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  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) I'm slow-cooking ribs at least once a week 2) My Google search history is basically variations of "where to buy industrial…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  “I got it on Reuse,” people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head, I’m…

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  On Friday, May 22, I put on some waking-up music and started packing down my room. My finals were done, and move-out day was tomorrow. I only lived in East…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It’s the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I’m punting on a few projects, so figured I’d make myself useful and answer some questions on a Friday…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for the forthcoming admissions cycle. As you may know, in the past international students (students without US…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn’t notice, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday. MIT noticed. The Great Dome is one of the most…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  This summer is the first summer I am participating in an internship. It’s already exposed me to a lot, some of which doesn’t even have to do with the actual…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cows, Cheese, and Myristic Acid, Oh My! (Almost) everything I learned about fat (and educational videos), I learned from 7.S390.

  

  Last summer, when I lived in East Campus and these were my backyard    , my hallway looked like this    , this was my bathroom ceiling, and I ate a…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 19, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  #scretious and bunnies!

  

  DONE. Freshman year ended. The brain has been freed from psets and required readings, and I am enjoying a breezy carefree summer. I have sadly been a slacker blogger, stuck…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  I went back to downtown Denver after work today, back to the center of the city where I was born. I felt the calling. Actually, I also needed to exchange…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT mind, and hand, and heart

  

  On Friday, June 5th, the Class of 2015 graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the 149th commencement ceremony in the Institute’s history. At and by way of the ceremony,…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  Time flies when you’re having fun. Time also flies when you are scrambling to do well in all of your classes while not losing your sanity. It’s easy to lose…

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  Two weeks ago I flew to Pittsburgh, PA, to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, or ISEF. If you’re unfamiliar with ISEF, here is a description from the…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  Hello world! I have returned from the — well, to be honest, I never really left this place. I just lurk and cruft and linger in the tunnels, hidden away…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Sloan MBA Adetayo Akisanya works at Volaris, a Mexican airline, on their Commercial Strategy team “I really gained a new perspective on the airline industry, on commercial strategy, on competition,…

  

  MAJOR Sloan MBA candidate LOCATION Mexico City MISTI PROGRAM MIT-Mexico MISTI HOST Volaris   Read other MISTI Notes from the Field   "To me, this was all personal challenge. I…

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 21, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  IT’S FINALS WEEK IT’N FNEALS WEIX IT’ SN NFELS WIX IM’ SN NELFT IX I’M ON NETFLIX It’s finals week. On Monday I have two exams back-to-back, followed by a…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  It’s been a bit more than two weeks since the May 1 reply deadline, and we know many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. Today, May…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  It’s that time of year again. I remember it well. I intended to write this post before AP exams hit, but I just checked the CollegeBoard schedule and realized that…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  Hi guys! My name is Quynh, and like Connie, I’m a crusty old senior about to leave MIT in less than a month. I want to thank Connie for letting…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

    MAJOR  EECS LOCATION Regensburg MISTI PROGRAM MIT-Germany GTL MISTI HOST Universität Regensburg Read other MISTI Notes from the Field     Topics I taught I taught in a group…

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015