Search

Search Results

• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  't shake The feeling I might make A difference To the human race ... the ... , different types of companies come to MIT to recruit for corporate positions in ... ? What is my life going to be? Four years of college and plenty of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  a golf ball moving 1" to start your link and ends by pulling a string AT LEAST 1" with enough force to lift a golf ball. * Your link must be repeatable. * Test your chain reaction before bringing it to the event. * Make

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  the companies at CES. It's another thing entirely to be there in person ... vibrating your cheekbones and speakers that are only audible to people who ... played games, watched virtual reality horror films, and listened to my 12

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2017! highlight reels from the new year

  

  one timeline. I present to you, my 2017 Highlights Reel! What do your ... a feel for the company’s enormous codebase, it all slowly starts to ... those pom-poms). It makes for great hair. I decide I want to keep this

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  you to go around and visit all the computer companies and computer ... city to city across the country, visiting all the companies doing work on ... activity. He said: "No. If you want to do it, do it on your own." Over the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  ="aligncenter" width="392"] let me find the shortest path to your heart ;)[/caption ... Many months ago, I broke my water bottle cap. I tried to find a ... stickers on this one that I refuse to throw out. Apparently H2GO is a brand

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends ... graduate from MIT and go to work at a Fortune 500 company or a nonprofit, or as an entrepreneur delivering an elevator pitch, you're going to need
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class Crossover Using engineering leadership while stuck on the wrong side of the internet

  

  ’t get to any sites that ended with .mit.edu whereas if you were on your ... – even if you’re taking two classes that are completely unrelated to each ... might be a cliché statement: Each class you take adds something to your

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  , I encourage you to stand up, shut off your communication devices, make ... kind of situation) is to make lots of plans, so I had ’em ready in spades ... yourself with, because right now in your life SO MUCH is going to change SO

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  , "According to Google dot com, he had many lovers." This makes me go "Eggggghhhhhhh." I don't think it was at all acceptable to say "Google dot com" in ... doesn't mean that there's less to do - in fact, I find my days are STILL

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  spent the first semester of senior year frantically trying to make plans ... that I want to donate. While I work on that, go take a look at your ... ?” -Anne Fadiman, in the preface to her essay collection Ex Libris

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  of your application in to Admissions on time, and if you happen to have ... problem wearing a suit. If you never wear one, it is likely to make it ... offices, or almost any other location. If you need to make a sartorial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Fall this time, with more zoom u!

  

  to introduce ourselves and make small talk in Spanish and I was really ... strong urge to make him soup or knit him a sweater because I just think he ... 're essentially saving your company's new product from crashing and burning and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  ." Lie again. "To combat the increasingly popular company LetsEncrypt, I ... , which is an Amazon Echo strapped to your dog's collar, so that it seems like your dog answers your questions. Also your dog is harder to get

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  . Unfortunately, there is none. You can certainly can try to help your chances. You ... implement this is up to you alone, and your implementation changes over time ... have time to stop and smell the roses. Personally, pollen makes me

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t Read This if you Already Go to MIT My life is good and I get plenty of sleep. Please don't hate me.

  

  problem-solving skills to a lot of huge companies who want to be more ... website shows coverage of everything from neurotransmitters to political ... The shadow of my plane, surrounded by rainbows Lately, life seems to

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  mini-golf place that Adam and I always go to on the Cape. So let's make ... you're going to get to keep your blog next year? I think it would be ... train a new UROP, and he wanted to make sure all that training time wasn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  to anyone to please be kind to your friends when they try and learn new ... to make me smarter. To make me feel like I belong at this school ... capabilities to make it not only as an MIT student, but also as a CS major

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  10) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the ... MIT website. [If your interview has been waived, don't worry about it, we ... get very busy this time of year, respect their time! Try to get your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP reveal!! it's like a gender reveal but important

  

  that you cannot respond to emails in your inbox when I know for a fact ... to run AlphaFold 2 (AF, henceforth), an AI system created by Google ... path to nor desire for avoidance. [annotation note="At apparently one of

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 11, 2025