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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  matter how dedicated you think you are, at MIT, odds are someone else is just as committed than you are. I think this is actually a good thing, in ... ) and dissecting yeast spores. Pouring agar plates is about as exciting

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  , Biology as conceived by Cambridge is about knowing a vast set of facts. Moreover, this set is rather rigidly defined for undergrads; it's an old ... that tools will appear if the idea is planted in you. Learn about poetry

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  the last problem sets I will ever do as a freshman, which is a pretty awesome feeling. All that's left to finish up this semester is the final ... . But this is MIT - what were you expecting? ;) I'm actually looking

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in ... . Both shows are shown once Sunday night. The format is A-A-B-B-A-B. Two ... three other guys." "Atonement" is a lovestory set in WW2 London, where a

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  awesome as blogging is, sometimes academics comes first - specifically, I ... .020 group final project...and so on. Not to mention, the next issue of MURJ is ... hard at work getting the magazine, which is entirely student

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... out today and the sky is full of clouds, it's dreary, all of the students are still in bed, broken, and there is this sense of dread

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  the meat of this post. MIT is the greatest place I know to study any ... . The low student-to-faculty ratio is definitely something you should take ... remind you that there is more to life than just differential equations and

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  sure there is a single "right" answer to that question. I wish I could ... , really, this is not the end of the world. I wish I could tell you all that ... important things in life is to be at peace with where you are and what you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP ... Club. Now it is noon time, and I have already worked for five hours, and ... encourages midshipmen to participate in on- and off-campus activities. It is

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... event. Friends, this is the Green Building, home to EAPS ... uncomfortable lecture halls at MIT: The Green Building is something like 21

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  Kamen. Today is the kickoff to the FIRST Robotics season. And, as is the ... Mina '03 (who is now working for Kamen's company, DEKA), and JKim ... , winding driveway, one of the first things you see is a large wind turbine

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  hope you all can hear us. The idea is for everyone to take a break from ... the heating time based on the water level and ensure that there is hot ... further from the truth. It really is a joy and a privilege to read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new ... study of politics is little more than the study of people, except that the ... , since my favorite thing to do is talk to and learn about people. What are your

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  An Atypical Saturday That followed an atypical week.

  

  An Atypical Saturday: That followed an atypical week MIT is certainly an unusual place. Case in point: no one really asks how your day is; they ask how your week is. That's because most MIT students take this

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 30, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  this term, which is a pretty normal load. Those of you that wanted a ... like how MOSFETs work and signal filters. I can already tell that this is ... electrical engineering than computer science, but this class is supposed to be

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  responsibility than is reasonable. And that's how you like it. Contentment with exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your limits is not masochism. We understand. We do this, too. But a finer

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started ... that his is actually not three letters and consists of some combination ... is not that I myself am not the gender I've been assuming for the past

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on ... . Jackson prophesied so long ago, their main hamburger is indeed called a ... of their sandwiches is called a Croque McDo, which I guess must be some

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the official statement about what we require: SAT Reasoning ... more questions, here is a quick FAQ to provide some more answers. I hope

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  of fresh water is waning. There are several natural reactions to these ... . Their plan is to convert used vegetable oil from MIT dining halls into ... must pay $1.10 a gallon to get rid of this oil, which is used to deep

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007