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• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  interrogated him. Turns out that this convention center is being used for a Music ... name. And I found the fridge: it is in fact disguised as a set of drawers ... Greenwich Mean Time. Tomorrow is Day 1 of a two-day workshop that I could not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  th. There's a very, very fancy portrait of David Koch in the first-floor lobby -- or, I guess, there was a fancy portrait. Now there is a very ... I wrote a little while ago about a hack on the Dot raising awareness

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  . Even if I described my own dorm, a lot of people would probably disagree ... on the admissions website. What I will do, however, is let the dorms speak for themselves, and our friends over at CalTech have helped us out a

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  , doing well on these GREs is more a matter of pride than anything else ... all the physics I learned freshman/sophomore year, starting a week ago ... knowledge of a broad range of topics, it will be unlike any test you've taken

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  admission is tough; with a 6% admit rate, it's especially true for transfer ... . Transfer admission is a small program at MIT. Transfer students, though, are ... , the conclusion of our transfer admissions cycle, seems as good a time as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  , Ecuador through the sale of their jewelry and ceramics. It is analogous to ... a year, Sacha Yaku will purchase ceramics and jewelry from the women individually. Sinchi Warmi can choose to ask its members to contribute a portion

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  101 Things to Do Before You Graduate from MIT What every MIT graduate should have experienced.

  

  At orientation, we received a list of "101 Things to Do Before You ... without high-speed internet connections...I realize that it will take a ... been to a Bruins game, but two of my best friends, Anna '08 and Maria '08

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  - it is for a class) had been moved to the East Campus courtyard ... No. Really. Finals week starts tomorrow, and my 8.01 final is in ten hours, but I've been studying quite a bit this weekend. Stalling=blog post

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  on a test that had not yet been shown to be a good indicator of a ... not use the scores in admissions decisions until it is satisfied with ... to a speech by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  participate in MISTI. When senior year rolled around, I decided that a 5-month internship in another nation would be a perfect post-graduation, pre-rest-of-my-life opportunity. It was a great idea in my opinion! So there I am, sitting on the

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Do You Like “Like”? What to do about social sharing.

  

  've run into a problem, and that is that Facebook broke the Share button ... Facebook presence, or is it A-OK? In any case, I would recommend that ... Almost a year ago I wrote Going Social about adding the "Share

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 9, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  Hoi zäme! I'm finally back in the US of A after 6 continuous months abroad, and it's been refreshing to not have to rely on my broken A1.2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  for Admitted Students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for ... information and RSVP if requested. There is a whole MIT community that cannot ... area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  this summer: "Devin (another Spectrum '07) and I have been reading A LOT about MIT. She wants to go (a lot), and I'm keeping my eyes and ears open ... school sophomores around, I'm writing a blog post. All right, so that

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  , peacemakers, and scientists - and even a physicist who is a poet — Frank Wilczek ... My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a ... lectures at MIT. MIT World has been in operation since 2001 and today has a

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Status Deadline to schedule interview for EA applicants extended.

  

  yesterday due to a hardware issue - we apologize for any inconvenience. The ... sure when it will be back online. As MyMIT is the only place to view ... applicants to schedule their interviews is tomorrow (10/20), we have extended

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to ... to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is
• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also ... write. This is harder than you might think, as was learned by a man who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  . A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one:   What you probably don't know is that, since 1994, all of the ... Engineering just posted a short video about Glenn and his time and contributions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  , and Sam is awesomely posting this for me. My group has been here for just under a day, and we are staying in a guesthouse near the capital for ... , near the Nyimba province. The travel has been somewhat tiring but it is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007