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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m still alive And I missed entry #2000 by one! Blargh!

  

  just got a UROP doing chemistry and molecular biology-related stuff in the O'Connor Lab, guaranteeing me the shortest commute to work I'll ever have to make. (Yeah, you know I used Paint.) The round trip is less

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? Your name in lights.

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Seeing that my ... you to write a blog entry about your CPW experience. If you

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  manage to deliver them to me in html-friendly ASCII). So when you see a new ... Oh, what a bad blogger I have been. I was lamenting to Matt last week that I haven't had a chance to think up any good entries - sorry guys

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  you to another EC who is available. Some of you may live in areas where ... coming to campus - we'll assign you to an EC in the vicinity of MIT. Note ... posted here.  The deadline to contact your EC has passed for early action

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  choice? Do you have reservations? Are you still in shock? Drop the Nance Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear from those not given to post regularly to this (or any MIT blog).

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  the opportunity to experience life in Italy while simultaneously working ... Laura Stonehill, an MIT senior majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent her summer in Venice, Italy through an informal internship

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to ... multidisciplinary approach. The Center's goal is to improve the ability to accurately predict changes in the global environment. Additionally, a variety of
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will there be a wait list this year?

  't possible to exactly predict how many students will attend each year. To help ... 't know if we will be able to select students from the wait list until admitted students return their enrollment decisions in early May.
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we're happy to shed some light into that black hole. In fact, we outline our ... After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate—but students that complete courses in archery, pistol shooting, sailing, and
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  information on our site about what to do in high school that you'll find helpful ... to our email list without any commitment to apply for admission.
• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  This was supposed to be a happy post. It was supposed to be one of ... ice cream, Tetris hacks, and a campus-wide show of unity to welcome prospective students.  It was supposed to be about my first time celebrating

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  's statistically improbable to win things that aren't in cereal boxes. Well, it ... week. It turns out that, due to the gnarly distortions in spacetime ... direction when they return to their original position. In curved spacetime

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  kind of joke. (In related news, Pi Day is only eleven days away. Get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  things to come from this group in terms of information is the international ... ; on the most recent list, we're third, supplying $8,628,074 in aid to ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  made me want to wake up and go outside. In a manner not dissimilar to ... companies from tiny startups to Microsoft had brought in, to the Tesla coil ... not only refusing to snow for more than a few days, but by having

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Screaming on a page (kinda) about 6.009 Please excuse what's about to follow

  

  basically made my code recite back to me EXACTLY what it was doing in scripts ... .009. I want to be back at MIT and swing on the rope swing in the East ... spent on a little blue couch, waking up early, leaving my physical form to

  • by Powers '23
  • April 12, 2020
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  Massachusetts, allowing students the opportunity to fully engage in the leadership ... What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common ... takes place over IAP. Participants will be asked to wrestle with such

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  takeoff is a good place to start with a disclaimer: my father was in control ... frequents these blogs! * The word "prospective" doesn't distribute to parents ... really, don't plan out your child's future that far in advance, dude. Wait

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  were holding five hostages in an abandoned prison, and they were to ... and my buddy. We were then searched and told to wait in a nice warm bus ... outnumbered 4 to 1. However, in the end, they couldn't hold the position. We

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007