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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  break, I took large bites out of the Big Apple on my two visits to New ... are popping up all over Manhtattan. New York magazine reported on Jan. 10, 2005 that the management company of The Helena, a new

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

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

  

  programming, here’s a year in review of what STARS Ambassadors at MIT have been ... college. You can find this event, along with all our upcoming offerings, at ... , Brown University, Colby College, and Columbia University in the City of

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer a foundation year?

  MIT does not offer a foundation year program. Students currently enrolled in a foundation year program may apply for first-year admission if their foundation year is not considered the first year of university in
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  stretched infinitely downward. He was bent over it, staring at the face of ... at the beginning of his time, trembling so hard the part of him that ... at the speed of helicopter blades to absolutely nothing at all

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Post-Finals, Pre-Graduation almost done...

  

  At MIT, there are two weeks between the last day of finals and commencement. The second of those two weeks is called Senior Week: the class ... very good at card throwing. Large objects appeared out of nowhere, people

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Trip to Princeton U Taking advantage of the three-day weekend by taking a trip to Princeton!

  

  oatmeal ever at Small World Coffee, a sweet independent cafe that offers a ... , as I am a proud owner of new glasses! We also met up with my cousin ... have fun! With this reality in mind, I went to Princeton University with

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  in Japan; research the potential of shale gas as an energy source at ... substances at RWTH Aachen University in Germany; and develop engineering ... business, but adjacent Paris is anything but. Like New York, there is always

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  free world, New York City. (Sorry Red Sox fans.) As usual, staff, faculty, new and returning students are all excited by the start of the new academic school year and the possibility of a New England World Series

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  college fairs. The largest was held at Columbia University, in New York City ... little corner of cyberspace! As always, we have reserved a place at the ... ? Summer is slipping away and the crisp New England weather is looming just

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  engineering from a textbook at the New York Public Library.[/annotation] It was ... receive grants at least equal to the cost of tuition. In addition to the new ... . According to the New York Times coverage of the research, “⌈MIT⌋ stands out

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  offers an Academic Expo, which showcases all of the majors available at MIT ... informative and offers a lot of good information on how to search for classes ... coding. You have a list of at least 3 CI-Hs you're interested in. CI

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  The New York Times has had an interesting set of articles over the ... is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the bottom is a snapshot of the same week in February 2010, when I was at the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  . Recently, he was offered University of Michigan merit scholarship($32 ... general idea." Some public universities do have exact percentages of what ... . Also, a very happy New Year to all of you!" No problem -- I've forwarded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  fog, of New York City lights. Now that future that I've dreamed of is ... ."]compromising.[/annotation] When I think of the future now, I see cushy New York apartments in the ... carefully balancing my social life at MIT. It was meant to be four years of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  California, Downstate New York, and Toronto, though, for reasons I'll talk ... has been most helpful? What hasn't been helpful at all? And for those of ... Beginning Wednesday until the end of October, my Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  of great conversations and more than a few laughs at my expense. Sorry ... to New York City and Southern California. If you happened to catch it ... Even as I write this I am en-route from the border town of El Paso

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  course), “This does not seem trivial at all and some of us did not have ... . Its residents barely bat an eyelash at the appearance of sentient ... achievements of your friends, current/future classmates, professors, or even

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  , along with Bryan! May 17 (today!): Round of 64 At this point, half of the ... about the contest description on Bryan's blog. The four years at MIT are ... humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... Architecture seniors at graduation and awesome USB wristbands from

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  yesterday on account of being mediocre at MIT. These feelings have been ... myself looking at my peers, feeling the painful sting of mediocrity. My ... Marvel media, looking at the role that MIT plays in the Marvel universe. As

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022