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• Blog / MIT Life

  Engineer, Blogger… Rhodes Scholar (!) Melis wins the Rhodes Scholarship!

  

  immunology. Melis is (according to this list) the 38th MIT student to win the ... coverage of the Rhodes announcement: It occurred to Melis N. Anahtar's family ... six with ties to the Washington area, who were selected as Rhodes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  . Back in April, when I was still anxiously waiting to hear back from the ... , researching, among other commitments. I was not ready to take on the idea of ... terribly scary thing to plant in the mind...Because we tend to act on it. So

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you think about the new look? Should I keep it like this or go back to the old

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  the same event, you know it's the place to be and be seen =) Last night ... we had the opportunity to open our house to the MIT community. The ... : As this is the first big event that I planned, I got to learn the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  live in Cambridge, MA, how do I come to terms with the fact that I will ... suppose. First way to enjoy a spring in Cambridge: Find the appropriate attire. Now, when I arrived to the Cambridge area from Colorado, I

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  welcoming and cutting-edge place to work abroad. The research that I chose to ... previously been exposed to, but I embraced the challenge and had the ... the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. My

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  ... let's do it the harder way." Still, it wasn't a day to remember. I didn ... day requiring some comfort food at the end. I haven't been to Star ... 'm feeling extravagant enough to spare the extra $.55). Now, I've been

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday. MIT noticed. The Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  just an intro, with future information to come. The main reason for this entry is to let you know about the live webcast of the competition. It ... Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions available online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  that the admissions committee has worked harder than ever to choose the ... excellent applicants to bring together a class. I know I speak for all of the ... admitted students in the days and weeks to come. In the meantime, we

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…

  

  As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they say in the newspaper business: we have put the Early Action decisions to bed. The weather here was so bad that nothing moved on Friday. As

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled ... cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a courtyard at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus. More info here

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies?

  useful to the soldier. Army members of Team ISN also give guidance on ... At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and industry partners work together to develop technologies that advance soldier
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  officers are expected not to come into the office (where there can be ... another quality stapler in the office for me to use, so all is well in the ... 't know the answer, but perhaps I can persuade Ben to answer it in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  MIT. At the same time, though, I have come to realize that MIT's faculty ... campus culture we have all come to know and love. The traditional image of ... personalities and/or lecturing skills, you'll hopefully be happy to know that the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... Hopkins to talk about her work with zebrafish and cancer research that

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.

  

  the swing of things tomorrow. It will be a little strange to be back (and for so many people to be speaking English), but I'm excited to begin ... continuing of the Meet the Admissions Officers series, a look forward to our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  unique. We have 10 labs, 4 midterms -- each broken down to the Core section and the Spiritual/Right Now section. The final exam is there to provide ... project due last Wednesday on the last day of classes. We had the liberty to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017