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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  -- after all, the actual words given to nouns in spoken languages are also a ... -- they're different) to the courses at MIT. In my statistics class (9 ... pathways to chemistry that is actually occuring in a particular process (eg

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  BREAKING NEWS! Find out about your life of pi

  

  decision online before logging in to decisions.mit.edu.     ... , Richard Parker, has been trying to reconnect with his old friend, Pi Patel. The researchers also discovered this text in an accompanying bottle

  • by Richard Parker
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... used to build terrific things back in high school - incredibly elegant ... jealous of those in the bay area who don't have to fly across the country to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  3 webcams in the lab. Feel free to tune in. Live, from the Lino ... decorations. It's always easy to know what to get your mom or significant other ... in the MIT Glass Lab this week. Since space is so tight and so tightly

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

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said ... PGA." Well apparently that's exactly what President Obama had in mind, too. The President has directed Energy Secretary Steven Chu to provide

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  well spent. I am thrilled to say that even though we do now have CPW, in ... current students was a huge help in deciding whether to stay in California ... Okay, I admit it! I decided to come to MIT without the benefit of an

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... different from yours. This opportunity, in fact, may turn out to be the one ... of them are going on to college. Add to that an increase in the number

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering ... Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering to be awarded on the ... (S.B.) in Biological Engineering Moved, that the Faculty approves the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in ... MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  held in a reception area. We had the opportunity to put our new knowledge ... appropriate for the situation, like you wouldn't walk up to the CEO of GE and ... appropriate if you're introducing yourself to a veterinarian or fellow dog lover

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  the one purchased. Or they could. To paraphrase: "We'll arrive in time ... My first reaction to the ridiculously ridiculous airline adventure I just had was to write something along these lines and send it to the CEO

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  that in mind, I would like to impart some advice regarding the ... ’s never too late. In college, you will want to sustain ties to the past ... the interview as a chance to describe your life outside the classroom in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  , and several thousand people are in the process of applying to MIT. The ... consider these applications anew. In order to do that, we need to archive and ... *Correction as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  to this concept in high school,” and my brain cried out (silently, of ... down a list of things to remember. Things that, in an ideal world, we ... live stream video with cool guest hosts to entertain everybody in the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  comes to a close culminating in graduation and Tech Reunions on our campus ... that I would see them in five years when they would all come back to ... . I read their files, took part in deciding to admit them and welcomed

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  same questions that students will. That said, it's important to check in ... so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In addition we ... . A great place to find a parent to talk to would be in the Parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  a close friend. In this post, I'll describe how I made the decision to ... taking leave. I realized that taking leave would allow me to feel in ... internships to fill all of the time I would otherwise have been in school. This

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  beautiful ideals in this world. To shout from the past and into the future ... work to get grants, artists get stuck in bubbles that make it hard for ... to see beyond his local bay, his glorious ship in reality just a small

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  you should check in). Happy travels, and we can't wait to see you this ... find somebody to log you in there too. ... Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006