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• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  humanities field (21), and any engineering field (E). We were recently messaged about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine ... 've taken to meet the req's! Legend GIR = General Institute Requirements

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  January -- the intermediate period between winter break and the spring semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester ... ! These classes are limited-enrollment and available by special lottery only

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

   One of my 2020 resolutions was reading 10 books, and I just ... , and I’ll probably read another book after finals. For now, here are the 10 books I’ve read so far~~   the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  about transition states and enzyme reactions, as all I can think of are ... "]finally crossing the Boston University Bridge[/annotation] and returning to my ... —little, dedicated spaces for my sentences and paragraphs that don’t make the final cut

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United States permanent ... , you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the application portal, fax (617.687.9184), or email and your status will be updated
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  to possess some degree of moral aptitude, and in so far as moral ... -defined, somewhat abstract, and entirely distracting. This is a more fleshed out ... theoretical and somewhat subjective), let's dive in, shall we? We will examine

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Watch this! An MIT blogger alum deservedly gets a moment in the spotlight.

  

  today as they were when she wrote them between 2005 and when she graduated with degrees in Biology and Brain & Cognitive Science in 2006. Today, she is a graduate student at Harvard, and is still involved with the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions For you.

  

  advantage of the sunny, 55 degree weather to catch up on all the vitamin D I ... Court. It was due to this decision that I spent an hour and a half of this ... found my attention drifting away from their words and towards the glinting

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

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  that story all over again. I thought getting my bachelor's degree would ... schools. It's not an easy task either. Waiting on pins and needles to hear ... if I sit around and wait for the news, the world around me isn't going

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  underground tunnels. On mornings like these (3 degrees when I left the house), I ... , it was like playing a video game - lots of exploring and getting lost and seeing certain landmarks 4 times before realizing that I was

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever

  

  ) And the biggest institute wide snowball fight in Killian Court... ever ... The blizzard helped me and Liz run out of things to do incredibly ... snow I've ever seen, and I've still been trying to figure out how to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  formally welcome you admitted and delightful goobers to the Institute. Four ... you celebrated accordingly, and similarly. Flash forward four years and ... books my airline tickets and hotel confirmation for my trip that

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer (it ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  From the comments on my last entry, the mean is 3.21748954013248 and ... offered during overlapping time slots -- which one should I take? Don't Doonesbury vote-bomb me though! A new class will be offered by the Economics

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  that whenever you go to the doctor's office and state your birth date ... class. Mike Conti (the instructor, and author of this) gave us a talk on ... Davie '12 and I went to an exhibit about using toys to communicate

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT References

  

  Chicago economist Steven Levitt. He received his PhD from MIT in 1994, and ... , "Number of Nobel prize winners among current and former members of the MIT ... two years, and #2, this was written before Acemoglu received it this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  their research to MTL's industry sponsors like Lam Research and Global ... get together and have fun before the spring semester starts. Unlike ... during MARC and thought the snowboarding people looked so cool, so I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Food for Thought [guest post] On food and our culinary club, Mince

  

  ’m Sophia, the past head and creator of the Massachusetts Institute of ... could easily (and humbly) find himself at any institution post ... and extraordinary offerings, in a way I find both incredibly rare and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  School College: University of Michigan, 1995, English Language and ... Name:Jenny Rifken Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate ... and activities really seriously, but they don't take themselves too

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005