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• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  intended to "tap into the demand for an elite American education from the ... origin, or capacity to donate." For the sake of argument I'll accept this ... ’t,” says Mr Nelson. ... The plan is for admission standards to be higher

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  , and that’s something I’ll leave for you to think about. Let’s draw all ... have one swap for each pair of colors. (Why?) This leads to an ... What is a zonotope? Get a sheet of paper and draw some vectors in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  employed by writing new blog posts, and I hope to do about one a week from ... -of-sort-of know how to run a gel, shorthand in this case for gel electrophoresis. To ... terrain makes it harder for larger molecules to travel, so they'll move

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  . Enjoy. I'm off to study for 7.05. In response to not-so-recent posts by ... upkeep, food (I'll get to that later), paying for our two cats, and buying ... represented by MIT's Living Groups Council, as opposed to the Interfraternity

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  super cool to hear them read off the numbers one by one and get more and ... our shiny new rings. The ring buying period has just concluded for the ... , though, is because I won the raffle :0 I guess as an incentive to get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... me to appreciate color pairing and fashion. This is atypical for a guy ... . I felt a bit like Ashton Kutcher in his new commercial for Axe, except

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  -Nehisi Coates, who writes for the Atlantic - which in the past year became my new ... Link on the top to get more of an idea of the classes I'm taking. The links ... sophomore who is still unsure what course to major in. But the reality is not

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  reason for rejecting someone. But it would just be way too awkward to date ... for reasons that might be hurtful to them; there was someone who spent ... 've been rude for me to inform him that's why I didn't want to see him again

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  story ended up winning a national award, and I flew to New York City for ... album[/caption] Her music reminded me of what I’ve tried to do for a ... internalized misogyny, by other people’s expectations of who I was “supposed” to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  [by Danbee Kim '09] My mother, like any other parent, likes to keep ... year knowing three new ways to juggle and talking about how I was being ... . True, I don't get any credit or pay for the hours I put into the Musical

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  of his presidency. Well, for future reference, I think it's best to try ... about 15 hours painting and this is what we've got to show for it. Ruth ... in New Orleans. Looking to the left in my room. Eventually the bed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  advocating for one side. I chose to do my video on MIT's closed campus policy ... then conducting interviews and getting the narrative for my doc ... documentary about yourself is that you are the narrator and you get to decide

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Systems and Light [by Miren Bamforth '15] Even MIT's art scene is a little nerdy.

  

  to take photos, so besides the above Google images I have nothing to ... background. Once again, go to the exhibit to see for yourself! (It also runs ... [By Miren Bamforth ‘15] On behalf of the four other freshmen

  • by ARTalk
  • October 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  get excited. Every time, I think about how far I've gone to be able to ... how they donated money to your charity. For the business, it increases ... Bullhorn for hosting us in their new headquarters.   After the event

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  last fall / last fall it's senior year and i still haven't learned anything

  

  events for first-year students, followed by acapella auditions and the ... mode for the Asymptones. Auditions lasted from the following Saturday to ... honest answer was that I had ceased to be pleasantly exhausted by the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  information about opportunities for international students to study at ... they have there. One of the best things about my job is I get to travel ... anyone can do - is try to put themselves in new, occasionally uncomfortable

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  spring as the reward for having to live through senior fall. I already knew ... . Hours every week went into: preparing for career fairs, going to career fairs, searching for positions to apply to, actually applying to these

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Smile Worth 1,550 Words guest post by Mariam D. '20

  

  this orphanage, giving donations, and implementing new programs for ... thought it would be only reasonable for them to lose their hope too ... by the sun. He also wore a wide, toothy smile. He said to the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  me to meet at least five new people each day of Orientation. But he ... three weeks later. No, he meant get to know them - where they lived, what they wanted to study, what they liked to do for fun. What made them tick

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  train to New York City too often. Mama's Boy, Dustin Lance Black, 2019 ... nation I'd always loved was finally getting to know and love their LGBTQ ... within to the edge of what can be loved." Autobiography of Red is for

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021