Search

Search Results

• Blog / Admissions

  We Want You! Write for us!

  

  As per usual, CPW has again come and again, all of the prefrosh will ... containing the HTML code for the entry. Bloggers will go through it and make ... . This year is a bit different. Only three entries will be published, as

  • by Snively '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  .Jones" and "B.Jones" on the door. Some folks have suggested that it should be 2 ... 're coming). You'll get a mailing after the RD decisions are sent which will ... contains a survey that won't be ready until after the RD decisions have been

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  proud of me.  First generation Latino and the first from my school to be ... Example – If we happen to be going to the beach early on a specific day, my alarm clock will decide to not work on that day and I will be left with an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  -10 undergrads in the lab at any given time, and this summer he will be mentoring three high school students who will be coming to MIT from all over the ... working on taking this invention into the clinic, where it can be used to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  the Higgs Boson particle will help complete the unified theory, but ... 'll be sure to let you know what the apocalypse looks like firsthand. P ... that instead of being so proud to be the first person to comment, you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  the Colorado River out of the Rockies and towards what will soon be Utah ... ; the trip will be 78 hours. Fingers crossed.   Hour 54: 4:53 PM MST ... ; after all, it will be gone soon. And, besides, in this case, the journey

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  cannot have one without the other. When I leave MIT it will be the end of ... the Institute being a life in itself. You are born, or reborn, when you ... graduation rites, there was a defined moment when we graduated. It was when the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  content. For the record, I have eaten Anna's every day for lunch. I will be ... scenes to change things around a bunch - some portlets will be retired; some new ones will be added. We've hired some student "experts" on

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  mistake. Be ready to put in the work, even though it will often be hard ... would be an amazing experience. In some ways, the fall was was amazing ... community to be a smooth journey. The process is inherently one that requires

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  that I can say right now, but there will be more to come! The non ... all of my favorite moments from the class will be forever immortalized ... 've realized I may be one of the few people who regularly has days off. This was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  home of a Baltimore alum, the first gathering will be Saturday (March 24 ... Saturday, MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their ... home of an MIT Alum and parent of an MIT Sophomore. Be sure to check the

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  instruments and a detailed understanding of the CCD system will be key to ... . My job, at least initially, will be to experimentally characterize this ... attraction to the latter types of projects, I really prefer to be a small part

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  depending on the converstaion, it might be "Chris, what have YOU been doing ... School is back in session, and I know the question burning in the ... 's just akward). Despite what exploring the akward intricacies of inflection

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  EA Decisions Some facts and figures to put it into perspective

  

  regular action, where their applications will be reviewed anew. Dean of ... choice. “We want the process to be as helpful and accommodating to ... admitted to the MIT Class of 2014. There were 5,684 Early Action applicants

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  took calc my senior year, but didn’t get transfer credit for the class ... life. In other words, the more catered Chipotle, rush burgers, or local pizza consumed, the higher one’s overall satisfaction with life in general

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  , but if I had to guess, it seemed to be about an affair but not the usual ... the betrayed party would find out. Here, the affair seemed to be the ... author to inflict their demands upon the reader.  To be fair, there are

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after ... next week, MIT alumni across the globe will be hosting gathering for the ... consider using Orbitz. Once you create an account you'll be redirected to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  , and there will be ample space in the application to explain any issues ... necessary. But don’t stress about this; as always, students will not be ... often submitted by a counselor or school official alongside the required
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  , sophomores, and freshmen will be invited back to campus. This might not happen, but I'm sure at least a few of you will have the same difficult choice ... even be back by the fall, and that I would need to find alternate housing

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  party; Monday will be the pset party that I put off all weekend. (Oh yeah ... I really should be napping or something right now, since in the last ... long since my last entry, but also, my parents will be calling to see if

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006