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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  film "Giant Leaps," produced for the Giant Leaps Symposium: It's pretty inspiring to see all those folks from the MIT Instrumentation Lab ... that I guess is on a lot of people's minds: Q. So how do you pee in space

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  groups, it's a lot more interesting to cook for myself. By the way, I hate ... see how well that works. I used to hear that cooking is just applied ... dorm, Burton-Conner, has a full kitchen and suite lounge for every 6

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  ready for the geek-in-chief. President-elect Barack Obama used to collect ... , there's enough there for geeks to celebrate. Psychology professor Larry ... knows how to dance; he dresses well," Sarewitz said. "It's too high a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Human After All Unlike customer service nowadays, MIT (and its admissions office) is 100% human. Give or take…

  

  to an end - nor is it, for that matter, a question of finding how low ... for any prospective student to stand even a ghost of a chance of getting ... holding a p-set party for myself that's lasted about 3 to 4 days. Sounds

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  , but he's definitely in the mood to look for a snack. Then you bait two ... nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! This entry is a eulogy for my nineteen behavior mice, as I am done testing them and they are to be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  at the same time i struggle to put my experiences out in the world for ... , but they're there. I don't go back to the blog post for a few more weeks ... about the world we're making for them. I used to be obsessed with getting

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  250 word limit for a reason. You CANNOT use the FUN form to submit new ... as much as my family did: Anyway, I come to you in 2018 bearing ... updates that you want us to know (things like awards, achievements, etc

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse some of my favorite websites for news and updates, but I have this tendency of opening too many windows so my computer crashed and I had to

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  trying to study for the 5.43: Advanced Organic Chemistry final. Just come ... This was supposed to be a deeply philosophical entry on the wonders ... better just not even bother clicking the link below; trying to download all

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  . When reading, I'm most likely to be listening to a specific album -- the ... 's recent post, I decided to set my iTunes on random and see what happened. But instead of the first 10 (decimal is so ordinary!), I decided to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  These are the droids you’re looking for (on Pi Day) beep boop boop BEEEEEP

  

  now for applicants to confirm their login ability and decision ... same username and password that you use to sign into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to

  • by Decisions Droid
  • March 7, 2016
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students each year. Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds: community ... for you.
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzle: Are we going to win? another puzzle to stimulate your mind

  

  you one hint for now, use this website for help. I'll be travelling this weekend, so I probably won't get a chance to post the solution until Monday, but until then, have an awesome weekend! Are we going to win

  • by Bryan
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  101 Things to Do Before You Graduate from MIT What every MIT graduate should have experienced.

  

  have to step-up to the plate and complete it! For the skeptics (and photo ... while for this page to load.) So I've never actually ... Ring Delivery, we went to the Top of the Hub for some cookies and a good

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Bernanke to speak at Commencement!

  

  MIT just announced that Ben Bernanke '79 is going to be the graduation speaker for Commencement 2006. Bernanke has recently been nominated by President Bush to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will show what materials we have processed for you. We should have the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• 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