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• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  "treadmill" that MIT can be: Sometimes it's hard to take a step back. This is ... treadmill" is the straightest path through MIT. It means doing the basic ... treadmill. And the world is a better place for it.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  us in the Admissions Office the weekend is more about getting ready for ... and this is our last chance to make certain that every detail is perfect ... from parents is, "what events should I attend with my child?" In truth

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer of snow and the crew team is stuck inside the boathouse while our beloved river is frozen over. While this year that isn’t exactly the case

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Flourish and Blogs how to be a professional harry potter fan

  

  , so I was super-excited with the opportunity to take CMS.790, which is ... Flourish Klink. Now, Flourish - as you will soon learn - is known around ... thankfully Schnoogle is still up). So everyone in the room is going around

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  face. This mood meter is part of the MIT150 Festival of Arts, Sciences, and Technology (FAST) and is one of four mood meters installed by the ... need to get that happiness barometer up. The best part is walking the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  weather is changing in my knees. Also I'm cranky and like to talk about the ... Lab can help you understand. AgeLab is a research group here at MIT devoted ... System": AGNES is a suit worn by students, product developers, designers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  fix that. I'll start with semester one, which is when the proverbial ... . I've been told 18.03, Differential Equations, is better about that ... hose is still hosing. Same deal: 100 words or less! Not including

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  like a pretty interesting place (SPOILER: It is.) and I happily obliged ... kill themselves while trying to build something that is both impressive ... is belongs to a class of acronymically redudant phrases (or ARP phrases

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  ! With one! (The secret to life is to celebrate the little accomplishments ... get a point across.) The essay is your chance to show that you're not a ... wrote about my kick-butt little brother. (Not saying that this is the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  add money to a TechCash account and whenever your ID is swiped anywhere on campus – and a few places off campus – the money is deducted from ... halls will offer continental breakfast, something which is a rare find on

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  from my class, who is a double biological engineering (20) and music (21M ... on April 23, but you know how MIT is... :) ----- Chris: Since when ... has solidified my passion for it. Chris: What is the most unforgettable

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  T Minus One. BRASS RAT BRASS RAT BRASS RAT.

  

  (Class of 2007's Ring) The Brass Rat is MIT's class ring, which is earned at the end of sophomore year but premiered early during spring ... tomorrow. Because tomorrow is the Class of 2012's Ring Premiere, and we'll be

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer? click me! click me!

  

  - compared to that, Twin Peaks is merely a foothill!) Polish mountains are ... picture/blahblah Other than this - the only other thing is to try to make ... : There is a physical prize for the picture I deem the best. The actual

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  (COUGHMITCOUGH), which, I mean, is a kind of a big deal and will in fact influence ... on how awesome MIT is. But that’s old news to me, because it seriously ... declaring what I tentatively want to do with my life. This is terrifying. I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Extended to January 3 We have extended the RA deadline. Happy Holidays!

  

  to submit your deadline. If your application is ready to go, click that ... appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is fully staffed over the holidays and is, even as I write, busily processing all of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hi, (gasp!) I’m Kim Kimd's first post as an admissions blogger!

  

  of awesome classes. One of them is 6.131: Power Electronics. It's a lab ... efficiently. Power Electronics is, for better or for worse, about as time consuming as it is awesome, so I've spent most of the last week staring at

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  quote I used in my personal blog was "One of my favorite items is a ... and time of this activity is registered to your computing account (or a ... Use. This practice is also illegal and can lead to legal action against

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  about the time commitment. My on-campus job is 6-10 hours per week, and I ... in the fall. My point is, your first semester is pretty much the ... classes and your tests and your p-sets, how much time everything is going to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  difference is to give you a portrayal of what a typical day is like in both ... lecture is thermo & kinetics (5.60). This's actually a really interesting ... awake because of content. 11am - noon Next is biochem II (5.08). It's co

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  Drinking Song, but there is another traditional MIT song (this one in the ... expresses a lot of prefrosh’s current feelings. This is quite ... with a lot of senioritis (yes, there is a wikipedia article on it) and I

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008