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• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... year headquarters as well as a resource during your undergraduate years. The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs
• FAQ / Visit

  Where can I find a campus map?

  Behold, whereis.mit.edu. Just search for rooms ("admissions"), services ("public parking"), or whatever else you might need.  
• Blog / Classes

  first week madness memes does anyone relate? lol

  

  , with the assistance of a great memey friend"]meme creds[/annotation] ... [annotation note="The reason we have to take an entrance exam is because we do not have the prerequisite, which is understandable, but alas

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 8, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Canceled? HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?!

  

  !!!] [Also know that this is the product of a winter break quasi-flame war. See ... MIT gives students the month of January off, it's something they call the "Independent Activities Period," or IAP. Turns out, due to budget

  • by Snively '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on campus, but they're not run by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Most ... MIT doesn't offer a traditional open-enrollment summer school program
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  proud of the class we've admitted. The predominant feeling, however, is sadness - because we were not able to offer a spot to SO MANY wonderful people. This seems to be the case every year. You'd think I'd get used to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  Akamai and a Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT, tells it all - the ... My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a ... lectures at MIT. MIT World has been in operation since 2001 and today has a

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  this. I'm still working on the Ring Premiere entry, but a friend ... : can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don ... the moon is a planet or not. me: well, the moon is a satellite of the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  is thus a palindromic date. It is, in fact, the first palindromic date ... , including how we write our dates. The [annotation note="and, of course, dropping the leading 0, so it's currently 9/ and not 09/"]convention of MM

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What does the D-Lab do?

  D-Lab is building a global network of innovators to design and disseminate technologies that meaningfully improve the lives of people living in poverty. The program’s mission is pursued through interdisciplinary courses
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  -100 after exiting lab and found the lecture hall in a standing room only situation. Outside, there were a few robots on display: The actual ... Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  unmistakable weavings of a live saxophone. When the game disbanded I followed the sound. At the bottom of the steps of 77 Mass Ave was a lone saxophonist ... was in the presence of a true artist. He wasn't there to busk or beg, or

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  for the holidays at MIT. I'm on their mailing list, and this morning they sent out the following blast: Dear Glass Lab followers, One of the ... One of my favorite MIT organizations is the Glass Lab, where students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  End of May updates More waitlist admits, no ARML, Bollywood in Boston, technical theater at MIT.

  

  It was a nice, relaxing 3-day weekend here. Summer has arrived in Boston. Now, after a lull in posting over the holiday and during yesterday ... remain on the waitlist.Unfortunately, I have to take back what I said in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 9 ZigZag presents the Vehicle Design Summit and more.

  

  The newest episode of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is now available. It features a very cool piece about the Vehicle Design Summit, definitely worth ... ? Check it out: Enjoy the episode!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  campus. Presumably, she spent a lot of time at the Stata Loading Dock ... Meet Riri Williams.   Riri is a fictional 15-year-old black ... as Iron Man in the new Iron Man comic series. Jeff Dekal / Marvel

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  smuggled out of dinner. Now, you may be wondering, is the above: 1) a ... “singular” creates a tone of loneliness and isolation that contributes to the ... continues. There comes a point, however, when all the integrals and chemical

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  answer a question I frequently receive: "So now that the class has been ... 't let today end without a brief comment about the waitlist. As you ... and feeling a sense of closure to the '10 cycle. Congrats to all the

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Not so FAST heading to MIT on Saturday for some FAST Thinking

  

  At the end of my first week in my new job, I attended a gala reception in the MIT Museum celebrating the kick-off to MIT”s 150 Celebration. The party was dazzling – black tie servers weaving through the crowd

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 3, 2011