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  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... pass that advice on in the posts to come. A visit to Boston to visit ... interesting for the entire family. MIT offers information sessions followed by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  . From a homemade floating vehicle on the Charles River. Enterprising MIT students and alums often will create special boats for the occasion of the ... , MIT alum Nathanael Herreshoff created a revolutionary design for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  answers questions for kids. I particularly like his answer to the last question. It was a bit weird to be sitting in the same room with the guy who was responsible for changing the world so significantly. Think about it

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  . How will they pay for it? Nelson makes a big deal of the fact that ... $700,000, while the CEO of Strayer (a chain of for-profit universities ... a show, or read a newspaper for free, you're not consuming the product

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  /Underdog won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making her the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was also a recipient of the Mac ... .) I couldn't attend it, since I had rehearsal for the Musical Theatre

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the ... can admit. For now, we are waiting to see how many of the 1597 admitted ... reconvene and discuss the waitlist. You can see a lot of answers about the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  knew that one was right for me. Senior Haus had a line in their i3 that ... plan on staying for the foreseeable future. Though it was fairly easy ... many cultures have changed with the student body, a few undergraduates

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  . We evaluate everything based on the US system. For example, students ... evaluated in context. "In my country (Kenya) students who sat for the ... have studied a foreign language... the only languages I studied in high

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad ... was built for a cruising airspeed of about 70 mph, but it still took the ... out of power midair and came in for a glider landing--except the wind

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happiness ...can now be found on a website

  

  . It gives people all over the world a chance to submit stories about ... believe since I myself have visited the site quite a few times =P I wanted to share this site with you for a few reasons: (1) Christina said I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Over Spring Break A flattering video of MIT Women's Tennis derping around California

  

  For spring break, the women's tennis team travelled to Southern California for 7 days, playing 4 matches and spending the rest of the time ... ). This year, we rented out a huge house for all 16 of us to share, complete

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 11, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  replacement for the college level classes MIT expects out of a potential student ... knowing Calculus. Sure, the social atmosphere may be a good fit for you (who ... great for another person. The most important thing is that you go to a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  arrived in the Admissions Office. For students for whom midyear grades are a big question, we will set aside the case with a "MYG" (midyear ... the midyear grades. For other students whose grades have been consistent

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  way through the maze of prospective employers. Some were looking for a ... . While the fair was specifically tailored to graduating seniors looking for ... has always been the dinner banquet, organized by the Society for Women

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  my annual pilgrimage to Cambridge for the MIT Mystery Hunt, a puzzle ... something mores, I think, are a way for the writing team to demonstrate that ... Conditions: Play with this for a bit, until you get the idea. Then try to win

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta

  

  the modern scientific method, a model for medical diagnostics and legal ... Note: xTalks: Digital Discourses is a seminar series from the ... Mehta, The University of the Future: Lessons from a 2600 Year History

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 21, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  pieces can sell for more on the market) and creating a heat sealer to help ... cooperative in Miramontes, discussing the new design for a cassava mill. Photo ... -Lab trip leaders and the community in Miramontes are working on providing a

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  likely receive the NBM® a bit later to allow time for this. 4) The vast ... I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM ... by the ARC - so my knowledge thereof is a bit limited. I just spoke

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.

  

  I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must ... in just for me! I have the best girlfriend ever. ... , it still works!" A week later, after I had totally forgotten about

  • by Snively '11
  • December 3, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  trusting place. At the time, my father was working as a sales engineer for ... , to say the least, extremely cool. Our evening began with a walk ... processing power, for our tour inside. Mind you, on the outside W91 has an

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014