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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  studies at MIT by getting a Masters in Engineering (M. Eng) in Electrical ... with him today and asked him what it was like to receive such a ... admits that his path has been partly determined by a series of coincidences

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MARC 2025 (not a live blog) Featuring Andi '25!

  

  us. And so, MIT tries to get as many researchers as possible to come to this by bribing us with things we would otherwise not be able to afford ... slowing him down a whole lot. Skate skis are a lot easier to learn since

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  .mitadmissions.org/topics/life/student_life_culture/blogger_application_2010.shtml">Blogger Application 2010 is due to me by email by Monday ... time to vacation as a family again like this, they decided to make it a ... Medical, but suffice it to say that several xrays and a diagnosis of torn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  , processors, and a basic operating system. By showing you how to take some small ... to the window nicely doused by the rain. But that's ok. It was a good ... distribution of hours, to give you a sense of how you will be spending your time

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  ; people often stick around for a few years after graduating, whether to get ... . Maybe your experiences were similar to mine; probably a lot of them were ... ! Summer before freshman year = time to relax."]desperately needed a break

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  can't get things done when you work in a group. you're addicted to ... a cursed follow up to this post. note that these are based off ... . you might procrastinate at times, but you definitely know how to get

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  part? Easily carried by one person My team decided to go a bit of a ... frame, with only the deck left to complete.   A team effort to get ... In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  early…). I started my morning by grabbing a bite to eat at Burton ... picked up some more free stuff, and listened to a few lectures by EECS ... Bloggers was: We started out by making root beer floats and listening to a

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  require a deposit to secure your spot. If you get into MIT later in May, and ... The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most ... does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  industry and get hands-on experience with financing a tech venture. By ... everyone gets to know everyone really closely. Our work-a-hullic nights are ... a non-stop grind to get everything finished in time for competition

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Bonsai Kittens were a hoax started by MIT students ... blood to get extra credit in AP Bio (no, really) and she passed out in the ... was being collected into a lower than my arm in order to establish a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  [by Jessica Noss '14] Unable to choose a single group, I decided to ... ended up staying all semester, which turned out to be a very bad idea by ... rehearsal twice a week. Also, playing in fewer pieces means less music to

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  to stop doing, which I'll get to in a bit). One thing I've learned ... by three dimensions: a) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; b ... more without working over time. The problem seems to be a lack of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  , Jenny A.), and it was really cool to finally get to meet you guys. Minus ... comments are so genuine and thoughtful, and it really makes a difference to ... random rock-paper-scissor tournaments, assaulting people to get them

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  finally managed to get to the point where the wireless card detected a ... to be on the Burton half of the building in a double, but my room had ... boring and lonely. Yes, I was looking forward to having a roommate. Leave

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  fortunate to get a D. In fact, I hadn’t been that happy about a grade since my ... those people. I was a good student. I defined myself by that quality more ... dropping all classes where it was clear I would get a B or lower. How did I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  said e-mails are in the works). I am a student. Students don't get to ... anything to say, so I'm going to do a google search, find some misconception ... 't find much, decides to make things juicy by adding "College

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kickstart My Art highest form of expression

  

  objects and places around me. I need your help: I'm striving to create a ... multidimensional nature while telling a story from a fresh perspective. By helping Kickstart this project, you're not just getting a photobook, you're getting an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  , Thursday and Friday, to make a four-day long weekend. This year, breaking ... managed to get in some fun (mostly while feeling guilty about doing so, which is a real classic MIT experience). Here's what we got up to: I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  , you will get a sense of how much things cost. If you’re new to buying groceries, here is a reference for food prices. In general, to see how ... benchmark items, such as bananas, eggs, and milk. To learn how to cook on a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015