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• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  I’m officially on winter break. It’s hard to believe that the ... turned in all my papers. I wrote this entry from the airplane on the way ... I take the time to reflect back on who I am, what I have done and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  One week ago, everyone's parents were here on campus, and I mean ... people who were on campus for Family Weekend last weekend. And not only ... : The Story of My Phone: At some point several weeks ago, the screen on

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update: App Tracking & More All of the mail has been processed, and MyMIT Application Tracking is up-to-date.

  

  on your MyMIT application tracking. MyMIT Application Tracking This is a good time for you to check up on the status of your application ... something? First, do not worry. We do not assign blame on why we don't have it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  11 landed on the Moon. And because of MIT's significant role in the ... that I guess is on a lot of people's minds: Q. So how do you pee in space ... , with a special attachment to stick on top of a hose. Some background on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  , and now I'm counting on you to get this idea into the Top 10. Let's send a message, loud and clear, that we don't need to rely on dishonest ... challenge. VOTING TIME LINE – Start: 8:00am EST on Monday, 1/5 –

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  kinds of spam- the actual kind, telling me I need a degree from some on ... address?), announcements from every group on campus promoting their events ... actually pays off. In today's Doonesbury column, Alex comments on the Stata

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  Posted on August 13 on TIME.com: Who Needs Harvard? "Competition for ... class--which in turn raised the quality of the whole experience on campus ... that point.) When you're going on college campus tours, keep your eyes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  technology to bear on the challenges that cancer presents. Key discoveries ... of MIT's Center for Cancer Research is the principal investigator on a ... program, is the principal investigator on a grant of the same magnitude that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  previous entry that a little over a week ago on 5th East we had one of our ... is painted in the lounge, and in many other places on the hall, and he feeds on our suffering. Hey, it's MIT, you need something to feed on your

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  poster on which are listed "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate". Out of ... disappointed that this year's didn't include a couple of things on last years ... on it are rather boring ("Get your picture taken with Tim the Beaver

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to-earth and yet on the cutting-edge with a hint of a retro sensibility. Favorite ... of a small town--one of the best places to live on this planet, really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  nights and interesting experiences, I want to reflect a little on my first ... time - especially traveling alone. On one hand, I think it’s really cool that in today’s world, you can press a few buttons on a screen, and in a

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  extensive tour of rooms on [annotation note="For those who don't know us, we ... , late night talks, and going on adventures - come say hi at CPW!"]B1 ... of books on the windowsill i just think its so cute. sometimes people

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  a 20-minute ferry to Spectacle Island! I visited the island on Saturday and, let me tell you, it's super worth 25 bucks. On the weekend ... from Downtown Crossing, which is on the [annotation note="if you're not

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  few minutes on the 18th floor, where we first made sure to record our climb on the team scoresheet. We then took our pick of the water, Gatorade ... got tired and decided to take two breaks each climb – first on the 7th

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  IAP is almost over! I wasn't on campus for most of it, but I finally ... live in room 251, which means I live on the second floor. More ... would give a shoutout to every single one who lives on 2E right now, but I

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  Here’s what I woke up to on Friday morning: massive snowflakes ... , whose paper art you saw on Sunday:     Kresge, by Erin M. ‘16: The east ... partly melted, and the roads were cleaned. The snow looked like flowers on

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  summer. I hopped on the bike with the following points in mind: The last ... ridden a bike exactly twice: once on an eighth grade field trip (I lost ... Mercedes, two mountain bikes mounted on the back. The trail went eight miles

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  on campus, and scoring free swag (Woo! Free Swag!). Of course, the ... /No Record :(. But no worries, I'm back on the blogosphere. Since today is ... like you" on Valentine's Day.) 1. MIT = opportunities, opportunities

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  Fellowship, a FIRST award from the National Institute on Aging, and the Kenneth ... economist in the nation aged 40 and under.  Dr. Gruber's research focuses on ... text. During the 1997-1998 academic year, Dr. Gruber was on leave as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010