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• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  i just finished 6.811, principles and practices of assistive technology (PPAT)! it's a higher level interdisciplinary course 6 class that tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of boston

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  strips and loops of metal through my ears? And I said that sounded kind of ... months of ick and ouch later I started putting shiny metal things through ... would look with that gold hoop, or that fake green diamond stud with that

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in college
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Wahoo! MIT takes over Doonesbury! Alex Doonesbury is coming to a campus near you.

  

  For those of you who are closely following the Doonesbury comic strip ... June, here are some excerpts: Alex Doonesbury, the daughter of the main ... MIT next year after the Institute won an online poll that allowed the

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

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  dorm life and all of that. TLDR: I did continuous open recruitment for ... forth between having joined a sorority. I get upset because of the archaic ... frats and srats, where frats have seemingly boatloads of money to spend on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  not sorry to leave the Masochistic Institute of Technology. Don't worry ... (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces yourselves.) I am a creature of habit. As evidenced by the facts that my

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can first-year students conduct research?

  Research at MIT aims to develop innovative solutions to the world’s most daunting challenges. From addressing the energy needs of tomorrow to ... creative collaborations with leading research institutes and consortia around
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... courseload. This puts them in position to finish all of the requirements for the Master's degree as well as the Bachelor's in only 5 years. (If the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  Foundation, the same folks who funded MIT's new Broad Institute of genomics for ... A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"... Favorite commercial: Intel and its support of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  to that question, no matter the time of year. This winter I have ... , but just kind of maybe her). The fact that I am here is mindblowing ... . After that there are three planned projects of unknown length, at least

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doors of East Campus a la Humans of New York

  

  This is the first in a series of a couple of posts I wanted to do on ... . All three of these dorms have spectacular murals, but I wanted to talk ... first move in, one of the first steps in making East Campus your home is

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the Institute are elaborate—but benign—practical jokes perpetrated anonymously on
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  5.0 G.P.A. Rhodes Scholar One of Glamour Magazine's Top 10 College Women in 2007 Member of the 2008 All-USA College Academic First Team ... beautiful smile that you'd think that she's the daughter of a Crest employee

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  Friday evening was the unveiling of the Class of 2009 Brass Rat. Ring Premiere, as its called, is one of the largest milestones of the MIT undergrad experience. A lot of you probably have class rings from high school

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  The blogs are back in town

  

  Lab talk/tour this afternoon...) Ben has been out of the office all week with a three-digit (in degrees Fahrenheit) fever, but still he ... answering many of your financial aid questions. You (or whoever is filling out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  One of Danny B.D’s many contributions to the MIT community, along ... visualizes dependencies and degree requirements, and lets you drag and drop ... ;n> without going through all the work of actually being <n>? Build a

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  It’s the start of my third year here, and once again I am smiling at ... ? Well, it’s the start of a new half of college. This year, I was asked ... like one or more of my professors, but too many lucky stars need to align

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  can send a letter outlining your plans to our office: Office of Admissions Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room ... details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  celebrate being two years into their undergraduate degree. The Class of 2022 ... highlighted those changes and sent me off on another period of intense personal ... my blog where I left off — the version of me typing up this blog post

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  our preparations in the event of an emergency at MIT. The Institute ... All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I ... [email protected] To Members of the MIT Community: Yesterday's tragic events at Virginia

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007