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• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  we are inviting YOU to be a part of it! THINK (Technology for Humanity ... Catherine Huang '10 just sent me this announcement and asked me to ... Jennifer Sim and Di Ye have organized: Introducing a great opportunity for

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among new students. Any enrolling first-year student may apply for the program.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Sunday Everyone Go read Marilee's post... NOW.

  

  desperately to get my kids to remember who I am, I logged in to publish an "I'm excited for everyone to get their mail this week!" post. In my in-box was an email from Marilee, asking me to post her first-ever blog entry. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  to post something I've had in the backlog for awhile.  Last year, I ... the SATs today. I remember how much it sucked to sit in a room for ... First, just to allay the inevitable questions in the comments: we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  personal decision - the answer to question #2 may help you to decide. 2) How ... The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most ... waitlist in the past few years, we admitted very few this year (due to the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Biking the bridge I biked across the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito

  

  On Sunday, a coworker and I decided to be tourists in our own city ... to walk our bikes down a steep set of stairs, across a path underneath ... .01: Classical Mechanics. (Should I be linking to 8.01t or the 8.01 in lecture

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 20, 2006
• 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…

  

  : ...not a single person, the entire length of the corridor. It was a bit eerie, as I've never seen that before. But it's good to know that MIT ... knew that. I need to get back to it - more updates when there's something

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  grading systems. We want you to know that we accept whatever grades your school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Whoa…You’re Old Bryan returns from the crypt of grad school

  

  disguise...kind of) and still have managed not to pull an all-nighter (for ... started MIT, I never once expected to stay here for this long (partly ... switch disciplines for my PhD. It's definitely a risk for me to study

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  third choice for any student. 2. Megan '08 for introducing me to the song ... loved was born with roses in her eyes." 4. Joe '08, for inviting me to go ... something to blog about from the afterlife. 5. Ben, for treating Mitra and me

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  that we weren’t smart enough for/didn’t have enough time to cover in 6 ... Steinmeyer (the lecturer) thinks would be cool for us to experiment with. And ... I'm a crusty senior now, so I have no fun and sparkly adventures to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  my disappointment when I'm eagerly waiting for a huge storm to blow in ... !) so there's no way I can sneak off to the mountains for a few runs ... fulfilling to me right now than designing climbing and ski gear for someone

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  . I want to be a fighter pilot - that is why I joined AFROTC, for the ... simply as an avenue to become a pilot and to pay for school. I wasn ... campus leadership positions, to competing competitively for scholarships

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  .) LSC GUY: Hello, and on behalf of LSC, thank you for coming to this free ... ? DL: I do a lot of research for my movies. Like I talked to a real world ... ... LSC GUY: And that's it for tonight! Make sure to come to our other LSC

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  . Went back to my office for the first time in 2 days; checked email. Akash ... Google Maps for an hour or so. Met up with Lorelle and headed to the BSU ... for dinner. From there I headed to the Mr/Miss MIT pageant in time to

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  The first thing I wanted to do for this entry was reply to some ... 's a good question! The answer is that, for 6.004, you have to write your ... 'm trying to connect it to my own experience. so we have two teachers for ap

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  turn the dial to 88.1 hello caller, you're live on the air.

  

  Cinderellas, we head over to the Walker basement for the show. I'd never been ... apply for a radio show with me? Friday night, I went to a going ... . As for the rest of the weekend, I finally managed to halfway move rooms

  • by Bryan
  • August 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  appropriate for the situation, like you wouldn't walk up to the CEO of GE and ... attended an etiquette seminar taught by Jodi Smith last week. For an hour and half, Ms. Smith taught us the Top Ten Tips for Painless Networking, which

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  sandwiches! And Oh, and when I had to go home for a weekend I walked from MIT ... to Harvard for this class (non-credit) called "Reading and Study ... giving you a large, apologetic explanation which would do nothing to redeem

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  tennis bubble, Kresge, the Student Center, and more. Not to mention, a ... freshman, immediately came to mind. I think it's a gorgeous shot. And people ... didn't take it. :) What, you've been reading this for months and you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006