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• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  write something about the crisis in Ukraine, and stuff that I’ve been ... don’t have a lot of family or friends in Ukraine or Russia, so I won ... were made, some for Ukrainian students in particular and some for any

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  In 1966, B. Alden Thresher, an economist and the first ever Director ... Stu, and on many other people in our office too. The book has been out ... reason why all of us entered this profession in the first place: the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  coolest of cool tech companies, Google. "In the interview, they asked me ... Hollis teen is a Presidential Scholar with a summer job at Google ... : Lawrence Academy senior Quentin Smith works on an independent project in his

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  errors I see are not in the essay portion. People are pretty good about using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the ... short answer essays. So be careful in these sections, too! What happens

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013 ... last Monday for Team MR8 in memory of my friend Martin Richard, who was killed in the bombing two years ago, I also ran it for Sean.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  : I am invulnerable to alarms in the morning, no matter how loud or ... want to admit how many first period tardies I had in my senior year of ... : a 9am class begins at 9:05 and ends at 9:55). In theory, this is

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  in, about what kind of company culture I like (hint: Google is awesome ... If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you're in the wrong

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aquaporin adventures a livestream of my brain while working on my urop

  

  cells exchange their water in the matter of milliseconds. Proof?" The Science Problem: How fast does water get in/out of cells? 1:31 am: I ... : these physicists have modeled some perfectly smooth aquaporins in a vacuum

  • by Alice L. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  that we've taken (I'm a course 9 major and she's a double major in course ... what the different opportunities are in this field, and, more generally ... ) of neurons. It goes pretty in depth into stuff like axon

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  Octopus, Apocalypse or Iron Man, we were always left in awe. In this piece ... question. New York Apartments To Finally Be Hospitable Having lived in the ... /size/neighbourhood trade-off that living in a city brings. In this article, the Media Lab

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  folder of resumes in the hopes of getting a dream job. There are always plenty of dreams in attendance. Check your “most visited” website stats: Google ... from Facebook. A Dropbox t-shirt. Bright Google sunglasses. You are now a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  that so it's not really reflected in my Google Calendar anymore. But it ... while I'm not the most organized person in the world, I thought it'd be ... progress in my life. Progress tracking is a huge part of my life. I really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Come Visit! I promise we'll be nice.

  

  roommates (Jeanne '13) discovered that she'd be hosting a prefrosh. In quick succession, her Facebook status was updated, Google-stalking was initiated, and ... was suitably impressed by our vanilla-scented plug-in air freshener

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  class takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, so we’re engaged night and day in the setting we’re learning about. I find myself swept up in the ... ’s summer in Brazil, so I brought mostly shorts and crop tops. I have not had

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  say that my participation in this program about which I've told you a ... equation, not to mention slightly more German. I was awash in sleepiness ... interest in opera, I give up. As I emerged from the Kendall subway station

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually ... . *** Q: Tell me a little about yourself. A: I’m Vaishnavi, a junior in ... in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Q: What is MIT INSPIRE

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  ," the brain scanners and sophisticated methods in molecular biology and ... There was a nice article in yesterday's Boston Globe about the ... brain scientists under one roof in the world. The new 411,000-square

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  the projects are 'interdisciplinary' in topic and method, and the ... Engineering Fair in California Rishi S. '20, "A Novel Method of Reverse ... I'm blogging this from a Starbucks in Phoenix. I'm sweating

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  Ed calls consilience." An example of two methods converging: in Viking ... In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and ... , in my graduation speech, with strangers I met at conferences. After I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  first environmentally advanced apartment building in the US. The Solaire is situated in Tribeca, right on the Hudson River. It is pretty ... its eco-friendliness. In addition to photovoltaic panels, the building

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006