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• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  the fugacity of carbon monoxide at 345 K, I'm more often than not ... I like working the night shifts at the Burton-Conner front desk ... to do except homework. This is especially useful since almost all of my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Finalists the "name bryan's fish" contest continues!

  

  And the finalists of the "Name Bryan's Fish" contest are: Mr. Chang Voltaire Groker Fabio Matsya Gelatin White Dragon Sushi Vote for your favorite by posting a comment or emailing me at [email protected].

  • by Bryan
  • July 18, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the MIT Energy Initiative?

  The MIT Energy Initiative is a platform for highly focused energy-related activity at MIT. The program includes research, education, campus energy management, and outreach programs that cover all areas of energy supply and
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are volunteer opportunities available?

  At the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center (PKG Center), you can connect with a variety of public service projects in local, national, and global communities. The PKG Center can also provide guidance
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How many Nobel Prize Laureates are affiliated with MIT?

  MIT is affiliated with 104 Nobel Prize Laureates. You could be taking a class with one of the 12 current Nobel Laureate faculty members at MIT very soon!
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18.03, which is 5-0-7, for 6-2. At MIT, all of your friends would understand exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the campus life and culture like?

  It would be impossible to tell you about campus life and culture at MIT in just a few words, so we're going to have to send you to another page on our site—hopefully, you'll get a feel for the vibrancy of our
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  of awesome stuff happening at MIT!
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  stage at the Battle of the Bands. My colleague and fellow blogger Ben ... was the highlight of my tenure at MIT. Just as I've acknowledged the ... change gonna' come." For the greater part of my blog's existence, many of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  up at 8:30, sat in bed cooing at pictures of adorable baby zoo animals ... Scholars was in the name of opera: Carmen Saturday evening at the MET in NYC, and Powder Her Face at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Like any good

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  In times of economic crisis, Random Hall perseveres in upholding the traditions that temper the pains of work and study with the welcome relief of warm homemade dinners. A late-evening meal at Random Hall tonight was

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Davidson Fellows scholarship program A great scholarship opportunity from the wonderful folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.

  

  From reading your applications, I know that many of you would be very ... program. Sponsored by the good folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, the program provides scholarships of $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 to

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

  Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class

  

  ="aligncenter" width="300"] An artist's impression of Ada Lovelace[/caption] At the end ... Classes at MIT will have you looking at a subject from about three ... think the true definition of drinking from a firehose is to be learning

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 14, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The [REDACTED] Family Dinner 🥟 family matters. very tasty family matters.

  

  March of 2024. The second [REDACTED] Family Dinner occurred just last week–at ... different personalities and different goals and at different stages of their ... assembled a mailing list of faculty, grad students, undergraduates, and more

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  series of puzzles for the heirs to solve. At the end of the book, after ... foot (the American way of travel - look at how much Americans jog!) the ... My most vivid recollection of a July 4 celebration came from a book

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  production of the cells. Bryan has been at the BPEC for six months and found ... glancing at his list of extracurricular activities that Bryan is really taking advantage of his time here at MIT. He also participates in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  : Number of hurricanes dodged: 1 Meals eaten at Columbia restaurant: 1 ... Dorothy Hernandez, 20, a native of New Orleans who studied architecture at ... efforts. Today at 4pm is my second Central Meeting of the year, in West

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 7

  

  of media, from USA Today to CNN and space.com. Full article at http ... . The jets shoot off at 175 million miles per hour, 26 percent of light ... in Richmond, VA. I had lunch again at the Steam Cafe, which is turning

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  comes when I'm standing at the west parallel of EC, since I can see both ... Sarah O'Connor was one of my 5.12 professors at the time, I stayed after ... with a grad student at the start of the fall term. Since last semester

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  Plus 2011 conference at Yale University. IvyPlus is an every-couple-of ... from at other schools. And it turns out that, though all of our offices ... out, all of the IvyPlus schools had cut at all of those layers to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011