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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  /O Brush is a project by Kimiko Ryokai in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. Her site describes the invention: I/O Brush is a new drawing ... the brush into a local classroom for about five weeks to see how

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  give NGOs the chance to work at a much higher level of efficiency: lots ... About a month and a half ago, I received an email from Sneha '13, asking me to take a moment to vote for the idea that she and Divya '13 came

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  HINT #2: The circumference of a circle is 2*r*pi.” “What about your ... .03 (Vibrations and Waves) is a perfectly reasonable class until you realize that it ... at summarizing the 8.03 course material: -A wave on a spring is a wave

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  antiques, books, and CDs. Cambridge is a hip, progressive city with the feel ... on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to-earth and yet on the cutting-edge with a hint of a retro sensibility. Favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  river is almost automatic. It’s a daily checkup. Maneuvering the crowds in ... . There is so much going on, right now, in my body: the battle for better ... conducted right here, a minute away from home, that is not so ordinary. That

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  almost died in Boston traffic. Note the lack of a shoe on Kim '09. Kim is ... mind. 1. The third-largest city in Ireland is called "Limerick" 2 ... these things! One of the questions was "What is the more common name for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  . This semester, I am taking 8.01L, 18.01, 3.091, and 6.A01, which is a first ... I've gotten a small taste of what that is like, I'm wondering if I ... another post. Once you've started a cycle, WashLava shows you how long until

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Enterlude Brought to you by the letter "L", for Late, Lame, and real Life. Or something…

  

  from “decent” to “huh, that’s a little weird, but okay” and “is that even ... is that there’s a pretty universal handful of questions that all ... , but the gist of it? I’m a starry-eyed frosh who thinks that MIT is the

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • September 18, 2010
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview deadline?

  There isn't a specific deadline for the interview. Students submit their application by November 1 for Early Action or January 6 for Regular Action. After you submit your application, you may be contacted by an
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  school is somewhat an apprenticeship in which you prepare yourself for a ... things is this blog. I can't tell you how many people told me not to apply ... great place to learn, see, and do. That is a fact that does not change

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  South Street Diner, which, according to both Ruth and the How to GAMIT is ... it was hilarious. I found it a little like that "How do you get to ... done I thought I had a pretty cool college application essay. The key is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo Goes Camping An adventure to the top of a mountain and a little cabin in the woods

  

  cabin) and there was no snow. Hiking without snow is so much better than ... much fun, and really made me love being a part of such a cool group of ... National Forest. It was a beautiful day! And there was SO MUCH NATURE

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  'll be a time for some new adventure before classes start.  Boston is to be ... MIT, where the education is likened to drinking from a firehose.  As one ... you about just a few of the abundant resources around campus - and is by

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  contests that feature cheap foods with comedic potential is more or less a ... tell that Boston is basically Walden Pond plus a Citgo sign. I was ... *. *This comparison makes absolutely no sense, but it is still a valid

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  a shocking look inside a macgregor single where my loners at

  

  I have to move out of my room that I've lived in for four semesters and a summer. It stings a little, but I figured I'd introduce you to my ... the gritty details.) I know way too much about MacGregor so email me

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 23, 2018
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  short answer is: we’ve been doing a lot! So we asked Claire, one of our ... rural and small-town students. This is a space for students to learn more ... ’re always welcome to reach out to colleges individually, this is a unique

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  this new era where communication occurs rapidly and information is only a ... , is a senior majoring in chemistry at Princeton, but when recruiters ... 've observed is that these days a lot of people associate success with $ucce

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  list helps us manage the inherent uncertainty of not knowing how many ... opposed to taking a gap year, or enrolling somewhere else). We always plan ... list are invariably awesome, and we hope to find a space for them in our

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  CPW is a very exciting time and it's hard to believe that it ... ! Here is a small sampling of events in our dorm Next House and Other ... have been planning it for even longer). Here is a WIP pic!!! Next Act

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  narrow my decision down to two schools, and there is no better way to get a ... another event like this during Orientation week, but the CPW fair is a good ... record library. Ever wanted to see what a "vinyl record" is like? Find out

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009