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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  (home of the OLPC) and its description states that it is Intended for ... Arts and Sciences freshman program. I've saved the best for last. Why is ... also counts for CI-H? This makes it the best class in the world by itself

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  seminars you can sign up for. The seminars last one semester, like a ... "]metal stamp[/annotation] and a hammer, and used a drill press (for the first time!!) to make starter holes for the constellation lines. That brought

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  above transpired in the span of 72 hours! I've been here for roughly 580 ... are a potential applicant, you're probably looking for a taste of life ... asleep for the entirety of the movie that followed. Woke up, staggered

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  normal person seeing this movie for the second time, I obsessively combed ... .) ((*With the exception of Thank You For Smoking, a film which lulled me into ... , where x is the number of people signed up for the trip and y is the legal

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  , because I just thought of this and now I'm late for class. Anyway..) THE ... (part one being when Bryan lied)ME: (looks out the window) LOOK, NEHA! IT ... (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails

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

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  spell it? A: A “pset” is short for “problem set”, and it is the most ... agree. However, for the purposes of this blog and my future ones, I will ... (and advocate for universal acceptance of) the “pset” standard, unless I

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  , but as I was getting ready for bed I heard the sound I will forever ... James N. Murphy award, "for MIT employees whose contributions to the ... (another winner of the James N. Murphy Award), the custodian for the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  With an 8% increase in applications, this year was again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting ... incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  , mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the summer in order to stay on campus. However, the opportunity arose for me to ... -BMES) and the Society of Women in Engineering. For fun, she love to sew

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  other places to drop some dough for a bite to eat. I'll leave the fun of ... on the recommendation of the advisor for Active Minds, one of my ECs. I walked up to the counter and asked for a banana and Nutella crepe, and one

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  playing what is written in your music and playing for the purpose of ... regulator for the orchestra, but rather, a sculptor, a historian, an artist ... [by Shelby Heinecke '13] THE Gustavo Dudamel, you know, the hip

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  help you. We began with the map looking something like this: I'm on the DARK BLUE team. As of today, the map looks like this: We are now plotting. Please feel free to follow the game's progress, it should last for

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  , but I guess the failing part happens before the asking for help part, so ... reaction for the nth time because you just can't get it to work... well, I ... applicants were admitted -- and that's actually somewhat high for the transfer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  simply waiting for the pin to drop, as every week we are pushed to our ... overwhelmed and it's difficult having to look 2025s in the face and say 'Yeah, I ... just begging for some peace. Or for some break. For the sake of us

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)

  

  for years, ever since I learned that they’re host to (almost) all of the ... favorites, in no particular order! PS sorry in advance for the terrible ... ="1000"] “[This painting] looks at how multiple things can be true at the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 25, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  . for burton-conner, that class year was the 2023s. and there are lots of ... headway to get ready for the 2023s who were entering that fall, the only ... confirmation that EC is the next dorm on the list for renovations. the rest of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? Which is Haitian Creole for "What's your name?"

  

  for the meeting, however, so we stopped by the side of the road to look around one of the tent cities and wait for our friends from last night ... Marvin and Darryl off for two hours while the rest of us went to a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?

  -year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university level. The transfer application is intended for students who have ... by the time they enter MIT.
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  Assistant at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and I still stay ... intellectual mancrushes of mine are as profound as the one I have for Professor ... winners of the Hunt, he and his team created the challenges for this year

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012