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• 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
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  program. As the daughter of Italian immigrants, she was very excited about ... the weekends and spent a week at the end of her internship traveling to ... bridges, the Ponte Celestia and the Portanuova, for a military area of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  offerings related to International Development. The Fair is also the flagship ... My Wednesday: 9:00 AM -- Swim Test at the Zesiger (Z) Center. For some reason, I waited until senior year to take the mandatory swim test

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples ... Interactive Robots We even offer free online course materials for students
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Admissions Decisions Now Available Online News about the 2011 Regular Action cycle.

  

  one of every ten applicants. Because of the size and the strength of ... : decisions.mit.eduYou can log in using the same username and password that you ... in. As has become tradition, the MIT admissions decisions are being

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  This doesn’t suck It's not particularly great, either. But you could go to Germany!

  

  those prints mightily in the warm weather of Saint-Tropez. Then again ... out free cookies on the first day of classes every term. That was all I ... like 4 hours long in the dead of winter. So it's kind of a good idea, if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  ------------------------------------- Ron wrote: "hey i miss the october test for the SAT because of the ... A's to gain entry to MIT." I'm not sure of the answer to your first ... decisions are made. You can see the top part of your admissions summary card

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  Today I attended the Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women (NSUW) event Coffee Chat with Professors. NSUW is a sponsored group of the Sloan ... , Kimberly Thompson Here's a little bit about each of the 5 professors: REENA

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  umbrella when Adam and I go Christmas shopping tonight. And if the idea of ... little Christmas tree in front of the Student Center. I saw this snowman outside Baker House, one of the dorms on Dorm Row. I don't know why there

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  The Class of 2007 walked across the stage last Friday, and among the ... offerings at MIT. Among her many experiences, Ana worked in the Sinkey Lab, one of the few MIT microbiology labs, for one and a half years. She says

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  enjoying the writing classes and my job outside of class working with ... quickly. We met and the next thing I know I'm handing in a sheet of paper ... had to apply to them with all the terms of getting a second major. So

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday at the water park

  

  off-key at the top of their lungs. It was a gorgeous day, 85 degrees and sunny, and we got started right away on one of the innertube rides ... family in Ohio; I am of the firm belief that summer is not summer until one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two ... participate in one of 22 Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs), which offer students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  I realize that the title for this post could be the title of a hymn ... to watch the progression of the emotional state of MIT students. The ... Chuck Norris himself, the last three weeks of the semester hit. Everything

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  As some of you may know I am a big Patriots fan. Yesterday the Patriots lost to the Giants. It was pretty painful. But the midst of it all ... inconsistent on both sides of the ball. Earlier this season, when the Patriots

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the ... 18 inches of snow, and ice on the roads to close schools. Being as ... home to Cambridge. The past two days have consisted of rowing practice

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Immaterial Girl in a Material World There is an imposter among us

  

  top CS school in the world. And yet, when I took 6.1010 (fundamentals of ... the properties of things and how to engineer new materials with the ... teaching; true to form, every pset was in the form of a superhero comic

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  at the center of the room, and quietly slid to the edge of the room ... ="BC is split into two sides that are still part of the same building: Burton, and Conner. "]Conner-side[/annotation] elevator(s) instead of the

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025