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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My New Hobby…. It's Giga-cool.

  

  'm taking in two weeks to give a presentation at Mainz Universitat (that's a ... , you can apply it to the magnitude of abstraction you take in a subject ... The other day my roommate and I decided that there was a flaw in the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  work, and life is good. But in the meantime, you probably want to do ... , largely consisting of doing nothing, making random trips to Steak 'N Shake on weekday nights, and sleeping more than I had, like, EVER. And in

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all sorts of things in the past month that have distracted me from blogging. Specifically: finding a UROP for the summer (I'll be working in the Lang Lab

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  in that regard. To that end, there is no expectation that you should ... , anyway. The interview is simply a way for you to tell us in person. Some ... there are no right or wrong things to talk about in the interview. There

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Admissions Update Updates about application numbers, application tracking, and more.

  

  has been reported that applications to MIT for this year have increased about 6%. Midyear Report: The Midyear Report is on schedule to be released next week. The Midyear Report is to be filled out by all MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language

  

  speak to each other in German. But there are foreigners here too, a decent ... ;advantageous" for being recognized. But the decision to write in German wasn't ... way. That life is not constrained to the way it currently is in our

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  to pursue design in an engineering/tech-centered school. His response ... We were so lucky to have the UA Alumni Affairs Committee invite John ... at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) -- back to campus to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tribute This is not the best joke in the world... actually, maybe it is.

  

  that I need to have written by tomorrow, I spent the afternoon in the ... space in a Turkey vs. Spam entry, just in case you were planning to go see ... actually missed the opportunity to incorporate this gem earlier in the scene

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from ... pie had a hidden cost in the form of this rating inquisition. Not one to ... information in order to make a decision, but there is no substitute for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you won't notice any change to your MyMIT account until we're confident that everyone has had a chance to receive his/her decision via mail (or telephone

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  that basically allows you to upload photos and thoughts to the web in ... variety of prefrosh guest bloggers during CPW. This has been done in the past with great success, and I'm looking very forward to this year

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to help with a project applying sociable robots to the real-world problem of obesity. This project intends to help people who are trying to lose weight

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  acclimated to my new community, the louder the whispers in my head became ... foundational thread in my journey that lead me to reflect on my impact in the ... Hi everyone! I am excited to be back celebrating this milestone with

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  . This summer, I had the opportunity to live in an apartment in Somerville ... or not. To continue this exploration in the dorms, I've completed step ... School has already started, but I have one last part of summer to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  class as a whole — will stick with you. To show this idea in action, I ... ?!” Nothing, and I mean nothing, in my life has come remotely close to being as ... to compare and contextualize the ways people in different times and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  members of the LGBTQ community. In a charged letter to President Reif ... to avoid such situations in future. This is what Nasir Almasri, a ... place, the MIT community needs to be involved. In many cases, donors of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Wheel To Rule Them All one small step for boy, one large step for nerdkind

  

  guys probably want to hear more about the man behind on the machine. Normally, I like to write rags-to-riches posts in which students struggle through weeks of continuous all-nighters to emerge baggy-eyed but victorious

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Math Women Rock k + 8 = awesome

  

  in the United States. Over 200 of the top young women mathematicians in the country come together to compete for $49,000 in prize money ... here, at MIT, on September 17th 2011! Our office worked hard in order to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 8, 2011
• FAQ / Interview

  Do alumni conduct interviews?

  MIT's Alumni Association is involved with everything MIT—from providing admission interviews all over the world, to sharing in commencement ... most diverse, talented, and invigorating communities in the world.