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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  jazzy with an alto sax. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I spent 8 ... concept. With this in mind, I ended up translating a lot of this:   ... want here with the excuse of inserting Wikipedia links whenever I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  great opportunities for pre-med students, especially with several top ... career. You get to do research with some of the smartest people in the ... people and say, "hey, I'm interested in working with you - do you have any

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  explored a jungle (my living room) with a cape (a fitted sheet), and ran “secret spy missions” with my sister (we put our ears to our parents ... straight from Albuquerque to Boston with no intermediate return home. The day

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do You Like “Like”? What to do about social sharing.

  

  . Most users wanted to share things with their Friends like a status update, not the whole world. So we've stuck with the "Share" button, because ... ? Perhaps more precisely - would you be comfortable with something that looked

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 9, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  with skills/substantial knowledge in many different fields. So besides ... “catching up with culture and society,” I also have on the list reacquainting-with ... : “It’s like a concert tour but with sketchbooks). Essentially, you pay

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  'm switching from IAP mode to work mode!) Let me start with the fun stuff then ... Chinatown and found this Vegan Thai Place. Vegan fried rice! With vegan ... of the whole thing... I was, um, thirsty ;) It's made with coconut milk

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  teacher who complemented lectures in class with several hilarious stories ... were entirely entertaining to play with last semester. I also had an ... fantastic benefit to working in my lab because when I'm done with my work, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  jigsaw puzzles starting with those big wooden ones that you give to very small children, moved through the medium size pieces with the pictures of animals and cartoonish type qualities, eventually moving to those with

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  's majors - known as Courses, with a capital C - is known by a number ... - or course, with a lower-case c - in each department also is designated ... you find yourself bored at home with nothing to do this break, LEARN

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  schools, met with students and parents, and just spread the good word about ... friends on the blogs. So with no further ado….the questions! Q: I am ... interview!!! With everything going on, don’t forget to schedule your MIT

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  I've been involved, in some form or fashion, with MIT Admissions for ... advice that really resonate with me. They've also probably been published ... awful chore that they're glad to be done with. Unfortunately, this can

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  Phi sorority house with 60 MIT undergraduate woman as the Residential ... now live with on our campus. According to the job description, RAs serve ... dinner whenever possible with the residents of the house enjoying the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  .) *With Class of 2013 matriculation decisions due in less than three days, I ... contests that feature cheap foods with comedic potential is more or less a ... over the rest of the competition (pun intended), with a stunning rooftop

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  projected to be available this coming semester in Fall 2009. With all that in ... of Chemistry with a passion for understanding fuel cells and other energy sources. With a number of other faculty, he recently completed a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  As Winter Melts things are gonna change so fast

  

  come up with a word to succinctly describe this aspect of my personality ... -so-secret love for the Internet. Things just happen so much faster online, with a ... 't fully come to grips with what that meant. In my opinion, initiating

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  Early Action updates Please continue to be patient with the ... processed. When we are up-to-date with mail processing, we will let you know ... considered for early action. Also, we have said that we will be flexible with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  little fuzzy on the details." ***** "I wasn't alone. I was with my computer ... with pregnancy. ***** some guy commenting on a Smash Bros. scoreboard: "That's a singular matrix!" ***** "He's got a way with people. If he was

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  was quite possibly the most epic pset of all time. It started out with ... "stoichiometry." I just made up some ratios that made sense and went on with my ... 'm going to be honest with you, I cannot for the life of me remember the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  bunch of undergraduate minions - I mean, employees - to help out with the ... set is due at 5 PM, but everything's going smoothly - I started with the easy problems, but with those out of the way now I'm going back to that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  -fried broccoli flower, and the crunchiness of autumn tingles with the sound of ... with an unearthly chorus of low self-esteem for the past week. Take a ... (dare I say) 105, each with a spectacular view of the bell curve

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008