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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  model for ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, through her UROP in the ... created a mouse model for the Th2 form of IBD by creating a Th2 response in ... affected by the genetics of the mouse or the pathogen. Issel is majoring in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cue the montage music

  

  me assure you that I graduated with a MechE/BME degree in 2008. I have ... lab is in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard. Thinking back ... and is wrapping up his PhD in Astronomy. There’s also Mike Xiang, who

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Who WIll Win the Nobel Prize? Vote for your favorite MIT professor!

  

  . Nobel Week is a pretty exciting time on campus, since a current or former ... this year, just for fun, I'm doing a poll.  Which MIT professor is your ... a reasonable predictor of winners). Here they are, in alphabetical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  You may have noticed that everything in this institvte is named by ... . firehose: n "An MIT education is like drinking from a firehose," or so the ... Research Opportunity Program, as in doing research. 2. n an undergrad in a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Building 56 It's really boring. You may not even want to bother reading it.

  

  (buildings people care about) but nothing in 56 really other than that. As a freshman you may have a class or two in 56. I had my HASS class there and a ... in 56 as well. Here's a shot of the hallway from the other end. That

  • by Snively '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  I spent spring break in Iceland, mostly in the backseat of a white ... a glacier and in a cabin on the black sand beaches of Vík.  Here's a ... beach in Vík. That night, at the hotel, we sat in a geothermal hot tub

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first place, and why am I no longer majoring in chemistry? I have quite a few ... it to last a second in a department where everyone seems to be premed

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is CSAIL?

  research. Tim Berners-Lee, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, is a ... internet—CSAIL is all of those things. The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  Abstract Ring Delivery is a time-honored tradition in which Massachusetts ... elucidate why such great effort is put into emphasizing the presence of a new ... unbiased assessment). While almost everyone participates in a Ring Premiere

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Nerd Love Beauty and the Science!

  

  currently pursuing a PhD in analytical biochemistry. Here she is on PBS ... , mirrors break when I look in them, but that is because I am so handsome that ... a bit part playing an MIT professor in the 2008 movie "21," about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we ... in the next few days; in the meantime I really need to say something

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  (knock on wood). (In other words, Lydia K. ‘14, MEng ‘16 is a lie: I ... started working in the Sabeti lab at the Broad, my thesis lab. This is the ... . Amazingly, the lab gave me a third of a beautiful office (which so far is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Online Decisions = YES Some great news.

  

  graduate). Your intended entry year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is ... (the system is unable to display decisions for those who applied in Early Action and received a "final" action in December - i.e. admitted or denied

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 6, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  hand in hand. But what you might not know is that MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short walk from the ... anywhere on the layout - here's a spot in the vicinity of Middle Heights. And

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  Transcripts must be sent in by your school counselor or another ... school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted ... entity. Our Transcripts page has information on how to have your counselor
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  have been in Nepal since then. I am currently volunteering at a Buddhist ... in cooking, laundry, etc. I am having a great stay in South Asia, and I ... talking to such a diverse group has helped me tremendously in learning about

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Snowy Birthday Party the #IAParty2011 is just beginning

  

  beloved MIT in the past century and a half. There are a ton of activities ... map of the exhibit... There is also a ton more info about the exhibit ... around it. But for me, coming from the deep south, this is a unique

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  form is required of all applicants and will be available on this page in ... students with something to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn ... Midyear Report: This online form is required for all applicants, including

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  you pulled a hack (though the hosts said "prank")? Is it wierd to be in ... professional responsibilities and ethics. A required on-line evaluation is given ... design knowledge. Matt notes: 2.007, a robotics competition class, is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005