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• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat, RETREAT!! A weekend vacation.

  

  miles in the snow to get away from MIT and plan for our upcoming semester ... to this place. 2. I'd never driven in the snow. 3. It was dark. Thank ... can't really see in Boston), ran around in the snow, etc. And

  • by Bryan
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles A dizzying amount of puzzles

  

  For everyone interested in checking out the puzzles from this year's mystery hunt and previous hunts: 2007 2006 Even More

  • by Bryan
  • January 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In his second autobiography, published in 1991, Wilt ... points in a single basketball game. He did so in Hersheypark Arena, a ... was the music for "All In Green Went My Love Riding," my final project

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  admissions web site. I hope you like it! In October (when I get back from fall recruitment travel) we'll be launching a centralized Q&A blog, in an attempt to keep the other blog threads on topic (how often have you been in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  More entries about buildings and food Same as it ever was. I'm still single, but at least I'm in Belgium.

  

  colors." Gwyneth Paltrow, I'm looking in your direction. Well, I don ... , Belgium. Because I was in Brussels, Belgium this weekend. if you happen to be in Europe any time during the summer or winter, be sure to check out

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  have submitted photoshopped Evie/Sawyer photos in the last entry. They ... financial aid tracking. Daniel just posted an update in College Confidential: A new enhanced portlet will be launching in the next week to 10 days

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  'll cross my fingers for that. In either case, I'm planning to take my ... carrying an umbrella in a snowstorm doesn't make immediate intuitive sense to ... snowiness -- it's not showing up well in the thumbnail.) Notice the cheerful

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  of several language classes is available in condensed form: three hours ... . http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/iap/ Classes are available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish during IAP, and it's all included in your usual tuition

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  There was a nice article in yesterday's Boston Globe about the ... brain scientists under one roof in the world. The new 411,000-square ... , stands on what must already be one of the brainiest corners in the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The sky is falling! Either a huge cottonball just exploded or it's snowing.

  

  And so it begins. The first snow of the term has arrived. Kresge in the snow! Later that cold October evening, the snow turned into rain.

  • by Bryan
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Victorian Literature? MIT, perhaps surprisingly, has top programs in ethnomusicology, the history of Islamic architecture, and more...

  

  to pursue interests in the humanities at MIT -- I mean, the name of the ... example, do you know that we have one of the best faculties in the country in Victorian literature? Or in the history of Islamic architecture? Not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

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

  eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in college part-time, you should calculate your full-time term equivalency in order to estimate your eligibility. Keep in mind that eligibility will be
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science ... discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and ... Program in Media Arts and Sciences; the Program in Art, Culture, and
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during ... 't wish to participate in varsity athletics, there are also more than 30 ... ! Students interested in playing varsity sports should contact the coach of
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the ... creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the Harvard Bridge was measured in increments of fraternity pledge Oliver Smoot
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about psets. Problem sets are the backbone of our teaching in many subjects ... . Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  in your first year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer ... requirements. If you have been enrolled in college part-time, calculate your full-time term equivalents in order to estimate your eligibility. Keep in mind that
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them

  

  In January, I heard about an Arts at MIT initiative that provides ... long as they were an MIT student. I'm a casual artist who paints once in ... first. I wanted to try painting in gouache since it was an unfamiliar

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 7, 2021
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  Hoi zäme! I'm finally back in the US of A after 6 continuous months ... .2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed: In ... , I've been settling in to my summer studio apartment, interning the 9

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Should Go To Canada In which Kayla E. '15 and I took a spontaneous adventure to the great land…

  

  later, we hopped in her car with bags full of clothes and went on an adventure to Montreal in the great land of Canada. Neither of us had been to ... system, so all signs are in metric units. Also, everything is in French in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 15, 2016