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• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  of spending four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yes, that's right. In just a few hours, a simple flick of a cursor, a click of a mouse button. Many childhoods of anticipation will come to an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.

  

  So tonight, I'm going to watch my friend Timmy '06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I'm kind of excited being a Star Wars fan and all. I'll give my review of the

  • by Bryan
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And here I am!

  

  think my soul is still roaming around the south of France. Anyone have five thousand miles of fishing line and a solid hook? :-) I've long maintained that one learns more in a week of travel than in a month of high

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the ... 's Mathematics Department represents a broad spectrum of fields ranging from the
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join a fraternity/sorority?

  principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office ... MIT community. The purpose of the FSILG Office is to enhance the out-of-class experience for the students at MIT and be a proponent of the shared values that
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can transfer applicants submit supplemental materials?

  the required application. If there are other pieces of information that ... them as noted below. We'll accept a maximum of two additional letters of ... materials can be mailed to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of ... the legendary Debbie Douglas, director of collections at the MIT Museum ... regarding the real and perceived threat of fascism.” Faculty found that course

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff
• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  , right?) Item the first: The Journal of Negative Results. My advisor and ... isolation of the Clock gene in mice. Clock is the result of a point mutation in chromosome 5, leading to an extension of the circadian period from

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  according to Wikipedia: 546 – Gothic War: The Ostrogoths of King Totila ... excommunicates Henry VIII of England. 1777 – France formally recognizes the United States of America. 1790 – Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I ... : ...not a single person, the entire length of the corridor. It was a bit ... people DO sleep! One of the best parts of selection is the massive amount

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  My fellow readers of the MIT Admissions blogs, a great tragedy has befallen us today. The favorite dining spot of hundreds of students on campus ... longer an option for Lobdell Food Court customers. Some of you might be

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  Class of 2020, we enclosed the following note in the tube:     Yesterday, the Class of 2020 responded with a hacked eye-chart of ... for the pictures)  I strongly suspect the Class of 2020 is trying to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook and pen wherever I go. It's kind of like a journal, but I don't exactly like the idea of a "journal" -- a book just about what I do or feel every

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 1 and the power of the few

  

  6.046, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, is one of the most ... ’s Introduction to Algorithms class, and dives into the heart of designing and ... , especially in the context of limited resources. Limited memory, limited

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  graduation; and once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The ... of choosing the ring committee, or "RingComm," of 12 class members, students representing different MIT walks of life. The RingComm next solicits

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  . Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response ... heart of much of the Program’s work lies MIT’s Integrated Global System Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the
• Blog / Events

  Ringing in the second half of MIT The Class of 2019 gets their brass rats...at last

  

  Last Tuesday was a big day for MIT's class of 2019. After two years of waiting, we finally got our class rings! The brass rat isn't just any class token--it's one of the most recognizable rings out there. It

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 23, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  Good day! One of the many unique and altogether unavoidable aspects of MIT life is the mailing list. Mailing lists are powerful tools that allow people to contact a large number of other people whom all have a

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  (and Ben and Nance) been? Reading applications. Lots and lots of ... 'm really enjoying this year's applications; I know that we have a lot of ... 's been lots of other exciting news, including the production of the first 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006