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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  As some of you may know, this summer I'm working at the NIH National ... contribution to the Human Genome Project (you know... the one that sequenced the ... my lab is coordinating a book group to get together and discuss it

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  processing that mail as quickly and efficiently as they can, but be patient ... worries if you don't see your Part II or a teacher recommendation or whatnot ... like to get their boss' boss (or boss' boss' boss) to write the letter

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  .  You can order online for the Friendly Toast’s other locations here! ... few hours before I had to get up to meet Drew. I find him and his ... like he can’t figure out what to do with them. “Guys, this is Char

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  destination is worthwhile. But you can't drive without a license, so for now, I ... I decided this summer was the summer I’d get my life together, once ... interview prep. All of this is silly. Do not be like me. I’m not saying you

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again. We ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, even ... you shoot for the moon, you miss, but that doesn't discount the bravery

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  competitions -- races against the clock where increased aerodynamics can yield ... 's Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, where he tests cyclists' positions and new ... shave his head bald to get rid of aerodynamic drag before the 2004 Tour de

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  Are you interested in any of: making governments work better ... Media Studies; Organizer, Dissolve Inequality Where will new jobs come from? Anthropology can help identify new, people-centered approaches to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  is by no means the end. Many MIT students have been deferred; you can read some of their experiences here, here, here, and here. Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  scores? If you are taking additional tests in December or January, you can ... once again be considered by the committee during regular action. You are ... . We will admit the best applications we can during regular action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the record, I can't believe what an incredible group of people you are, both academically and personally. You are the best of the best. I wish we had enough

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  are something unique that you bring to this process and your talents can ... pursuit or it requires further explanation than what you can fit in the ... , one or two of these extras can help you in providing us with greater

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In which brains are awesome Neener neener neener.

  

  written quite a few posts on it, which you can check out here, here, and ... hosed again, here's a picture of an otter for you." (Oh man I love otters ... figure out how any one man can have that much information in his head

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.

  

  expression that said, “Nice to see you, Professor- excellent final this year. Hope you got the thank-you card our class sent you- that's right, the one where I wrote that div(McGreevy)= 4pi*(awesomeness/8.022). Clever, I know

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  , where she plans on taking a short break so she can nurse her daughter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  campus warning system, where students can opt-in to receive email
• Blog / Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  soul searching at CES 2019 a non-journalist's take

  

  where companies set up booths to display the latest gadgets they are ... open to the public (I think you actually need business credentials or media affiliation), but I was able to get in on the last day for free

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  sunset/sunrise swiftly flow the days

  

  resigned myself to the fact that I was not going to get any information until ... AM an all-nighter? What if I get up from a nap at 10 PM and stay up ... gentle pinks and purples, and I knew I had to get outside to watch the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  , never let my education get in the way of my learning.   Love you ... because in order to teach you have to know your stuff, and because through the process of teaching, you learn more about your stuff, and how others

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  every day. If you can get through the four weeks in the “swimming pool” and not “sink,” you can become a part of something great. The kinds of ... times so students can come in after their full-time commitments. 42 is a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly ... ordered for myself online, I really do love getting mail. At this point, you may be wondering, dear reader, why I'm pontificating about the joys

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008