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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  subject line? Will he show a can of the eponymous meat-like substance (now with Bacon!*)? Perhaps a photo of SPAM carved to resemble some bit of ... for a few days. For those unfamiliar with anti-SPAM technology, Re

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  large-scale applications of thin-shell concrete technology in the United ... miscellaneous tasks an employee may be required to perform outside the scope of their stated job description. Of all of the other duties I’ve been

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  -In program this fall, we’re reflecting on the incredible success of our inaugural event. Last fall, we welcomed our first group of high school juniors ... insights into the college application process—through the unique lens of

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Update from selection We're working through the weekend towards admitting the Class of 2011.

  

  temperatures (it hit 62 degrees F today, just shy of 1932's 65). But we were inside, happily working towards admitting the Class of 2011. Tomorrow, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  next four years of my life at this amazing institution. The best part of ... two days prior to the start of CPW to visit family and such. One quick ... registration desk. I got a booklet of the several hundred events going on during

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  like 5 hours of sleep from making my  [annotation note="Cell Biology"]7 ... exams before Monday morning; this led to some frantic texting of friends to attempt to acquire a copy of the practice exam and answers so that I

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions For you.

  

  advantage of the sunny, 55 degree weather to catch up on all the vitamin D I failed to absorb in wintry days past. In celebration of this meteorological grace, my writing professor agreed to move the location of today's class

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  Name: Amy Perez Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions Hometown ... , Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome and the Boston skyline, both of which are right outside the Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a week of class notes airplanes, ethnography, and some bonus doodles

  

  of the capstone options for the aeroastro degree. in true mens ... classes started last wednesday! here's a cross-section of my ... .06 - Principles of Automatic Control this is a required class for the course 16

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  of classes and try to get as many degrees as humanly possible. My grandpa shared an anecdote of his childhood with me that I think really ... I first came to MIT, I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but who

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  of traditional art studio classes that the SAA offers) is something ... , because for 9th and 10th grade, we were in the music program of the arts ... of STEM that goes on, but we were not so aware of the vibrant art

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  ) -- Though just teenagers, the applicants to the Massachusetts Institute of ... Press about our Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones. According to Google ... 's currently on CNN.com, with a nice picture of Marilee and her daughter (at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  CPW: ASA Midway, B1 B1athalon, and Cutting Crafts with Contour not to mention meet the bloggers

  

  "]2.009.[/annotation]  After 2.009, nine of us continued working on the ... out how much of our name to capitalize. We’re digging into market research, learning the ins and outs of team formation, and testing our

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 25, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend of mine approached me with an idea for a ... college, and I agreed. For sake of privacy, though, we agreed that the entry ... 's worth sharing: after all, MIT has one of the best medical systems in the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  Institute offers. I'd primarily recommend a class in your (prospective) major ... Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation ... to be taking over MIT's campus in five days. You may have heard of it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  poorly in classes, MIT can rescind your offer of admissions.(In fact, many ... Wow. You guys asked some hard questions! And a lot of them. No ... 's calculated using an arbitrary combination of color choices and the amount spent

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  informative and offers a lot of good information on how to search for classes ... offers an Academic Expo, which showcases all of the majors available at MIT ... relevant classes later on. The Institute (as of Fall 2022) recommends that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  amount to meet Institute standards"]CI-H,[/annotation] so there's a lot of ... , and then through the magic of technology, we're able to sing together in ... the oft-quoted line of Gatsby: "So we beat on, boats against the current

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Concourse?

  Concourse is a unique community of first-year students committed to ... . Concourse offers small classes in the math and science GIRs as well as small ... the meaning of human nature, the basis and character of morality, the
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  Institute of Technology. Now, you may have heard of some of our linguistic ... There exists a nontrivial subset of the MIT population for whom the intersection of their everyday language and mathematical jargon is non-empty. In

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024