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• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  noting on a blog read by students aspiring to study at a school fascinated ... of a week-and-a-half of them, running from 9/10/19 to 9/19/19. While ... would be fair to call Nick a palindrome enthusiast; indeed, also a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!

  

  was awarded to MIT Professor Peter A. Diamond, along with Dale T ... committee are mysteries to me, but if I had to hazard a guess, it'd be to Tim ... 18 is a fine number, especially when it counts years. It's an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  . They'll also receive the support of a national lobbying campaign run by ... appreciate your taking a few seconds to cast your vote and bring my idea closer ... . =) So, here's the deal: Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  New ZigZag video podcast & behind the scenes An inside look at the new video.

  

  would be like to be a first semester student on campus. From there, we ... sent out an email to a dozen random (and awesome) freshmen that I know ... for the filming and who were excited to participate. So, a few weeks

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  I spent a while thinking about how to introduce this blog post, but ... introduced this post afterall. ANYWAY #6. Get Junot Diaz to sign my book ... Junot Diaz and I am going to get him to sign my book and holy moly I am

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  . Learning to drive stick-shift in a car that once belonged to my favorite ... looks to me: like the sky is a shield, cracking open momentarily to reveal ... ordered me, over and over. It's the same thing David Carr said to me a year

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  umbrella--it had a big button that you could press to open it, fit perfectly into my small girly hands, had a comfortable strap to fit around my wrist ... would want to test-drive a car, right? There were a couple umbrellas with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

  

  Mateo, we’re at booth I22. If you’re around, feel free to stop by! It ... recovered in a year) More on this later, maybe. If you want to sign my cast ... built Waterscope, a microscope that uses water instead of glass for

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 20, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about pandemics and plagues in history 21H.000: History of Now: Plagues and Pandemics

  

  by the invited speakers followed by Q&A with enrolled students. The ... Pandemic, a biology lecture series on the coronavirus that anyone in the world can freely attend. One of my colleagues sent me a notice about

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 11, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  Admitted: To get this answer will be difficult and perhaps a bit frustrating ... My grandfather used to tell a "story" about how when kids came home ... September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  to read, or an essay, or a song they had written, they would be eligible to win a prize in the competition. There were three main prizes, ranging from $450.00 to $100.00, plus a $50.00 "Crowd-Pleaser" prize and an

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  qualifications, but I was scared I wouldn't be able to get a job at all. So despite ... wanted to get paid, then offer me less than that—I accepted the offer ... , but here was a deal-breaker: I went to the orientation meeting, only to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  admitted. I've responded to each email with a slightly different version of ... reducing themselves (and other applicants) to a bunch of numbers and a few ... I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com - 353 comments in

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Pardon my French! Join me as I cross the English Channel and dodge oncoming traffic on the Champs-Elysees.

  

  was a long trip.) I'd been to Paris before, but I wanted to ride the Eurostar train through the Channel Tunnel, referred to by some as one of the ... -Elysees Here's a small tip for your next visit to the Eiffel Tower: Don't go when

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... significance. I get stressed out if I'm not taking every opportunity to see my ... , but this time, it's a race against the clock counting down to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  ? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the ... days when the wind was blowing just right so that you'd get a sweet candy ... , many of those have moved; NECCO moved to a nearby Boston suburb several

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  ...but she won't have to do that anymore, now she can just go in the Infinite like the rest of campus. It's a historic summer at MIT, for facilities has finally decided to recognize the Institute's gender balance with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous ... The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT -- MITES, RSI

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  2020 Admitted Student Gatherings Get a vision of your future at MIT

  

  With Campus Preview Weekend just a few weeks away (sign up here if ... acceptance letters, current students are getting ready for spring break, and ... incredible team of Educational Counselors and other great alumni to put

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  camer-AHHHHH! redux

  

  entry the other day, which I won't steal outright but will link to: a post about the door to my office. Stop by if you're ever in the area! ... Mitra always has snazzy photos on her blog (though I am sad to hear

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2004