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• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  So, I'm from Columbus, Ohio, home of Jungle Jack Hanna and the ... since I won't be home at all this summer, I'm stuck getting piecemeal ... !) and pick the movie -- March of the Penguins. It was awesome, although I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  Hi there, I’m Jenny Rifken and I am the new Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions at MIT. I’m so glad you’re joining ... by being a tour guide at my alma mater. I loved college and all of the

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Right back where we started from You can call me Dr. Mollie.

  

  ’m Mollie! I’m one of the five or six(?) original bloggers, and I was the first to graduate — I graduated with degrees in biology and brain and cognitive sciences in 2006. For those of you doing the math at home, that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 6, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying ... We don't have any age limits or restrictions. If you've been away from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  on this illusion that I am working towards a dual degree at MIT, doing ... the spring. Two of the three freshman chem classes are only offered ... upcoming term. It hurt me to do it; 9.15, only offered in alternate fall

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  : "May we offer you a drink of life's water, a water so replenishing and ... important if you're considering studying at MIT!) But for those of you that ... , the 350th day in the 50th week of 2011 and 282 days ago, no big deal

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  president of which club next year... and my friends and I are looking at our ... introspection, sometimes they creep into my life nonetheless. (I'm the daughter of a woman who cries at telephone commercials, and I'm actively trying to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  place to do this. The planning department offers a wide array of material ... Student Profiles from MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning Course 11 is a small major with a lot of breadth. It is cross

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  Lower East Side of Manhattan, speaking Greek and Ladino at home — did not ... thirteen more, and still compete annually at the Head of the Charles ... .50 in late fees at the public library.” But of course —  and as Damon

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  majoring in Biology, began working in the Langer Lab at MIT in November of ... integral part of my education at MIT. Currently, I study and work on a number ... Robert Langer, an MIT Chemical Engineering professor, is one of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  accomplishments and those of my friends, we couldn't help but feel some degree of ... I’ve recently had a number of startling revelations: I’m almost ... a list of 14 colleges that I was planning on applying to, but I had

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  about fluid mechanics. Sorry, it's the time of the season for offers, and ... DID YOU KNOW? The entire state of Wyoming (population 509,300) has ... while. I'm real sorry; I'm just not exactly on top of my life right now

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  , maybe try and improve at one of the many sports you know how to play in a ... mailing list). But being at home, I knew practice of any sort would be hard ... is offered every quarter. At MIT, we got semesters, but there are 5 PE

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT announces new College of Computing coordinating the teaching, research, and ethics of AI across all programs of study

  

  literacy and numeracy. At the same time, the ethical elements of computing ... of undergraduate majors at MIT? A: About 40 percent of MIT ... Yesterday, President Reif sent a letter to all members of the MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  This year the city of Boston turns 375 years old (that makes Boston how many years older than me?) And of course, who has a 375th ... when I hit 20). To kick off part of the festivities, free hot air

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  fun at MIT I decided to stay an extra year and finish my master's degree ... And speaking of awesome MIT alumna... Later this month, Heidemarie ... in space when STS-115 launches. More than one-third of the nation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  from a library book about reproductive biology, with a degree of ... seemed to pay me any attention at all (this was a recurring theme of my ... fortunate to work at an academic institution that welcomes that kind of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  a jaunt to Philadelphia We went to the AWP writing conference!

  

  here. # I bought the new edition of the Colorado Review, a literary ... I’m sitting on the floor of my dorm [annotation note = "I am actually ... postcards picked up at a writing conference many states away. I moved the lamp

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  was significantly improved by the fact that a couple of the tables at ... takes time for you to settle down at a table and get all of your materials ... banquet. For $10 ($8 for members), attendees got to sit at round tables, eat

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  This past Sunday, at 4 AM on the side of U.S. Highway 1 on Badger ... darkness of Highway 1 in the evening, until, finally, at 2:50 AM, we stumbled ... Bachelor of Science degrees, which means that all degrees are SBs

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023