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• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  Hockfield recently wrote an op-ed in the Boston Globe entitled A Model For ... argument for a more positive outlook. At universities, we have a sustainable ... As you know, MIT is embarking on a mission to tackle the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  was delayed for three hours. Sam's Mom has a broken refrigerator. My ... ago Justin Kim wrote: I did this program for a class I'm taking called ... 21 years old. Well, it's been a while. According to MT I started

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a Quest ... MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math/science teacher and a humanities/social science/language teacher. We accept Quest
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  family for going three weeks before replying to a text. ‘School is crazy ... the space of a week. I was constantly overwhelmed, and yearning for the ... a constant in my life for as long as I can remember, and added

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  my annual pilgrimage to Cambridge for the MIT Mystery Hunt, a puzzle ... something mores, I think, are a way for the writing team to demonstrate that ... cryptogram, and from there, what could they be a cryptogram for? This one didn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  birds. That’s kind of a problem for my teammate Katy ‘11, who is deathly ... and I had just woken up to go for a run, so at the time I pegged it as a ... ran up and saw canines), it was definitely a school bus for dogs. I have

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  around the parking lot for a while. I felt okay, so off we went! The first ... , and suddenly (like magic!) I had enough energy to keep going for a while ... we stopped for a proper break. I had to do that a couple more times

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  GIRs. For a single degree, a student has to accumulate 180 units outside ... could tell me where I might order a (yummy) birthday cake for delivery to ... directly place an order online. (For comparison, Rosie's has more of a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  where advising groups often meet for dinner; it’s where we’ve had a few ... order pizza, but then ask for a bag of those famous pizza dough rolls to ... . Andrew, who works for a Cambridge-based startup called Panjiva, said his

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  class sketching an adventure in speedrunned pedagogy

  

  property. For example: L = {(a, b, c) | a + b = c} is a language of ... you faster algorithms almost for free). This class covers a lot of ... that for every point in the set, there is a ball around that point that

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • December 23, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Judd Logan is my homeboy He's amazing, so amazing

  

  night. For the MIT people, Tony Stark a/k/a Ironman........ Just my ... Scholarship. And he comes from a place where college just isn't in the cards for ... life save for a stint in the military. According to the National Center

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  typical day is like for an MIT student. Although that's a very good question ... computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night ... you have to do in a week, and you sort of want to die inside. :) For

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  just a babby sophomore, my floor had a gingerbread decorating party. It was one of a series of events organized by The Committee, an elected group of 1e residents with a small social budget. What started as a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  Last year, I made a HUGE decision. I decided to move off of MIT ... , for all it's glory, is no longer my home. Danny B. '15 wrote about how ... .  What changed? Me. I changed. Who was once a headstrong, ready

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  opportunities for Admitted Students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for Campus Preview Weekend (sign up now!), I’ve been working with our ... MIT portal for the locations and times for these events, and for a list of all

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  Update for Admitted students: We've been hearing reports that a few ... '12 had created a job-awesomeness formula for me. To understand it, you ... the joy for admitted ones, that ratio soon reverses and becomes a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  are you doing?" "Oh, a paper for my Art History class." "What school ... that I'm actually a bio student, and I'm taking art for fun. MIT does ... University there that I hope to stay for a bit in LA and visit her before

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... / Ego / Superego-ness.Harvard Square itself is a gathering site for street ... in Cambridge. Since hitching a ride on a pachyderm isn't always a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  C-Sail Jack Florey really went Captain Jack on this one.

  

  a closer look at that sail! Looks to me like a sail with a C on it...a C-Sail... It's a C-Sail on CSAIL! (For those of you who still don ... This might look like a regular old picture of the Stata Center on a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  position and had no pulse for a good 40-50 seconds. He said the likely cause ... brought with me to India is already half-full. For a rural-tribal hospital ... Happy New Year to all of you! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011