts research and develops new
• 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 ... -- you will notice that these animals are allowed to freely roam the campus, and that none of them were harmed in the making of this hack.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  questions: What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy, which make up 95% of the content of our universe? How does our brain—a complex system of ... rated among the best in the world. They include: Biology, Brain and
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  bacteria this morning (for the MCATs, of course), and I noticed that the ... beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... -time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... stressed-out over the SATs, ACTs, SAT IIs and EIEIO (a test only given by

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  . (Not only is he super humble and friendly, but he also came to a lot of ... , but I would say that most of us enjoy the challenge and like to “ignite ... inner pony!” or, “This part is when the baby stands up and takes his first

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  comments. We're excited to have you as a member of the class! We've spent the ... and say hi to Ben, Nance and I!) It's going to be a wild ride -- fasten ... ,I heard the prospective students to MIT really liked that cannon we moved to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Highlights Highlights from the Hunt complete with the first puzzle we solved!

  

  jokes..." Brian: "The answer is SPEED OF LIGHT. Can I spell that? S ... Soon I'll be posting some photos and such from the hunt, but for now ... next day, I'll post the solution. Quotes: Tom: "There's no other shape

  • by Bryan
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reality TV My former dormmate will appear on Queer Eye tonight.

  

  episode is being advertised with the tag line, "Turn a Poker Dud Into a Five ... develop the analytical and communication skills he needed to write about the ... 's taught me to think from a technical perspective, and it's much easier to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  're probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they'll get in. That's a fact. I hope you can find the best environment to await and process the ... the admissions decision. That's a fact also. In the publishing industry

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT DDR Tetris on 6-foot LED Matrix "We did this because we were bored." -- Russell Cohen '13

  

  both, on a 6-foot tall LED display, thanks to three bored MIT students. Burton-Conner Tetris Battle (Burton Conner is the MIT dorm that is home to the creators) is now all over the web, having been covered, among other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  a year and a half ago i got offered a position as a blogger and i said no. half a year ago i got offered a position as a blogger and i said ... fruit, beckoning for me to reach out and grab them. it seems every

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  work space in the intro architecture studio to find this: This is ... -related anything is the sheer range of supplies you get to use! Although all of the above goodies are complementary with the class, I still need to go out and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... students from the waitlist in a 3-round process, and previous years were very ... waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  Activate Party Mode! Auctomated dorm controls at East Campus.

  

  From the same file as the Disco Dance Floor... it's the Multifunction ... system that roommates Zack Anderson '09 and RJ Ryan '09 developed for their dorm room in East Campus. The room is now 199 square feet of customized

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For great justice…

  

  you don't have time for that, you can read the summary report, which is ... plans the prom and the homecoming dance (that's about what mine did). Once you get to college, student government (sort of a misnomer in the UA

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  between me and a plane back to California is a final essay and three final ... was predictably cold and the Student Center was empty except for a lady ... wondering, "what is a Hell Week anyway?" Excellent question. According to

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

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  the website, some original answers to brand-new scenarios, and a list ... inch thick, is absolutely hilarious, and, according to the back cover ... . xkcd is “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” Its creator

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  day, all the things I want to do next summer, and of course, all that I have to do between now and the end of the semester. Lately, this last ... I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010