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• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  that MIT has to offer? He's the kind of person will read Marcus Aurelius ... he asked me one of those deep questions that help gage what kind of a mindset you have. It was something really general, along the lines of "what

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  "technology" in the more general sense. "Life of a Tecker" was the title of my ... know a lot of stuff about the inner workings of the Institute. They need ... technology?" Here's the story: I went to a school called High Technology High

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  student to pursue his or her degree without any obligation on the part of ... , and the possibility of a full-time job; occasionally, it comes up for ... realize that most of this readership has never applied to either grad school

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  , and partying, the months of August, September, October, and now, November, passed in rapid succession. One of the things that you learn ... day. You can pray for 36, but it isn't going to happen. One of the best

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  this in part to Rush, in part to a slightly larger-than-usual number of ... ) but also what you didn't. I knew, of course, that MIT students got to ... 't have any way of knowing what it meant for me, or what it would come to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  facebook-stalking (ah, the wonders of modern technology). A lot of people ... name for a last name - essentially, my name consists of three first names - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  and lacks the permanent feeling of a full-time job offer. Right now, I ... ’ll help those of you considering your match with the Institute before you ... time, checking out of the room, walking the stage to shake hands with

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you have class? A view of my classes for the fall semester, with some photos from their first…

  

  Associate Carl Martland, from MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental ... introduce its attendees to the world of transportation, as seen through the eyes of a potential civil engineering student. Though the seminar ends in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  from two very different ways-of-thinking. My dad is a nerdy engineer with a masters degree, who loves psychology, studies/practices Buddhist ... mathematics of people”. It just took a random idea when I was in 9th grade that

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  Matsuoda, the VP of Technology at Nest, she admitted that she didn't do ... My employer recently sent me to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women ... -and-growing conference centered on removing the barriers that keep women from technology

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  applicant than a reflection of the institution. Please trust that we have done ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Class of 2018 are now available at >>>      

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  I am delighted to join the impressive cadre of admissions office bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you consider applying to or attending the Institute. Since this is my initial

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  Research Science Institute, it became very easy to fall into the trap of not ... people In Real Life has always kind of freaked me out to some (albeit small, and rapidly decreasing) degree, and my composure will vary drastically

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  Grad Student”. I start my second year of a dual degree program in ... taking advantage of what MIT has to offer, and though I will still continue ... , I have found myself, well, back at MIT. Granted, it has kind of been

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology's innovative program in the Study of Women ... suppressor gene.” He is one of the founding members of the Whitehead Institute ... of Middle East Biology Principles of Macroeconomics Religious

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going A brief history of the blogs and MyMIT.

  

  didn't have much of an audience in those first months, so blogging wasn't one of my top priorities. For me blogging was almost an afterthought - I ... to be more of a magazine/newspaper type of thing, with "official" News

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  engineering seniors at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Later this ... Since you're all probably sick of hearing about my summer, I emailed ... out of the ~20 cheerleaders on the squad. I think I'll just list what

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  stronger voice inside myself to tell me what to do. The book offered a way of ... them out of hand. She believed that the authors had something to offer ... I raised my young self on a steady diet of self-help literature. I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  In the summer of 2011, MISTI sent 22 Biology students across the ... brief look at some of those internhips: Samin Houshyar Class of 2011 MIT-France Program 2011 Internship: Institut Pasteur, Paris This

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  all MIT students. MIT is one of the few institutions in the world that ... for the next four years without having to be (as) afraid of failure ... the luxury of being within walking distance of one of the world

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008