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• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  years swiping your CharlieCard in and out of MBTA stations. Visit New York ... complete the first step. Take driver's ed, that's fine -- it's a rite of ... a bunch of scary car crash videos. This will heighten your anxiety and

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  technologies more generally) have been the subject of praise, scorn, and ... managed to raise $500k in funding and a ton of faculty sponsors to ... the DCI site says: The goal of the Media Lab Digital Currency initiative

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh, the places you’ll go (reprise) my first ever technical interview

  

  of times, I think people forget to make technology accessible, whether ... 'd offer some hints if I got stuck. I babbled on for a couple of seconds ... (This is part 2 of my oh, the places you'll go blogpost because they

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 11, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Legacy of a Media Storyteller [by Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies] Recently, Leila Kinney attended a Symposium at the Media…

  

  gathered to recognize and remember Glorianna Davenport's 30-years of research and teaching at MIT. Above: Glorianna Davenport of the Media Lab ... remarks, not in the sense of consuming media "out there" but in her reliance

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  It was 86 degrees F in Boston on Wednesday! A blooming tree in front of the Senior House dormitory Now, I'm in New Jersey for the wedding of an MIT roommate. Lots of old friends from across the country are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  . Synopsis: (some spoilers for the first hour of the movie) Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), an incredibly brilliant student at MIT who is capable of rattling ... outstanding intellect, Ben was offered a chance to join the clandestine MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  One of the first things I did when I came to MIT was get myself on a bunch of email lists. I now know what is going on around campus with web ... one is one of my favorites and I get a number of emails in my inbox from

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  during my lunch hour at the Z center this summer. Clary Clish, director of the Metabolite Profiling Initiative at the Broad Institute here at MIT ... been working since 2008 in the rapidly growing field of metabolomics

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  ."]abroad.[/annotation] Some of the international scholarships in the UK would offer 2 years of ... , applying is still scary and depends on a bunch of personal factors.   ... engineer in my company had a master’s degree or was studying for one. This

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  months all of you prefrosh will shed the "pre" (presumably through the use of "prease" if Biology has taught me anything) and finally become fully ... 're adults now and that means you get to make choices. Of course that also

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  So this past Saturday, I set out on the open road with some of my friends for a little fun outside of the city. Step One: Acquire vehicle ... minivan or a sports utility vehicle. It was a strange hybrid of sorts, but

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  Tomorrow is the beginning of MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP)! IAP is one of the most fun times of the year. It is a time where students have lots of freedom and unique opportunities. Some students will do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Energy Forum Come drink from the solar-paneled firehose. ("Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren…

  

  scope of MIT energy research, explore how to best match MIT expertise with ... REMARKS Susan Hockfield, President, MIT 9:20-9:50am OVERVIEW OF THE ENERGY ... Technology for a Clean Energy Future * Yang Shao-Horn - Session Chair

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of ... to consider accepting a waitlist offer) or decline it. The waitlist committee worked hard over the course of several days to determine how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  . options at the end of my job search i had offers from the following three ... new york, which i was interested in because most of my friends will be ... in which i document some of my thoughts regarding my job search and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  tales of how both of these trips came together: 2023: New York, NY and ... _grid images="99620,99621" /] Nine days of spring break: what to do with them? I feel like I've experienced both ends of activity levels: doing all the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT last year. ... for our first bandit running of the Boston Marathon. I've got my Super ... take a cab, and a jar of vaseline to prevent chafing. That seems like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  There are many applicants to MIT from many types of backgrounds, and ... awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests ... college or in a non-degree program prior to applying to brush up on their
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  -year programs. In fact, for the chemical engineering degree, instead of doing a ... DID YOU KNOW? Norah Jones is the daughter of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar. So I've got a photographic record of picturesque Barcelona, but I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  . After a hard week of advocating for myself and my class and begging the 6 ... son of the president of the United States falling in love with the prince of Wales. I devoured the book in two days, and after I finished, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021