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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  guide curious students to available services. As Laura, a blogger alum ... of LGBT Services and a strong advocate of the campaign, talked to me ... we talked more, I was surprised to find that Abigail's position, once a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Sign of Things to Come If Paul Revere went to MIT, he'd say, "The psets are coming. The psets are…

  

  I guess summer is coming to a close. My schedule was posted on WebSIS. :-( [In all honesty, I'm actually really looking forward to this semester ... . 2.ThA - Undergraduate Thesis How to write your thesis 101 2.A35

  • by Bryan
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ... gun bullets? Or maybe the power of a single footstep? Want to know the ... a semester to pursue any research question we can imagine. This is a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  A recipe for releasing decisions our LARGEST pi(e) day celebration yet...

  

     We decided to bake this enormous pie to remind you that MIT ... available, you will need to access decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same username and password that you use to sign into your MyMIT account. There

  • by A Delicious Pie
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

  present to you a list of things to do if and/or when you find yourself in a similar situation. Feel free to treat it as a chronological bucket list or just a list to pick and choose from. 1.  Eat a Lot of Food This is the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  , Biological Engineering) or just a suggestion as a way to fill the CI requirement while helping out with a major? Daniel W said: You're required to ... need to do after that is a HASS concentration and another HASS-D, and all

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  ? Next week, a mailing will be sent out with a reply card to all waitlisted ... to follow). I would recommend sending us a note to this email address ... the first college and enroll at the second. This shifting can lead to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  's incoming class*, I started to compile a list of memorable ... 's debate at MIT is worth a blog post in itself. Or six. The best thing to do ... , unless you can throw a stone all the way to the Boston University vicinity

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  flew to Greece for a couple of days to spend time with my parents (who ... my way back to Berlin. I had booked a flight for Thursday night, since ... Berlin around 11 PM, leaving me plenty of time to get home and get almost a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  As I do each year about this time, I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you ... details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  technology?" Here's the story: I went to a school called High Technology High School, and a lot of my friends and I would semi-jokingly refer to us as ... name and I was too lazy/uncreative to think up a new one. It made a lot

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James ... mouse person to a fish person" and how a trip to Germany during a ... challenges and hopes to finding a cure.

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  and stayed out until sun up dancing to mbalax music - a type of modern ... music scene from world-famous Senegalese drummers. I'm failing at a way to ... This week in blog entries posted by people who no longer go to MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  a gap semester to work full-time at the Media Lab. I did, however ... their dinner plans with friends. They've said a lot of things to us in the ... to be a good idea.   July Hilariously, MIT admin accidentally

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a ... wait a while longer before having it evaluated to give you time to send ... no impact. The best way to get us a missing piece is by fax. Our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006
• 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 ... to be more successful for a longer period of time. Responsibilities of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  So, my wife just popped by my office; it turns out she and a friend are on campus to see a lecture upstairs by Nobel Prize winner Ted Hänsch ... workout with MIT Kung Fu...) [Finally, to answer a couple FAQ: No, we haven

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  plan REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick your classes, or a really cool ... perspective, and the disciplined exuberance to post at least twice a month on ... 's a pretty good gig, to be honest. Your application will be read by a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  So most people start off the new year with a new hairstyle, but since I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  solar astrophysicist at Harvard. The AAS has a whole website on how to ... 'll transfer you to her voicemail. Me: Okay, thank you! I left a message, and am ... A little over a month ago, the American Astronomical Society posted

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014