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• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  not have been as clean as humans might like. The study from the Broad ... the hype to see what is really going on with salaries of CEOs in the ... ] suggest that the higher salaries for chief executives can largely be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

  a thing. As much as it's inspiring to be around the latest research ... a great time! [You can click on the pics below to enlarge them ... .org"]fire-hosed[/annotation] in the face all the time. I need to detach myself from campus every

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fig. 4: Study with me! A semi-productive Sunday afternoon vlog (feat. an hour trying to find a printer)

  

  'm already returning back to the US end of next week. This week is also the ... , offering students the luxury of having the entire summer to revise and giving the school enough flexibility to schedule everyone's exams so that none

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  give in to the hype that males aren't allowed to enjoy things that may be ... existence, and seeing as the fanbase subscribes to a TV show that not only ... . I also wanted the costume to be comfortable and fairly practical, and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  at the end was definitely occupied prior to being sat upon: Though the ... twelve drummers drumming - fourteen, to be exact - at the end of the piece ... December, not long before finals, in the student center. We arrived a few

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  he was "deeply honored" to be given the chance to lead the office on a ... reason to believe will yield a diverse and talented class," Hastings said ... be able to lead this group going forward." Schmill has served in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  A week told through food warning: lots of food pictures

  

  or not to take a picture of it. Tuesday I sleep through breakfast. The ... remember it being good. After the worksession, I head back to hall and ... breakfast for the volunteers. I did not remember to take pictures of the bagel

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 18, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  personalities and/or lecturing skills, you'll hopefully be happy to know that the ... MIT. At the same time, though, I have come to realize that MIT's faculty ... campus culture we have all come to know and love. The traditional image of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  't it be cool to see MIT from the sky? I found the somewhat-nearby Hanscom ... frequents these blogs! * The word "prospective" doesn't distribute to parents ... not several thousand feet in the air staring through a camera when I

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  themselves from the pain. The mere passage of time turned out to be that ... . Some turn to exposure therapy, or perhaps the simulated version, maybe ... rejections from the past decade and a half. After graduation I returned to

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  , for the first time, wasn't too embarrassed to be the vocalist. I broke ... I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of the campus bubble. It's too easy to go from Activity in MIT Building A

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  space’ of the car ride with my kids before the play. Turned out to be a ... and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the ... Self. I was engrossed listening to Ms. Turkle as she described the need

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  long as I promise not to go to the restaurant and bar downstairs. Sounds ... A brief intro... Last Wednesday, I left MIT to compete at the 2016 ... call an Uber to get to the bus station, and get stuck in traffic. Rush

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  ’s home, so I directed my parents through what I had learned to be the ... to reconnect with the good parts of the person I was before MIT and ... the eye and put down electronics when we talk, to go to bed and get up

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  On Monday, I went to an afternoon tea sponsored by Course 21L: Literature. The event (which occurs weekly!) is open to everyone, so even if ... the Stata Center. "The Student Mural Project is a competition open to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  One Giant Leap For beaver kind

  

  , that gives me 1.5 more days to learn everything. The good part? I think I ... , just because the dome is so visible and I'm more likely to see a hack in ... , photograph dome from afar to share on blog. YAY! They put a BUMP on the dome

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  letters to the guidance office and have it packaged that way. If that’s not ... letters themselves, then toss the sealed envelopes into a big folder to be ... while part of me desperately wants him to get the girl, he’s way too good

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  quick post about that experience, written as I continue to deny the fact ... ". On the second day we drove to the village Vík, where our hotel for the ... stops along the way to see waterfalls and to catch our first glimpse of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining, Dig-Ins and Dives Lady Afeefah travels across campus in search of the best eateries

  

  Disclaimer: This post was supposed to be written a whole 6 months ago ... Dives! This trip, we're trekking to all corners of campus, trying the all-you-can-eat dinners that each of the five dining halls have to offer. Which dining hall

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  want to be a 21W minor, if not a major. SO I spent the rest of that day ... job: Not a UROP, just a run-of the mill job. It’ll be nice to make some ... clear that about half of us would be cut from roster. I was NOT going to

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020