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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  to action: “Is there any way you can send me a list of things I can ... faculty, I am very proud that an NSE student is leading this very important ... afraid I had lost sight of that big picture. What is MIT supposed to look

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  ), consensus is not easy. I think living in the dorm fostered a certain sense of ... -effective, convenient boarding with a strong sense of community, such that people stay in ... financial aid, as well. It is true that most FSILGs are, in fact, off campus

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  know that as well. A great deal is involved in the admissions process ... Waiting is hard. Waiting is incredibly hard. Well, I guess that ... really been patient. When a big event looms, I mark its approach in a big

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... 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.

  

  is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... 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

  Summer Classes (or, Gettin’ Classy) I made a series of Biology videos about blood and learned about digital education!

  

  video series intended to debunk the myth that blood is red in your ... This summer, I was enrolled in one of the five summer@future classes ... though it's a summer course) THAT COMBINES BIOLOGY AND MULTIMEDIA AND LETS

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 31, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  through the sky is roughly a circle that moves north and south as the ... The Infinite Corridor is MIT’s spinal cord. Many of our departments, classrooms, and labs radiate from here. Whatever you do, stay to the right when
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  sob. I can't remember the last time I cried like that. Alone and on a ... . "Unity in the face of diversity." And for that, I say Thank You. After the ... knew it was somewhere in my bag and so I stood, flipping through a never

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  it's sunny in my room right now. yeah, i use a standing desk ... sunny and there's a high of 73 degrees tomorrow. i haven't shared ... 's a closer look at the bookshelf in the corner: my room was missing

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches ... admission, simply need to move on, acknowledging that enrolling at MIT is not an option in the immediate future. This is what is supposed to happen

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  specifically integration. It’s complicated (so much so, in fact, that I ... (a factor we would normally not consider since it is so negligible in ... -entropy expressions is that they carry a high cognitive load, which is how much working

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  for you [ed: in case you want to move via FYRE]. Most of all, REX is a ... . According to MIT's Dormitory Council: REX (Residence Exploration) is a fun ... decided where you're going to live, REX is a great opportunity to find out

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  , and when you feel that community, you know this is a special place. ... build community, to have fun, to stay in shape. I could not imagine MIT ... hockey jersey, I swell with pride. It's a great design for a uniform (I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” ...the cow jumped over the moon....

  

  To celebrate the anniversary of the first manned moon landing, Google has a new site up: http://moon.google.com. If you zoom in close enough, you can see what the moon is made of ;-) (thanks to diana for pointing

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  new class on the topic of field (that is, "in situ") and laboratory ... One of the economics electives I have signed up for is 14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test - Field Experiments in Economics. From what I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  , but in a few minutes I will watch the Germany vs. Italy semifinal match ... beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report ... bacteria this morning (for the MCATs, of course), and I noticed that the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  , laughing and having fun that I can’t help but smile and be thankful for so many blessings that God has given us. Even in the midst of MIT, I kinda ... stuffing than I care to count. Personally, this is also my favorite night of

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  catch you guys up on what I've been doing. I will start it with a post ... Computer Science), with a heavy interest in biology.  I had intended to get a ... It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  lot of overlap in purpose - find the one that works for you.) MIT is a ... !). MedLinks I am one of these!  Basically, a MedLink is a student ... 'll be a time for some new adventure before classes start.  Boston is to be

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today ... . Here is the moment that I achieved my dream of IRL own-picking: [caption ... 're triploid."]Mutsu[/annotation] thrown in there. I like a tart apple. They had

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019