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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  :   What you probably don't know is that, since 1994, all of the ... to campus, which are highly visible even while his labor is not. As someone who believes recognizing and celebrating maintainers is just as, if

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  free time (and maybe that’s why you clicked on this article)~ And it is. Well, sorta. Meet Gedion:     Gedion is 21 Years Old and ... braided my hair)    Gedion is pretty phenomenal. In many ways, he

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  MIT’s (in)famous fall career fair is this coming Friday…which means campus is already gearing up for the mad rush for jobs and free goodies ... ’s pretty crazy. Career fair is so intense, MIT publishes an entire bound

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  logic but not the reaction. The author is trying to be offensive on ... the ground to mail to my sister. 12:30 → The T ride back is accompanied ... this reason. I listen to Stevie Wonder’s “Visions” and “All in Love is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone an MIT alumna makes a counter-top sized biolab that enables anyone to grow living cells…

  

  at MIT is my friend Julie Legault. Julie is an artist, designer, and ... and continuous culturing." Here is the abstract from her thesis: With ... purposefully, synthetic biology is advancing across unforeseen domains. From

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  My favorite room is a well-kept secret. I won't reveal the location ... , reconnection to friends, and eagerness for a fresh academic term is a permeating feeling of competence and belonging. This place is my jam. I'm writing from

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  . There is no preference in our process for early applicants. We use the ... of international undergraduates each year. As such, MIT admission is ... deadline for Early Action. The last acceptable testing date for EA is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  community as students. My new office is far off the infinite corridor so while ... MIT is an amazing place and having the chance to discuss what, to me ... to figure out what admissions officers are looking for and it is the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  's in French House. Where is this one right now? Microsoft campus in ... Microsoft, working on Surface keyboard (that's all I can say, the rest is ... share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  these past few weeks. The major theme here is the future, robotic arms ... , I have a largely different definition of how much living space is ... their manned space ship gives us hope that the commercial option is not

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  last year, and it is, once again, that time of year! This year I'd like ... , which is another student run organization that connects students to MIT ... during the weekend, there is a huge support system here at MIT to help you

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  it’s been a whole year. Finals are over. First semester is done. Now ... : Laundry is very important. Neglect it you should not. The workload can be ... semester is near. Go have a nice holiday. And see you next year!  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... cappella is big at MIT - we've got the Logarhythms, Chorallaries, Toons

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  quickly (she was slow.) Having handwriting that you enjoy looking at is a ... my lecture notes, there is a mixture of 1) abbreviated content (normal ... , to an observation that the professor is wearing funny clothes, to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  Saturday is a singular bag of nacho cheese Doritos and a fun-sized bag of M&Ms. Sunday is waffles. Monday is Insomnia cookies. Tuesday is brownies. Wednesday is moon cakes Thursday is an oatmeal cookie I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  Period, but I think "It's Awesome Pterodactyl" is much more descriptive), which traditionally is when all the students return to see all their ... the horrifying discovery of what "windchill" is. This year however, is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  , there is a goal, the destination to your journey. There is no winning path ... the best chance you got. Guideline #1: There is more to you than ... their success solely through exams. This is not to degrade the students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  things about MIT is being able to apply the concepts you learn within the ... is a non-profit organization that partners with communities in ... which I am team lead, is Showergy. Showergy's premise is this: Imagine

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  this is fundamentally flawed. What Mrs. Andrews (what? Your kindergarten ... important peer pressure was, and is, to our development as individuals. We are ... attitudes is essential to discovering and expressing who we are. Sure, Mrs

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Math Women Rock k + 8 = awesome

  

  for Girls is the country's preëminent math competition for young women ... help bring MPG here, in no small part because math is awesome and math girls are awesome and MPG is awesome and we like to have as much awesome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 8, 2011