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• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  Class started today and before we know it, a lot of us on campus will ... want to do. And that on the flip side of fearing "falling behind" is ... to do. And I finally understood the appeal of a semester or year off

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: “Nerd Epistemology” with Woodie Flowers from the co-founder of the FIRST robotics competition

  

  and pedagogy together for effective learning. I blogged an overview of ... " by Woodie Flowers, MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering and co ... published on the MIT Office of Digital Learning blog here.  One way to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  poems a qualified defense of not-knowing, and a concomitant claim on ... think it's about time. I've alluded to the Burchards program on and off ... -seminar program initiated by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On Tour Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand.

  

  We on Award Tour with Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand New York, NJ, N.C., VA We on Award Tour with Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand Oaktown

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  trio of my favorite MIT students featured prominently on an online ... present Dorian and Ben. Khalea's video is also in a link on her profile page ... are some of the most down-to-earth, generous, and sincere people who I

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  share his experiences and thoughts on a variety of topics. He had a great deal of interesting and insightful anecdotes to share. Here are some ... of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and currently Design Partner

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019

  

  Today is the first day of classes, and, as new MIT students are ... bloggers to you! On July 1, we posted the blogger application; by the end of ... August, a committee of senior bloggers, recent bloggers, and a few staff

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  depressed and start asking yourself "Why am I here? What am I doing with my ... the coolest bridge ever? I'm not Course 1 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) but this picture made me envious of everyone who is. The bridge is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  Late on Sunday evening, just before the first day of MIT's finals ... the middle of Killian Court. Alerted to the hack by email and word of ... of higher learning and crawled out of their rooms to stand in awe of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  . The morning finals began, specifically on the morning of my 8.01 final ... It's hard to remember a time during my senior year of high school when I wasn't totally jazzed about MIT. I got accepted, and that was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  is very extensive and would not fit here, so check it out.) Events of ... companies are looking for students in your major, and for what kind of ... sponsored by Class of 2006, SWE, and GSC (Graduate Student Council). I'm very

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  People’s Day. As we do so, let us reflect on the richness and resilience of these communities across our country; on the significance of the ... , and serves on her program’s Student DEI Committee. Kristy is a member of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  on weekday nights, and sleeping more than I had, like, EVER. And in ... with the phrase "On A Farm," which is connected to a bunch of boxes ... is along the lines of the original, and the number of dots is the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  . I only wish we had room at MIT for more of the amazing people on the ... we offer has grown over time as a result of advancements in science and ... here and over at College Confidential. Haven't had much time to hang out

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  thread to write new formulas and solve the puzzle from a variety of ... of you haven't received your packages yet. Please don't worry - they ... your plans to stay on the waitlist rather than return the postcard

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  "bridge circuit"), and lots of sailboats in today's gusting wind. It made me ... together a guidebook, and answering a giant stack of email. It's going to be ... and listening to Dinnertime Sampler on WMBR. Tonight's guests are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Together in Service MIT community working collaboratively

  

  week of symposia that is free and open to the public and organized by ... three this week, I heard from members of our faculty and students who ... , Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences,  creating cameras that can see

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 20, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  Artist on the other two Star Wars prequels, and Revenge of the Sith was his ... beside a massively useful towel. And on the subject of nerd movies and ... digital animation work on his first film. He is working at Pixar, and is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  a good ten minutes, I decided to call home and get my mom to check for ... their level of happiness before and after receiving a raise. Several ... . And to those of you who get waitlisted: Waiting's hard, yes. But the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  Another Type of Mens et MANUS There are 20 students in iHouse. We were in 17 countries this summer. Beat that.

  

  something going on and articulate clearly what is it that you want to know ... the Broad Institute, Co-Chair of Obama's President's Council on Science ... abroad during the summer or IAP can come back and present to the rest of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 15, 2009