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• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  before I go off and become an adult. It's kind of strange and at the same ... my closet in the form of my shoes or on a bike rack or at the bus and ... ", Texas whereby "Suburbia" I mean for my first year of high school, I lived

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab?

  created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT. MIT’s efforts are aimed at a future in which the world’s water and food needs are ... environmentally sustainable way. Check out their site to learn about all of the
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  at the conclusion of "Our Friends," it's not just about Nobel Laureates ... , talking about two people at MIT who had touched many lives. I entitled the entry "Our Friends," in memory of two special members of the MIT community

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  3, 2006. ""At this point 29 percent of fish and seafood species have ... -life interviews, just to name a few. At the end, the consolidation of research takes ... "It has been calculated that if no accident prevented the hatching of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  suggest. For example, at top-tier institutions only about 15 percent of ... the National Academy of Sciences reported in September. And at each step ... held at Columbia University and the City University of New York graduate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  hear from your host well in advance of arriving at CPW [and even if you ... . Take a look at the schedule -- the bulk of events are put on by student ... Tonight, as MIT's Spring Break was wrapping up, we gathered up all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  MIT students participate in the UROP program at MIT. Many of them will ... The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  tried one at HackMIT, then I tried it again at CES. For the month of ... Sights Las Vegas: At CES 2017, my friends and I networked with ... reality. I did that at both the Innovations Showcase and the Upload

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to test out of it. It's essentially like sitting the final before the class
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  of dried squid meat from a pungent Chinese grocery dig that sold at ... 's practically radioactive. At skin depth, Jean-Georges is the type of celebrity ... Three days of Manhattan ended on Monday afternoon beneath a dripping

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  could never understand any of that math stuff!" (that's okay, I'm bad at ... contributors: Turns out that the aforementioned early showing of 21 is at noon ... DID YOU KNOW? The famous Pioneer Zephyr trains of the 1940's were

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I hate the way I don’t hate you

  

  government (of which, yes, I was once president). Small world. Back at MIT ... see the earliest possible matinee, which was the noon showing at the ... was done, I decided I'd drive through Tacoma and get a sense of the town

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  No, I'm not talking Clark Kent here. I'm talking about the speed of ... me you don't know! (gasps) It's the WORLD YEAR OF PHYSICS! Actually, I only discovered this little snippet of information yesterday while

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  History at Indiana University, Editor of the Journal of American History ... memorials at the bombing site. This talk was one of 13 of The Resilient City ... Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and the School of Architecture at MIT

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? There are at least two KISS cover bands in the world consisting entirely of "little people," and at least two of them are apparently engaged in some sort of war. Hey all, sorry about the relative dearth of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  , Literature of Melville and Toni Morrison, Interactive Museum design at Harvard. The humanities at MIT are what you make of them. World class professors ... I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  of the amazing first-year students to begin their journeys at MIT! ... It's an incredibly exciting time of year, as the Class of 2023 is ... with our newly enrolled class through a number of events over the next

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  . paper- vs. computer-based test). We recommend scores of at least 100 ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  Here at MIT, and - let's be honest, since this is more of a lifetime ... fell asleep at nine. So when I have a lot of work to do and don't feel ... hallways. Collaboration is the staple of success at MIT. Depending on the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  panel discussion at the U.N. and also took a tour: In front of the U ... , they were all venues of festivities to celebrate the Glamour Top 10 ... Martha Stewart), in addition to visiting all of the above locales. We not

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007