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• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^n

  

  , influential positions at the GAO, the Institute of Medicine, the Department of ... employed tool. Knowledge of specific technologies will never be assumed ... 't, but I assure you that the cultures of these institutions make them the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 3, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  .) For those both within and outside of the Institute who have not yet ... not a byte, more of a museum nerd than your typical MIT student, which ... 's current exhibit of Tavares Strachan's show, Orthostatic Tolerance: It Might

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  consumption of an immeasurable amount of calories. (OK, Dad, I know you hate when I fixate on food, but it’s all in the name of science.) We began at Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Kenmore Square, which had some of the coolest

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  always liked the idea of reality TV - capturing real moments with real people. But most "reality" TV is fake nowadays and so we want to do something different. We want to take over the medium of reality TV and use it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  some sort of Associates’ Degree, from a community college*. So I became ... shows a lot of tough love, and like all institutions, it has several ... know what I thought was my shining glory, my thing to be proud of, the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i am taking in spring 26 because i'm stuck at the airport right now. NOT ranked in terms of edibility (sorry)

  

  certain amount of agency over the technologies that we should use with ... that i took ~15 flights, most of them crossing the Pacific ocean, with ... [annotation note="~60% of them were either cancelled and rebooked or delayed

  • by Janet G. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  Well, today was my last day of class as an undergrad. Technically the last day of class is tomorrow, but I only have 7.28 (molecular biology ... think I've attended a grand total of one since the end of my freshman year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Chocolate ... Institute of Technology. Except this was not a materials science class. It was ... One of my favorite of MIT's 500+ student groups is called the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  think tank, like the Brookings Institute. There are more varieties of ... ? What is my life going to be? Four years of college and plenty of knowledge Have earned me this useless degree I can't pay the bills yet 'Cause

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• 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.

  

  MEng, or Master of Engineering, which is typically a one-year degree ... to complete the requirements for both degrees at the end of five years ... related master's degree (such as the MST, the Master of Science in

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

  Making Tracks

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the greatest, most profound things ... information technology and toward the pursuit of transportation. I'm nursing my ... I just turned nineteen, and the journey billed as the first year of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  its so-called "peer institutions," has a high rate of low income ... chance of having been polished by expensive college counselors? I ... /character oriented, which I agree with, but why do so many of the kids at certain

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  . SENIOR. I walk down the halls of Simmons and see freshman frantically p ... n00bs" and then immediate proceed thinking, "Wait I'm not one of you ... feeling like P.Diddy, then realize, "Ermegerd, this is my last sixth day of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  talented people, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has grown from a ... ('22) and Wesley Block ('22) on the history of the Institute, spanning ... pinnacle of technological innovation. Exploring several themes and arcs, it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to ... . Fueled by the groundbreaking work of our faculty in such critical areas as finance and policy, innovation and entrepreneurship, technology, healthcare
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  Zev B. ‘08 thought they tasted fake, and prefers the sour versions of ... The berry of the West African Synsepalum dulcificum (miracle fruit ... .42 kilodaltons of carbohydrate, 21.2 kilodaltons of protein) binds to the sweetness

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-108Cambridge, MA 02139 ... about the possibility of deferring admission, also known as taking a gap year. In the interests of time, I'm going to reprint an entry (edited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  : apparently, engineering students from Stevens Institute of Technology in ... The fourth Thursday of November and the few days before and after are ... size of our international audience, I thought I might take a few minutes

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-108Cambridge, MA 02139 ... [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... (?#@^&*!!!), all kinds of awesome and interesting things are going on ... basically a Twitter feed. I hope you appreciate the enormity of this sacrifice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009