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• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  began working in MIT Admissions. It will also mark my last. At least, for ... researcher at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and before that at ... . Originally I had planned to just take one class a semester for a really long

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  If there's one thing MIT students aren't known for having, it's spare time. But if a challenge is laid down for the MIT community, odds are you ... &D challenge, a call for dormitories, independent living groups, and Greek

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  temporarily satiate your craving for reading about MIT while watching half of my ... for the Engineers Without Borders-MIT Chapter. Engineers Without Borders ... developing countries to improve their quality of life. One of our projects, for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  alarm go off at 6am. A lot of people seem to think I’m crazy for waking up what seems ridiculously early for MIT students to go and exercise for 2 ... of my life for as long as I can remember. My first team sport was pee

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  've been floating around this school for the last couple of months doing ... missing out, but I'm really not interesting enough for anyone to miss out on ... couldn't imagine living anywhere else.) This stretch of time is perfect for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  much greater stamina for holding it than yours truly, so you'd think I ... around, and say hi to the Amish kids selling baskets on the lawn for me ... , save for the one Filipino guy working the grill. (He gave me a high five

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  until later (i.e. never). Ready, go. 1. I'm being published. For realz ... interesting to me. I mean, I want to spend my life designing corn shellers for ... entitled ECall-compliant early crash notification service for portable and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  headquarters. For those of you who don't know, Hasbro makes Mr. Potato Head ... ended up submitting a resume for a summer position. I got the job and ... prototypes for our very own line of toys, ElectroPlushies! We took our toys to

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  singles are not for the claustrophobic, the faint of heart, or in this ... out great for Marty's dad in Back to the Future, my main purpose behind ... of IAP, and the floor held re-rooming for her room specifically. And

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  the two: fight (by studying hard for two weeks), then flight (home for the holidays!) Many students will come back to MIT around January 7 for ... worrying about problem sets. Well, that’s not 100% true, there are some for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  . ------------------------------------- The schedule looks fantastic - for the kids. There don't seem to be many activities for the parents other than a reception and some financial aid ... recommendations for parents: Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm Come meet yours truly at

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  close), I left for the first leg of my fall recruitment travel. As to not ... Philly on Tuesday for more school visits. Then Northern Jersey. School ... Chili's (love Chili's!) and then later, the meeting for Central Jersey

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  Under 35 for his pioneering research in comparative genomics. When I sat ... students. He spoke very openly about his passion for research, love for MIT, outlook for the future of genomics, and pressures of living up to the hype

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  who would be thinking of MIT, including the Davidson Fellows Award for ... database of resources for gifted students. The Institute offers many programs ... wonderful things for education in this country. While I was in Reno, I also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  Museum of Fine Arts (MIT students get in free! Can't beat culture for free ... 's going to be difficult for a given student to stand out among his or her ... tail end off for those C's in a way that I'd never worked for my A's in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Mid-May Update Q&A: Athena tips and hints

  

  for a final this weekend, and thankfully the sun came out again after a ... this via SFTP to ftp.dialup.mit.edu, or for the less technically inclined ... ://student.mit.edu/ (with certificates), click "for Students," then "Biographic Record." You

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  your account, because big banks don't like to open accounts for three ... ready for a while. The best I can do is to direct you to this clip from a ... think this is pretty typical quality for MIT choral ensembles. Most of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  change gonna' come." For the greater part of my blog's existence, many of ... awesome for creating my new banner. Not to mention the fact that you are a perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  ask anybody for help. As you might imagine, sticking 1000 of the ... complex organic chemistry reaction. It's how to ask for help. Help in the classroom The most garden-variety way to ask for help is to find another

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  nothing on a weekend for the first time in 2006 (this is when you know you ... Goodwill has a use for a pair of size 8 super-high-heels... Let's see, what else... my entry is looking for a new GRT (graduate resident tutor

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006