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• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  like tennis, both playing and watching it. Thus, I'd guess a lot of the ... Class of 1985, has been named the Executive Chairman & President of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals). As an undergraduate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  't Doonesbury vote-bomb me though! A new class will be offered by the Economics Department in fall, 2006: The Challenge of World Poverty. The class is intended ... extreme poverty a thing of the past? Why do some countries grow fast and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  , because of the bend in the road, I hit it at about a 45 degree angle.   ... vehicle at a 45 degree relative to the forward motion of that vehicle, at ... mode of transport when the weather is (reasonably) nice, it's a great way

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  the last 26 days in my hometown – Columbia, MO. Located in the heart of ... entirely out of the desire to hardcore om nom nom on these suckers to prove ... degrees all winter so when we had a couple inches of snow my town forgot how

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?

  choose to accept the offer, or not accept the offer and apply to other ... Action. (All of the MIT test requirements must be completed by November 30 ... . (All of the MIT test requirements must be completed by December 31
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  , my friends will got on boats off the coast of Alaska, work at JPL, CERN ... . The rest of the day promises no surprises. I’ll need to find food, wash ... hamper of laundry. The thought of transporting a bag of dirty clothing

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  months all of you prefrosh will shed the "pre" (presumably through the use ... said you love is still a healthy one. Yes in the course of one year at ... sweet stuff. Some of the stuff I've received for free include:A fridge A

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  architect of Simmons Hall. I'll update you on the lecture and also answer some ... .CPW Farewell: Saturday, 5pm (and probably Battle of the Bands, too). The head of ... blog entry for another time. Steven Holl discussing the Chapel of St

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Read Read Read Read Read Read Write Such is the life of a HASS major ... incomprehensible names, like “Intersectionality and the Ethics of Transnational Surrogacy.” There are readings on the history of education methods and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  FINAL TERM ATTACK Like a black light attack, only it's not like that at all.

  

  of stairs in the Haus when I ran to look at the Rocko's Modern Life ... Sciences from MIT. I can see the light. I CAN SEE IT. IT IS SO SO CLOSE. Of ... may comprise more than 20% of the whole. Try to assemble your "text

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Lovin’ Had me a blast. Or, the last post I'll write from home!

  

  half of the things on it until I get to Cambridge since most of it is ... , especially since I haven't been doing any of that (thinking, that is) for the ... each cookie go in a half-pound bag. (Four of the shortbreads, two of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  It's sort of funny how some of the most interesting things happen ... lab to the tennis courts on the other side of campus to play a quick ... " beneath the Green Building - one of MIT's academic buildings, home to the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  /07/07, which of course translates to THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CENTURY. (Regardless of ... bit of those 24 hours, but that just makes the time that I was awake ... places over the course of the day. It would be a momentous undertaking, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  about twenty years of travelling on the Delaware coast and three years ... DID YOU KNOW? Square wheels will roll if the road is in the shape of ... there waiting for one of the two or three daily trains to get us into

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  issue of Newsweek about the future of America's global leadership. It ... environment? Newsweek asked 15 leaders in the fields of science, technology, education and business to assess the challenges we face and to offer some

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level of math, whichever meets your ability level) and ... calculus and physics at the college level. Depending on your major, you may
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  microscope again, and I was going to take pictures of the lab and our equipment ... of the more senior lab members. Morgan's lab is primarily concerned ... neurotransmitter to be released. The packets of neurotransmitter travel across the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  . According to a recent New York Times blog titled "The Rise of the Toilet ... of IAP in Korea. South Korea may be the Starcraft capital in the world ... , Internet cafes, movie rooms, etc., the focal point of the jimjilbangs are

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

  Kickstart My Art highest form of expression

  

  architecture, people, and events representative of life at MIT.   The ... rigorous research facility and one of the best universities in the world, but there's more to the institute than numbers. The goal of this project is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 29, 2012