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• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself ... to fly by for no reason at all - but I also know people that run like a clockwork, having time to study, hang out, and do a ton of activities at the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has ... Board Conference with a gazillion other admissions professionals. Things are pretty busy by day, but at night we've been heading to this sports

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  Here is my delayed entry on Ring Delivery!!! (To learn about the ring, check out a previous entry). It was held at the Boston Public Library, which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  ' days of my childhood all in ways related to MIT. Exhibit A: TOMB ... Barracudas anyone? So I got to go to Tomb last Friday for a friend ... used to watch Smurfs as a child; I even had the video game on Atari. OK

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  opportunity to do real research through UROP, MIT also has a number of exciting ... seemed to find the session helpful and informative. I did get one question during the Q & A section that had me flummoxed. A young man in the front

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  drive up close, you have to use a car that runs on diesel. There are some ... . "Delayed by four minutes every day" is a familiar expression to astronomers ... to the pulsars that I do my research on. Finding a pulsar is not easy

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  intensity, bouncing from adventure to deep discussion and back again. Here’s a ... head to a lecture or museum. The variety of museums in Brazil has proven ... normal, but it took me a few days to relax when I get into the front seat

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  to stress. MIT is a difficult place - but you already knew that.  The ... 's okay.  You don't come to a school like MIT looking to coast through all ...  combination of classes, psets, UROPs, sports, and trying to maintain a healthy

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  with a support organization for HIV-positive individuals. She plans to do ... did a lot of legwork to try to get the performance videotaped, so we ... much everyone knows me as "jen lai" ("jen lai" also happens to be a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  formally Alpha Chi Omega, by the dubs, shortened to A Chi O); and Greek Week ... selling serenades- for a mere 10 to 20 dollars, you could chose from a list ... heart throb of more than one female I know. To get a taste of this, here

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  -planned outfit that I could conveniently use to be a smart alec to anyone who gave ... are all very welcome. I hope it helped you chill a little about the whole thing. There will be plenty of time to go crazy and lose sleep once

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  awkwardness, but still, to everyone’s chagrin, logically sound in a roundabout ... front of a panel of distinguished judges. To the victor go the spoils. And ... comically improbable possibilities? Can I just take a moment here to marvel

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  looked quickly at a map, and committed not to open it unless I got lost ... way back, but I decided to take a different route, choosing to pass through a neighborhood. It was a part of Boston I haven’t been to before

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  really yummy. Saturday afternoon, I found myself rushing to an A Capella ... group of us prefrosh sat down on some couches and tried to have a ... performances were top rate. I can't wait to become a part of it all.

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Dating Research A news story today looks at Media Lab research on dating.

  

  patterns and voice tones to rate people -- on a scale of 0 to 100 percent ... a speed-dater would agree to a real date. It was a good sign, Madan ... during speed dating sessions and discovered a way to predict whether

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  to not only ways I can cause change on a large scale, but also within ... a goal to have my own one day. Hmm.. what's a good first step but to ... we were going to host a TED Conference right in our very own Kendall

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  and gusty wind, pray your brisk Winter's walk allows a speedy arrival to ... me and another one of my best friends who goes to MIT. We were walking across the Harvard Bridge and bang, we felt a snowflake (the first

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  classes are as follows... 5.12 (Organic Chemistry): This seems to be a ... else from a first lecture. 9.22 (A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain ... thought it would be funny to put 8.02 (E&M) and Course 9 in a blender

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  every Thursday and Friday this summer, I hop on a bus to work at WGBH, the ... , how to develop a Pinterest presence, etc. Fun fact: back in the day, the ... architecture to media. And since then, I’ve been embarking on new adventures

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

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  first college and enroll at the second. This shifting can lead to a second ... enroll. We'll give you a financial aid package and you'll have time to ... aiming for a class of about 1,000 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006