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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  chemistry. I came across the lab's website last year when I was looking for a ... occasionally go "OMG SCIENCE!" about things.) I just shared that with you for ... one involves what I do all this pipetting for: let's talk about my UROP

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What did YOU do this weekend? Laura's jam-packed-action-filled adventurous fin de semana.

  

  all, I checked my exam grade for 18.01 on-line. Then I started running ... most of it for her. We hurried back from dinner in order to make it to ... Stuart, who, aside from having a great name, works for MITMedical and is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 1 The answers to your recent questions.

  

  Choice of Major website. Sara wrote, "For the next Omnibus: - Is it ok to ... Viji wrote, "Hello, How do I RSVP for the info session? Your links ... ://mit-admissions.org/rsvp/session_link.asp. At the Sacramento meeting, say hi to Stu for me! Vivek asked, "is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  pretend that they're balls for now.) These little balls cause little ... around.) When they turn very fast. (Except they're not really turning ... big sticking-together force! It's also possible for the forces to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  When I tried practicing for the swim test, I realized how long it had ... being suspended in this void for a few seconds, my legs swaying back and ... onto a lane divider, gasping for breath as chlorine stung the back of my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  , looking for any and all signs of fall. My only directive was to maximize the ... the city. You get to check them out for 30 mins at a time before you ... I've never actively sought out fall leaves. It's still a bit early for

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  start up in that field (see: genome sequencing). Aim for small wins first ... in 3 months? The answer is to shorten your cycle time by aiming for ... forces you to build for a real customer; when you have deadlines every few

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  for MIT. I had never rowed before college, but I fell in love with the ... was important to stay in shape and to keep my mind off school for some ... (there are varsity heavyweight/openweight and lightweight crew teams for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  include pain for being rejected, joy for being accepted, anxiousness for ... for all I knew or cared. College? Yeah, it was something that I was ... was made of. Now fast forward to today and what is on my mind. Today, I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  really grateful. For everything. After having lived abroad for 7 years ... that have been supplying water for the bath for thousands of years (my ... really fast in the most graceful manner possible. And yes, I did stumble

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  away at problem sets, preparing for exams, and pulling all-nighters had finally moved from the present to the past. But, for some reason, this wasn ... undergraduate career couldn’t have come fast enough. The last two weeks of term

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  Yesterday was a big day for the news media, what with the automotive ... already posses a Spanish nickname (a must-have for recognition as a member ... and responsibilities thereof. Fast forward to last night. NALGIS (whose

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  Cornell and she is responsible for some of the biggest lessons that I ... ! Fast-forward four months. Not only did she apply to the College of ... academics for most minority students; it's about finding an institution that

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wryping styles wryping = writing + typing

  

  sentences with commas, always thinking of replacements for semicolons, etc. I've been reading this book called "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel ... replacement for the period, who knows :p in actuality, however, one of my

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  very outdated website here: It's almost exactly one year old! I get a ... discussed over a dozen times by various bloggers, websites, and other people ... different dorms. After visiting and getting a feel for the dorms you get to

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  MISTI gave me a list of websites to search for people looking for ... Science and Technology Initiatives) is the umbrella organization for a lot ... decentralized. So, for example, if there was a professor at MIT from a particular

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  took a special version of 8.02 known as 8.021, specifically designed for ... remember correctly). The tiny class size allows for quick response during ... tune with students' needs this semester. I remember for our first pset

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jon and me how I came to see the world

  

  practicing guitar, and got a job for a website aggregating weird news and ... audience and his far-flung fans. Maybe that was the case for you. It definitely was the case for me. I was 12 when Jon Stewart began hosting TDS

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  on homework anymore - psets are essential for learning concepts and ... the more you skip class. You're paying for your education anyway - why ... fact that you will be competing with your peers for the same jobs. Think

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] For me, one of the greatest things about MIT ... 's easy for you to learn about neat stuff through the grapevine. If you ... Committee, which shows films every weekend for a relatively low price. While

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009