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• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  on Tuesday, I turned 22. it wasn't nearly as blissful as turning 21 ... with a group of 15 friends took just a handful of coordinating texts, and ... effort. as the weeks of this semester have passed, I feel like I've been

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  thinking of them. In fact, I even wrote a little outline of this blog down on ... true meaning of IHTFP. MIT can be a wonderful or awful place depending on ... bit. I took on a little too much, and because of all my commitments, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  admit to give her final stamp of approval. Depending on a variety of ... ... Thursday 12/1: The day I'd set aside to catch up on email, blogging, work ... committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alaska Where I am right now.

  

  I have decided that today I will operate under the assumption that I am in Alaska. Not because it's cold or anything, just because it's a change of pace. Your thoughts on Alaska are welcomed.

  • by Snively '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  Edgerton, the Edgerton Center has a lot of stuff going on. But first things ... , administrative, and intellectual backbone of a whole list of "hands-on" student ... &M demonstrations from one of their staff members, on the night that one of Doc

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Wisdom of Khan revealed the MIT secret

  

  grass is truly greener on your side of the fence. Just the belief that it ... ’re sitting on your couch, having just watched the State of the Union ... Khan '98, perhaps best known as the founder of Khan Academy. There is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Glimpses Of My Messy World I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status,…

  

  head-on shot of my desk. It's the place that I store my most important ... . It's a simple concept. If it's important, it's on my desk. Out of ... I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  oxygen on the vacant end of each double bond - and voila, ozonolysis. There's much more going on than that, of course - including a lot of oxygens ... : Outline for Today's Lecture Oxidation Reactions of Alkenes

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  anywhere on the layout - here's a spot in the vicinity of Middle Heights. And ... think of nefarious nerds tapping away at Internet terminals, fueled by ... are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short walk from the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  inherent value of an educational experience on this campus, I also believe in the value of educational experiences available on other campuses. My ... ROI on most undergraduate degrees. It is incumbent on all of us to do

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the ... nationwide (10pm et/pt on CBS). The concert occurs at Boston's Hatch Shell, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  the day. And also, for more on July 4, check out Matt's Blog. Videos ... names, and in the true spirit of MIT, a friend said: Friend: If I had a

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  decision. Out of the 437 students on our wait list, 26 were offered admission ... , even though I didn't expect that going in. On behalf of the entire ... many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. During this time

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  thrown on us at Blue Man Group Thursday: - a tour of IPI pharmaceuticals ... going on that are pretty exciting, and for all of you '09s reading this, I ... So over the past couple of days, our FPOP has done some pretty cool

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day off, free street parking, copious amounts of barbequed meat, and beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I'd say hi. We began RA selection on Friday morning, with the official ... . Exciting! As I've mentioned, we also work on weekends during selection. When

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  's always a TON of things going on. Since it's my senior year and I have this ... outside the MIT bubble is an important part of being a student here!) One of the best things about going to school at MIT is that you get to live

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  making the most of things we threw our annual rager in, uh, Minecraft

  

  I just wanted to quickly share something that brought me a lot of ... ), would have been yesterday had the events of the past couple of months not occurred. This party is typically a huge affair that thousands of dollars go

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 20, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  20 minutes off from working on genetics and thermodynamics to show you a few of the top hits on my playlist right now. Some of these are old ... Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on ... Recitation: Friday 11 am Professors: H. Ploegh and T. Orr-Weaver Biology of cells of higher organisms: structure, function, and biosynthesis of

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007