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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  classmates, Megan Smith is now the current Chief Technology Officer of the ... If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then you spent last Friday and Saturday eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  tote bag tour i have so many things to carry

  

  I don’t know how it started exactly–a nice lug of canvas here, a floppy rectangle of yellow there. I tried my best to retreat under the guise of functionality: this one’s dark enough to hold tubes of paint, and

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 2, 2024
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  ★ a recounting of Premiere (Oops, it’s been like 1.5 months since) Ring Premiere happened! For almost a year now, I’ve had the privilege of being on the Class of 2026 Ring Committee! Ring Committee, also known as

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  -Descriptive Mentions of Homophobia, and Discussion of Trauma ((Some Author’s Commentary.)) This has been one of the harder admissions posts for me to make, but one ... Estrada’s “Si Me Matan” for the majority of writing this post, which is a

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  ’t blame MIT; generations of students have survived the Institute so how can ... This post includes an in-depth and personal discussion of the ... the audience I am directly talking to is meant to be members of the MIT

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  QinQin Yu Freshmen MIT-France Program Internship: Institut N ... Institut Néel, a world-famous magnetism research center situated in the heart of the Alps. Our lab works with extremely low temperatures, so

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  , where I suddenly had an infinite amount of time to respond in a way that ... asleep and the story continued. Eventually, I’d be wrenched out of the world that the random firing of my neurons had created for me, but, for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  starting, summer was over - all kinds of depressing things like that. This ... means to me right now, and it's kind of weird, because I'm not used to ... of 2010 (which makes me a sophomore), and I'm Course VI (i

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  as large-scale or well-known as that of its nearby Ivy-league counterpart, there is still a contingent of incredibly talented, committed ... on a series of fantastic shows each term. This term I've been

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  one thing that strikes me is that there are a lot of MIT applicants who like tennis, both playing and watching it. Thus, I'd guess a lot of the ... Class of 1985, has been named the Executive Chairman & President of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members of the MIT community who have started companies or created products ... process. (You guys know how I feel about the thousands of vendors who

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  narratives of public figures. The class is 17.309 Science, Technology, and ... Read Read Read Read Read Read Write Such is the life of a HASS major ... incomprehensible names, like “Intersectionality and the Ethics of Transnational

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check ... happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for all of the Admitted Students Parties. Today, I'd like to highlight a few

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  traveling I've done this summer finally reminded me of a guest entry I meant to post a long long time ago, regarding the epic IAP 2010 travels of ... -government organizations) to hear about their day-to-day technology needs, and ultimately

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  museums, most notably the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), the Institute of ... Although it may not be as apparent as other aspects of MIT, the ... ! There are a ton of resources on campus for making and enjoying artwork

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  ://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/the-final-stretch/'>Junior fall</a> and I sure made the most of the extra week."]5th semester ... ™: Survive and Thrive. ...and practice what I preach of course for my two ... of a hundred battles. — Sun Tzu Start early  This time around I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine

  

  typologies of Palestinian architectural and agrarian technologies, bringing ... , offered under the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT). I signed up for this class out of the blue, not really knowing what I was

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 29, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  architect of Simmons Hall. I'll update you on the lecture and also answer some ... that some of you have not heard from your host. Do not worry. I assure you that you have a host, and that you will be well taken care of while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday at the water park

  

  off-key at the top of their lungs. It was a gorgeous day, 85 degrees ... This is a tale of two college kids from two completely different ... family in Ohio; I am of the firm belief that summer is not summer until one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond

  

  "lifer" -- he received 3 degrees from MIT (SB '65, SM '67, PhD '70) and was the Director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ("AI Lab ... of my friends, all on their way to Doctorates in AI. He also wrote the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2005