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  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  the axolotl has fallen sixtyfold. Today there are estimated to be ... axolotls are scarce enough to be a rare catch for fishermen. The Amphibian ... Quammen, worry that if present trends continue, the Earth will fall into a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT. If you have not yet done so, you will need to register for a My ... decision of accepted students We'll be talking more about the application in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  to know why we are asking about their gender identity and if it will be ... admittedly do not know all of the answers. Thus, I thought I’d be transparent ... application will look different than students from other parts of the country

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  that everything will be okay as she trekked into the enchanted forest ... The precipice of change is an unsettling place to be. We were there ... will be okay” headspace. It immerses you in a story, beautifully crafted

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  's weird to think that next year, my friends will be scattered around the ... my best friends, one of whom will be in Italy/Denmark/Taiwan for the ... to New York City with me. there's also the fact that I'll be in Africa

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  will be the first to take humans up. You know how when NASA multistage ... lot of things to get on top of (this will probably be the subject of a ... , hot hour just to get inside. Now, being a freshman, going to the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  Pennsylvania to visit my family. After we got off the first bus we wandered ... the next bus stop. “There’s our bus.” “You’re kidding me.” “Nope.” It was a large white van with A One Bus Inc written on the side, along with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  at times, and there often seems be no end to the research - but I came ... "It has been calculated that if no accident prevented the hatching of the eggs and each egg reached maturity, it would take only three years

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  MIT, the result of knowing that after this semester, I will be leaving ... imagine the horror when I told my parents I don’t want to be an architect. The first question is - what do you want to be then? Well for now, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  , but I'm really glad I went. The topic, you might be surprised, to know ... are all encouraged to come. Discussion will follow the questions that ... responses to that. I've provided the links to the letters below, but be warned

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  he saw was exactly the same... but I'd be willing to bet that there ... , folks. But read on; if you finish the whole entry Marilee Jones will send ... best measure would be to get some sleep and just watch the fireworks from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• 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 ... -effective and easily installable shower system units will be implemented on almost ... develop or innovate a product –it can be anything!-- that will assist

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  your fellow prospectives. edit 2 comments will be closed here at 9 PM ... Decisions come out in 36 hours, and I know a lot of you may be feeling stressed out right now. You can use the comments below to blow off

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

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  one could be a coder and someone interesting for me to talk to at the ... you being bitter. The high and the low can average out into a ... will try you. MIT is part of the project that is the rest of your life

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  email address) and I'll get the information to you. It should be fun and ... know that some of you will be super-excited to learn that Hikaru Utada ... EA Admits: Hopefully, you got Dave's email about the admitted student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  quickly and accurately as possible. Please be patient. It's the same story ... still be processed.For those of you awaiting results from the Intel ... the contestants on the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek 2 (guess

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  differential signal). On the other end, the LEDs will be powered with a PWM ... last month by being incredibly prolific in the next. I expect this to ... "TTL logic levels"). Feeding something with the levels of RS-485 will

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  off the night with Origin, a location band that will help skiiers locate ... , a prosthetic socket that will allow the user to reshape the socket for ... past semester- and it was quite the adventure! I probably spent more time

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• 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 ... twice on Friday night. The other movie will show twice on Saturday night ... involved with a movie that is being shown for free, e.g. the director or one

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  really. This is what our room looked like the morning we moved in from our temporary rooms: Not very inviting, is it? So we set right to work. The first task was to figure out how big the room was. This posed an immediate

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005