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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  had been searching for “this.” I found it at MIT. Now I must rush for ... MIT dome. I’ve been on campus for three weeks, but still every time I pass beneath it, I shudder. For years, I had admired it from a distant

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  .022, then for 8.223. He's a character. // that's supposed to say vacuum at ... gets up and talks at us for 1-1.5 hours. On the days we don't have ... . At some point, my letters morphed into their current form - my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  for brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson's. While we're at ... not only refusing to snow for more than a few days, but by having ... -- but also shows off and helps fund student projects. a day at the fair I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  college with a definitive plan for their lives at an age where they ... , lest I have a heart attack at age 30. I am known for making obscene faces ... love for pie is still only surpassed by my love for bacon and Arrested

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  [by Leila Kinney, Administrator for Academic Programs, Comparative ... and teaching at MIT. Above: Glorianna Davenport of the Media Lab ... , particularly for young people, in formal and informal educational settings

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  . However, rather than settle for a second choice, the valedictorian at Charles Herbert Flowers High School started applying for scholarships early ... recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation's Gold Medallion 2006 award for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  organizations across the country. I first saw it at cnn.com/education, but it ... quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  sleep statistics for other variables. Definitely. I tried to look at hours ... I'm going to have to make this quick today, since I have to study for ... cellular, molecular, and developmental biology, so no ecology classes for me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  advertisement for the sophomore exploratory option at MIT. Except for, you know ... prisoner was taken to the priest. The priest would watch in the night sky for ... years. 1. The night before my final paper was due for 21L.009. This was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  I think I'm going to be fixating on food for a while, at least until ... about dining at the Institvte. (I'll admit that I'm also writing this ... required to buy x meals per week at the school dining halls. One of my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  picked up by news organizations across the country. I first saw it at cnn ... quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  every once in awhile. So I would like to thank everyone at MIT for making ... consider me to be a pretty serious, goes to bed at 10, enjoys jazz music type ... famous cooking at Skullhouse. I originally planned on running the Back Bay

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jugal Shah- Improving the technique of High Resolution Quantitative Autoradiography Sophomore Jugal Shah is improving a boron imaging technique that may potentially enhance a promising…

  

  . Kent Riley, a research scientist at the Nuclear Reactor Lab working with ... Engineering. He then sent out emails and began his work at the BNCT in mid ... disease at a cellular level and was pioneered at the Institute. It works by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  production of the cells. Bryan has been at the BPEC for six months and found ... efficiency. Bryan Owens (check out his blog at bryan.mitblogs.com), a junior working at MIT's Biotechnology Process Engineering Center (BPEC), is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  at the Institute. The pomp and circumstance of an MIT graduation was a ... Killian Court. (For more on graduation, check out Matt's entry as well the official commencement page.) I'm really excited for this summer though. I

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  . At last to know it. To love it for what it is, and then, to put it away ... with me. And are, in turn, who I am. For each story, I'll share useful ... intended for. I'll also include appropriate [annotation note="Please Note

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  sports) on their websites. There are plenty of tennis courts at MIT for ... Lupe (who I'm looking forward to seeing at CPW!) asked, "is it pretty ... Sunday. Just look for the person with the "MIT" sign near the baggage claim

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  . I helped out at the tournament, and then left for my house's weekly 11 ... at 5 and ran late, we assembled for a truly glorious meal. [carousel ... to be thankful for than usual. But at least we do have, here in our

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  May. the rules for adding to this playlist were very limited—i mainly ... associate with cool experiences. as of my last [physical] day at MIT ... first song i learned on a dance team at MIT. every time i hear this, i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  required for Course 24-1 (Philosophy) majors and minors. Look at all those ... Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... in this case being the 1E cats" - credit for caption and images goes to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018