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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  , Robert Grubbs, and Professor Richard Schrock. Professor Schrock won the Nobel prize for his "for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis." Courtesy of the MIT News Office: Schrock was cited by

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  , I ate at the brand new Steam Cafe, a very yummy new dining option! I might also add that the two bearded admissions officers, Ben and Stu, were paired on the same subcommittee today. In other news, while we were in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  the new numbering system, which does not deserve rights"]6 ... mighty in the S-tier. Sometimes classes at MIT feel difficult for the sake of being difficult, but 6.115 hit the rare sweet spot of being

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  of visuals and storytelling. But, once the summer came along, and I was ... signed up for the course this fall. I also wanted to take this class ... the age of TikToks and Reels, video is increasingly becoming the primary

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  “I’m going to UROP this summer!” I told my mom over the phone. Later ... three things: quirky campus culture, the 500+ clubs, and undergrad ... , or, in some cases, freshman year.  The differences meant little to me

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  Hello Internet! I'm briefly poking my head into the blogosphere as a ... , I decided to answer a bunch of questions from the blogger bot that ... to blog about. Pi or tau? Pi. (If it's okay with the other person

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  Mass Ave, from Random Hall to wherever the exam will be held. A lot of times, it’s an exam I’m nervous about. In past years, the class average ... . It’s mostly nerves. Just the brain talking too much, overthinking

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  to think of myself as someone who asks the tough questions and is not afraid to get to the heart of issues. So in the spirit of Charlie Rose ... . _____________ One of the best things that I have found about the MIT community over

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  A few days ago a young man posted a confession to the Class of 2016 ... people!   In the comments some of his classmates shared similar ... * because i feel pretty much the same way... 0.o ... I keep reading about

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  the above sentence of a college essay that thankfully never made it into ... travesty of a sentence last year.  I still make lame over-the-top metaphors ... (The Problem With Wikipedia is basically my life). But Wikipedia

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  . WHY? Because the soundtrack to Hack Punt Tool, a musical about MIT ... been released! A little bit of background, in case you missed the ... of MIT lingo - hacks refers to the "anonymous technological pranks" set

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  . SENIOR. I walk down the halls of Simmons and see freshman frantically p ... reality when I inevitably run into the door frame. I wake up in the morning ... example... Figure 1. Thursday 1a) First stop in the morning. 3

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  least five times in the past few months, but never gotten around to ... overwhelming sense that I need to talk about all the difficulties of spring ... start the post, I write a few sentences, and then within a day or two, I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  wrote. Honestly, I'm a bit embarrassed -mm] Without a doubt, the students ... "now *that's* what MIT's all about." And the energy that the students ... . Favorite things about Boston: The local music scene, the youthful feel of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... building things in East Campus to leading dorms tours to Meet the Bloggers to bouncy ball drop to the academic fair to the CPW festival to the random

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  This entry brings to a close one of the longest periods of blog ... , but we are finally beginning to see the Class of 2010 truly take shape ... -qualified applicants is a daunting task. I'm excited about the choices we've made, while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Thursday night was my first Central Meeting of the year. Not only did it conflict with the season premiere of Ben's favorite show, The O ... , Orange County, Florida... though I will be holding a meeting in the "real

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

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor '13 ... Franklin High 'regular guy' bound for MIT by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian Monday June 08, 2009, 8:53 PM Bruce Ely/The Oregonian: Franklin High

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  I feel slightly weird to be typing away on the MIT blogs again, when the farthest thing on my mind right now is MIT. BUT - I feel like if I ... from the conventional path of telling you what options are available to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  cartoons. This week, I had the opportunity to relive some of the good ol ... presented by 5-WITS Childhood Reference: Legends of the Hidden Temple, Blue ... -WITS is the brainchild of a MIT course 2 alumnus, and it's basically an

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006