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• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  comes to mind when think of MIT... I don’t blame you. In some ways, it ... to hear that 20 percent of the undergraduate population at MIT plays a ... a student-athlete in a place where the “student” part is so heavily

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  , Obama was the only one to have a public rally in Boston. I think I shall ... ?" etc etc) I've gotten more exposure to politics than I ever had in my ... though I realized there were other ways to get involved without actually

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by ... nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his ... -vehn-se-nup' But given that science likes to redefine itself every so often, it may

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  physics discoveries, and I tend to get a tad sidetracked in the popular science section in Barnes and Noble. I knew I was getting a book addiction ... semester was kind of in a lull period in terms of work, I vowed to finish a

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the ... their experience here. In order to further clarify and reaffirm our ... have said to them in person: MIT's commitment to our undocumented

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  in the field onto whole RNA sequencing as a way of getting a fuller ... defined genes to the computer. A further source of confusion lies in the ... In 1981, Gerald Fink was a professor at Cornell and a member of a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  a bit of a different spin, bringing in guest speakers every class to ... finished up my Python class, 6.s090, that culminated in a project of your ... ! Beyond these valuable life lessons, I've also been lucky enough to take a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  Gothic with our communal frog spoons) Then, things started to get darker ... the people in the photos, Kristen Y. '19, now a The Committee member ... . This time, people could also get involved in the baking process! And it

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  corresponds to exactly one perfect number. If you're even a little bit of a math ... rights. Oh, and in case you're wondering -- this number has nothing to do ... A quick entry, before returning to reading applications... I am

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  know to work on a project that covers subjects in chemical engineering ... an international intern before. A few nerves started to kick in, but I ... participate in MISTI. When senior year rolled around, I decided that a 5-month

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  of homework, usually in the form of a problem set. I thought the ... sphingosine, a) draw in all of the hydrogen atoms. Label each sp3 carbon ... you would for –Me.) c) Use these values to make a graph of potential

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  procrastinating! A few answers to common questions: Please remember that if ... call in any updates. Don't worry if your essay doesn't format as you ... substantial time to process all of these forms that come in right at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  I have to relearn how to learn, in a lot of ways. I am grateful that Course 1 allows me the opportunity to participate in a program such as this ... . Typical for an MIT student, I am used to not a day going by without a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  My mom just sent me the link to an interesting article in the latest ... require the world to think in much broader terms. And until aliens from some other planet attack us and force us to come together as a global entity to

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  from my group's final presentation to a scene in Waiting for Godot   ... in my final assignment, I've felt the need to study for a coming exam ... an additional opportunity to improve your score on any section of one

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  November was … read until the end to find out

  

  (crossing our fingers we get in somewhere) New York! We went to New York to ... art style is very unique, and although it took a bit of getting used to ... /relationships. Overall we enjoyed getting taken back into the story. It was a great way to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 29, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

  

  getting a piece. Even Alan Z., who got pied in the face at Next House ... there has been in a while. I was outside writing this blog in Killian ... changed to be shanty by pop culture. When I say CHantey, I mean a historical

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  I Don’t Know where am i going to be a year from now?

  

  a senior in high school trying to figure out which college I would be ... be: A mission operations engineer in Tokyo, flying a lunar lander to ... continent to continent with all my possessions fitting in a hiking backpack

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 27, 2024
• 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 ... ). Students in those dorms will have to sign up for a meal plan that consists of ... your account. It's a debit card system; nothing fancy about it. If you

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

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  to work with, and contact them early in your planning process. Before ... -profit) in your hometown that you would like to work with, and make contact ... , you must collaborate with your community partner to produce a detailed

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006