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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  community. Today I'd like to take a look at Dorm Room Fund, a venture fund ... invest in. I found out about them from one of my friends, Yasyf M. '17, who is an investment partner there, I've been following them ever since

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  called the "Bring the Feast" FAC. I was unable to attend the event unfortunately, but I still heard the stories and I got the following fantastic ... feast we've ever imagined could be waiting inside? I can believe that. We

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  When the CPW schedule came out  when I was a prefrosh 50000 years ago, I turned into a puddle of excitement. A puddle! I tried to plan out ... miserably failed at attending all the events I had hoped to be at. While this

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  ?" Me: "Hi. I'd like to take the swim test, and I was wondering if I can ... : "Um. I don't know anything about that, sorry. And the guy who does is in ... office lady: "I don't know anything about it, sorry." Me: "Okay." Swim

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  Today, I walked into my office (cup of iced tea in hand), logged onto ... student office. About half an hour later, I found more pictures of Raphael ... straight face, I asked Jenn to go inside and get the sheet off the bed so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  that of this video's protagonist, I actually did. Last Monday, I and ... -- but also shows off and helps fund student projects. a day at the fair I ... "refocus" pictures after they are taken -- or rather, I guess, to generate 2D

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  the start of one of the most curious experiences I have probably ever had. In lieu of a proper picture, I have made a diagram to try and ... .   To start, I’ve definitely never played ultimate while avoiding

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  . As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour ... to the requirements specified." Now I mentioned before how GEL ... 'cool' factor that trips up some MIT students." This is a lesson I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  Sorry I haven't blogged in a while -- I've been hosed with the deluge ... buddy Tiffany, a Course I junior with a terrifyingly robust sense of work ... around the world. This past year, I have been serving as project manager

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  -discipline and emotional turmoil involved, I've (unsurprisingly) prepared a graph ... like fixing motorcycles and blowing things up. "No problem, I've got this ... are inseparable (ok I'll stop). You begin to think "Maybe I'll keep it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  guess, what would you think I was describing? Watching Avatar in IMAX 3D ... get glasses. They look like this: Unfortunately, I was deliberately ... photography, apparently - though to be honest, I had no idea whether putting the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  I've always been excited about finding new rec’ stuff to try out in ... shiny football stadium. Nevertheless, I was surprised to find MIT more “jock-y” than I expected. So many students play varsity sports, and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • 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 4 years now. I'll be honest, I used to know a whole lot more about it, back when I was in the thick of it. Now, my role as a blogger, is to

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... in to the weekend, I think you can learn a lot. That being said, CPW is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  -Year Grade Report until January, unless you're on a trimester system. I don ... specific dates for decisions would be just that -- speculation. I promise you ... Counselor (interviewer, or EC), I recommend you do so very soon (right now is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  Hi, everyone! Sorry that I vanished off the face of the earth. That was really kind of terrible form, I know. But Ben and my mom are conspiring, which means that I need to put that to an end. In the next little

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  in its District regional competition. "I always wanted to go to MIT. MIT was my dream since I was a freshman. I would make up passwords to my ... 's like an Oscar. That would be amazing if I were chosen for it, but it's OK

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  also wrote:  In the coming weeks, I hope we will remember this feeling of ... personal consequences in their daily lives.  Whatever the outcome, I very ... toward those with whom we may disagree. This fall, I am co-teaching a First

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

    I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a ... part, one of the coolest things I heard was here: Absolutely beautifully. And this was all done…based off of numbers. I think that’s one of

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  More Updates from Cambridge It's CPW 24/7 here. We can't wait to see you.

  

  I've had fewer strange dreams lately, but the pace is still frantic ... curricula in Course VI (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); I know ... so close to Fenway that you can hear the PA system. I had a pretty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2007