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• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  rejection letter. And the best way I can think of to calm your nerves right ... experience if you want to and if you work for it. Out of fear of sounding ... further ado, here is the Simmons 3AB musical interpretation of pi to 15

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  at MIT for only two and a half years of my life, compared to the ... offer you my congratulations. Welcome to the most stressful four years of ... advantage of all the opportunities available to you. If you were deferred

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

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  airing without the benefit of writers, due to the strike (soon to be ... . He has been trying in vain to beat his record of 41 seconds. Clearly ... exchange of the evening comes right before they try to break the record

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  college. I happen to fit both of those descriptions, so I (who happened to ... sheets of paper and turn it over to the judgment of complete strangers. And ... 's questions, or being painfully honest about the terror of flying to college for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  President Quincy to mark the anniversary of his birthday, on which he entered ... conditions which the States cannot assent to without a total abandonment of ... claims national protection to slavery far beyond the extent of the present

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  resolved to just tag along in the back while the others grabbed handfuls of ... one of numerous youtube videos on how to be a ninja. (Thanks Rena. Wow ... Lobby 7 to commemorate the moment, making sure to take a few in front of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  year old - a concern for my future prospects of going to med school, and ... easier due to symmetry. I quickly caught on to signs of spherical and ... let the heaviness of my fears of having to do complicated calculations

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.

  

  wasn't planned, especially because I still have six hours of exams to ... things. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I filled up my account to ... 'm far too lazy to go to the basement of the student center and put money

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  concepts I learned. The things I made. I just haven't. Instead, I want to use my final post of 2021 to share the best part of MIT — the people. I ... I finished my first semester at MIT. There's so much to write about

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  was tasked with writing an introductory blog. He spent months trying to come up with the perfect thing to write. Something that would garner ... of eternity and create a legend—a legend that people would whisper

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  most we take on here at MIT, it's a easy one to solve. As many of you ... duties for many years before then. Essentially, my job is to find some of ... or less, except instead of going to the NFL Combine, I'm going to FIRST

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  ), one of the FPOPs (Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs) offered to incoming ... MassChallenge. All of these centers are unafraid to help MIT students of ... First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns Hopkins students interning in Beijing. This was my first opportunity to meet ... - House of Poo Poo it was. Welcome to House of Poo Poo, aka Toilet Special

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  to see a variety of performances in one evening. Attending Pulse ... [by Nathan Kipniss '14] Last Friday I went to Pulse: “Our ... arts. It was really cool to see so many different aspects to Black

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  key characteristics of events like the race to the moon and then ... We’re all aware of climate change and the impact that it will have on our future. MIT has been very active in developing solutions to energy

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... than 30% of our class during early action. We feel that the pressures to ... early action, 13% more than last year. We admitted 390 students, or 11% of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common ... fear, nothing to doubt. So, in the space of about five minutes of river ... for a variety of reasons, the majority of which are related to Sam's Mom

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reality TV My former dormmate will appear on Queer Eye tonight.

  

  will get made over by the Fab Five as part of their new season in Las Vegas (see photo of Ed "before," with Carson Kressley at right). The ... Science and Physics at MIT. After graduation, he took his skills to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  after a day of reviewing applications to MITE2S. As an admissions officer, I enjoy working to provide a group of young people with educational ... about it. But I can assure those of you who applied to these programs that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  difference is to give you a portrayal of what a typical day is like in both ... Decide to skip molecular bio (7.28) recitation. Tempted by the prospect of ... front desk of dorm. People hardly come by during this time, so get to get

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008