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• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  lot of students enter as the "science kid" or some other variation only ... science in high school, and a lot of my best friends are people I've met through some science-related event"]a key aspect of my life

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  distinguishes the Institute from any other university that I know. On one level ... amount of passion, creativity, and pure intelligence that suffuse all of ... campus culture we have all come to know and love. The traditional image of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  socialization aspect of Science League than the exams.) September of senior year ... confession would confirm - escaping math and science was one of the things I ... " after we took our exams at the bimonthly Science League competitions

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  offered that meet a few of the HASS requirements. Terrascope is a bit different from the rest of the FLCs in that what they offer is less about ... in Media Arts and Sciences" one of the unique aspects of MAS is the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  . You'll probably like her better but I hope you like me, too. Most of the ... there in a valley between the mountains, moved to the outskirts of DC when ... essay. I was admitted Early Action and withdrew most of my pending

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  unexplored intersection of science research and public outreach. Before the ... shape: get a master's in Science Writing from MIT and a Ph.D. in astronomy ... aren't the most important part of your application. Letters of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  center and bought a membership to the MIT Science Fiction Society, home of "the world's largest open-shelf collection of science fiction." I've know ... Scatterred throughout the years are probably dozens of blog entries

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  sometimes is less than glamorous. I still love science. One of the things I ... The February 13 edition of Time Magazine had an interesting article ... keystroke away. There was one part of the article that made me feel a bit

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  state of business, stress, and exhaustion; swamped and overloaded with ... a firehose. Here's a quick look at my calendar and a recap of the past few weeks.   WINTER BREAK It's been a whirlwind of events

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  supplemental portfolios may feel especially useful. We offer portfolios of the ... deadline of the cycle to which you are applying. If you’re applying through ... ’ve compiled some of my thoughts on the portfolio process and collected some

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  apartments over 2 days - all in 90-degree weather. There were all sorts of ... weeks ago, and spent the first week in the comfort of my relatives’ home ... , touring, eating lots. There in Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan Province, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  last fall at the University of Cambridge through CME. (I'd describe ... a lot of other math majors would be (Random). I figured I would have the rest of my life to meet other math people, and I really wanted to

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  ’re applying to more than one school. Don’t fall into the trap of the “dream ... , Leeward Community College, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, I had ... -time, so I had to budget my time carefully. I made the plan to do most of my

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  Currently at Au Bon Pain in Harvard Square awaiting the arrival of ... ... try the Kickboxing PE Class Looking for History of Magic, try: 21A.211 ... Introduction to Astronomy Looking for Care of Magical Creatures, try 21H.909

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  matters. As Ithiel de Sola Pool (of MIT Political Science fame) says in ... battling for control of the new technology. The arbiters, applying familiar ... .” To apply this notion of infrastructural power specifically to networked

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  liquid nitrogen and everything else 🐸

  

  last year of Mathcamp. In hindsight, it’s no surprise that I applied to ... offer a view of Mt. Hood. I was excited to go to Portland for a totally ... , one of which was to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, or OMSI

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 9, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  area of pedatrics and i would like to know if and when i apply to MIT ... ). About 82% of MIT undergrads who apply to medical school are accepted ... Necessity is the mother of invention. So I was making meatballs

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  CHICON 2008 by C/4C Adam Fuhrmann '11, C/4C Patrick Ernst '11, and C/4C Daniel Darlington '11

  

  Squadron of West Virginia University to be the National Headquarters of ... Darlington, Ernst and Fuhrmann traversed the nation to a gathering of ... behalf of the society. During these sessions we had discussions with

  • by ROTC
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  The MIT Class of 2017 Brass Rat was revealed on February 13th during the 2017 Ring Premiere. I had the pleasure of serving on the 2017 Ring Committee, and I enjoyed designing our class's Brass Rat. As a lover of MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  friends in Heidelberg find this idea of "campus life" weird. "University" is ... SHELF of Isaac Asimov books at home) I went on a science fiction binge. I ... enjoy the communication and social aspects of science as much as I love

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014