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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well ... . Everything should be as simple as it can be, yet no simpler Albert Einstein ... Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS). Basically, you can pick three or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  interested in catching up on some TV. This month, you can see (at least) three ... MIT alumna, Aomawa Shields '97. You can watch the pilot episode online ... television. And tomorrow night on the CBS network, you can watch James Woods on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  can get it off your mind completely; after all, you're on the MIT ... few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... planning to apply to, if you can. (Seriously, nothing excites us more than

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  your interview is fast approaching! You can find the contact information ... we can't be everywhere!] *Even if you are applying elsewhere via an ... January 1 deadline, if you can. It will save you and us some angst in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  turkeys: Kelly (09) demonstrates step one in purple: Louis (07) can do it ... greeting of the coming holiday. You can tell a lot about someone ... : Readysetgo. Louis (07) can carve turkeys with his pecs but out of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  . That doesn't mean you can't graduate with your undergrad class first - it ... 'd like to focus in the future. The topics are wide-ranging and can be ... you can come up with a joint thesis to satisfy both degrees. One of the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  Program also have summer classes you can take for college credit. Also ... I was in 10th grade (and since that was only three years ago, you can ... last year and loved it. Of course, I can't forget MIT's own summer

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  can either give us a call at 617.253.4791 or drop us an email at [email protected]. What can you expect from your interview? Well, it should be ... the process and beyond. The best advice I can give you for the interview

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  that asks you to ask me questions. I can always be reached via email at ... can go far in MIT, its getting in that has me going bonkers." Hi Sean ... candidate is also wanted by a coach, can this really help?" John, to be

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  Email lists can be the burden of my existence sometimes. I get all ... admissions blogger- you can never escpae your past. I figure my reputation is ... , it prints out a header page with your username on it so you can quickly

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  for You closed this weekend, for example). Yes, you can receive transfer credit for courses taken at a local college; you can read about the transfer credit procedure. Similarly, you can also read about AP credit. Yes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  I can tell, they only make the problem more complicated than it ever ... for athletics- so no classes/office hours/whatever can be scheduled ... answer. Does MIT have official colors? I can't tell, because the My MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  statements the same? Nope. So since I'm from the 80s, I can tell you that I ... about 3 weeks ago. But I guess the question is can someone who studied ... questions. Just keep in mind that there are a lot of areas that you can go

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  then he can throw them!" 3. On that note, the bad science didn't bother me at all, unlike Spiderman 2, where the value of an eigenvector can be ... whole "gay gene"/"mutant gene" thing, but I don't think I can give them

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  -Conner has this thing called the Inter-Floor Activity Fund whereby floors can ... , very different from buildings you see elsewhere. That's more than I can ... canoeing. See, creatures really can live in the Charles. See, people at MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you ... -related reasons. If you would like an extension, you can either email our office at ... -4791. We want to ensure that you make the best, most informed choice you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  probably a good indicator of how busy one can get at MIT if he or she tries ... can't wait to meet you all, really! French class is a lot of fun, and ... across at MIT, but I suppose most anything can be defined as a "culture

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  year's worth of supplies to an offshore oil rig. "You can land on the snow, you can land on the water," Pasternak says. "It's a new vision of what can be done in the air." ***FACT BOX AEROSCRAFT FACTS:** -Purpose

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  reaction pathways. We can then theoretically model the reaction pathways and ... provide insight into how we can prevent the Maillard reaction from occurring ... want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Tricky Questions A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the…

  

  hold off on some interesting pictures I have for you so I can follow-up to the hack entry and answer some questions about it if I can. (Plus I ... curious can they take action like suspend students for a hack? I hope not

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2005