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• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  *Ahem*. When I applied to MIT, I put down on my application that my ... basket on back. I liked it, but wanted to touch it up. I began by stripping ... getting by on a netbook since, an Eee PC does not make for a good primary

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios you can submit, as well as how to submit, please visit our Creative Portfolios page ... are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee.
• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  Figure 1. Life outside of classes. A) Study break to make Matt (or rather, Papa Matt!) a congratulatory card. B) On Wednesdays and Fridays, I have class from noon to 4, so I usually eat lunch during my documentary

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  in to your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in ... number on our waitlist and informed the balance that we will not be able to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Classes of Semesters Past, Present, and Future since you asked.

  

  you leave a post with your course history? I want to take every class ... Astrophysics II 7.012 Introduction to Biology (putting off your GIRs ... 's a nice record of my transition from pre-med/brains to astronomy. More

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn't have to be deep or profound or whatever. Vibes are important. It's 100% acceptable to choose based on whether people recognize your Homestuck jacket

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  and listening to Dinnertime Sampler on WMBR. Tonight's guests are ... stay out of the way. But on the other hand, I'm pretty excited to chat ... parties. Back to planning your CPW...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  time to understand how they function. Her research seems like a mix of ... interests and teaching focus on the issues related to developing and applying ... designed to protect them. The work includes research on a range of children

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  taking catnaps and eating cookies. I've managed to get a few experiments in ... Ohhhh, finals week. This year, I have the distinct pleasure to only ... , since I had one on Friday afternoon and the other is Thursday morning

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  On Sunday, Phil (MIT '07), Irene (MIT '08), and I (MIT '07) got lunch ... consulting firm, and is working on the eBay account. The eBay complex reminds ... products.   I got lost somewhere between jewelry and sports. To

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Donate for Eric and Ann Whalley Please give to support the parents of a 2010 alumni, both victims of the bombing,…

  

  to support the parents of a 2010 alum, who were both victims of the ...  http://bit.ly/whalleyrecovery. My name is Jess Kim, and I'm a 2010 alum. I've tried to make sense of ... . On Monday evening, Rich posted on Facebook that his mom and dad had

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  to put bikes in it," Cote recalled. Two weeks after arriving on campus ... sports -- particularly the sport they are working on -- tend to be far more ... streamlined on race day. His work appears to be paying off. Last year the team

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  data justice for senior house

  

  fighting that battle,” he says. on the MITadmissions blogs, we try to hold ... 's how we have the freedom to write honestly about what it's like to be an ... classmates; that they have agonized over how best to shape senior house into

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 17, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  'm focusing on is Splash. If you don't know, Splash is basically MIT students teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the range, when I did Splash 2017 (as a senior and before I got accepted to

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  remember most is how my friends and I used to play volleyball every week. A ... on to discover the even greater joys life has to offer. Earlier this ... part of the cycle. Ben is on his way to even bigger things. And that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  is to focus on direct relief to its victims.” Present at the lecture was a boy named Omar and his father. You can click on the link to watch ... , including his thoughts on the current presidential candidates (to negotiate or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  students don't have enough holidays, so they added some to the academic calendar, to guarantee each month has at least one three-day weekend. On most years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam

  

  pixelated designs on my laptop to recreate in fabric. I couldn't stop. I started measuring time in units of how long it took me to knit a headband ... What happens when your whole life unravels? Well, if you asked me, I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • April 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  to it. So, here's a snapshot of what I'm doing RIGHT NOW, at 11:52am on ... 'm slowly getting used to the fact that, when I speak in Celsius, people ... density is comparable to what you'd get if you squashed all of humanity down

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  lemmings gleefully leaping to their deaths on YouTube. I shift forward and ... At approximately 11:20 pm on Tuesday night, Charles stepped on the pedal and accelerated the motorized shopping cart from 0 to (approx.) 25

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009