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• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  , ever try to launch a very sketchy-looking homebuilt watercraft on a ... My friend Amrys (MIT '02) and a bunch of her fellow MIT-grad friends spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat - the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  look around and sketch my surroundings, or try to add a stanza to a poem ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook and pen wherever I go. It's kind of like a journal, but I don't exactly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  Solomon '06 did stop by to drop off a copy of the new CD by Resonance, which ... numbers up, we are likely to see a record low EA admit rate, lower than last ... A few notes from selection: No decisions are yet final. We are still

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finding a job at the National Institutes of Health A guide to getting a job at the NIH

  

  complete a Senior Research Project and I thought it would be neat to do my ... to be placed in a laboratory. I thought it was just because of my lack ... find a job and figure out what they want to do in life. I also used the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday at the water park

  

  worlds. Actually, it's a story about going to a water park. But the reason ... was a sweet vacation -- we got to eat Cool Dogs and scream our lungs out on the newest water slide, Dragon's Den. And I got to run around with a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to ... . Like, actually, the rectangular building used to be a warehouse for some ... a mailing list to know where to get the free food), and of course

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ho-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho, ho ho. How many digits of pi do you know?

  

  devised a new cheer that we want to do with the crowd and cheerleaders. We ... band, I'd say at least four had pi memorized to this many digits, and a ... , here the top five reasons to have a beard. 1. Warmth 2. Less shaving 3

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  as a student at MIT. Got back to GHAMAS to set up for the Hartford ... rockin' (usually we have to bring that stuff with us). They had a free ... I hope we will), we'll move to the theater, which holds a few hundred

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  worked as a secretary and a waitress, Moore was the first in her family to ... to Moore and her husband, Matthew Moore, a patent lawyer and partner at ... have three sons, ages six, four, and two. Moore, who planned to be a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  what you would like to major in, you may also want to take a look at the ... While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  result of a $54 check to the International Star Registry. Rather, Emily has ... ' temperatures to existing models. The last few steps involved a table that also happened to calculate the radii of the stars and one day a fellow astronomer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  had the opportunity to try to bust the Archimedes Death Ray myth. So a ... : Last night, LSC hosted the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, who came to MIT to describe some of their work and how they get inspiration for what

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Only You Have The Power Only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give…

  

  I'm still reeling a bit from the last thread, I must admit. Let me say it simply guys... only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give that power to someone else. Don't give it to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  the hotel failed to serve bagels in the morning. I did a campus tour ... no bagels. I woke up on the floor of a dorm room the next morning to a ... minutes later, a wonderfully carbonated feeling began to bubble up inside me

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  you choose to go - even if it's not at MIT. I want to share with you a ... years, and he realized that it is time to pick a successor. He gathered ... stone, he attempted to secure a handhold, when suddenly a gust of wind

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  times a day. I miss MIT dearly, but feel so lucky to've experienced even ... democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to ... take over and impart a fresh perspective. I'm delighted to announce that

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you want to hear about?

  

  I would like to post more entries this summer, but this is an MIT ... life - I've certainly done it before - but a lot of my big rambles have been posted already, and I'm not sure what you guys want to hear about

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 3, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  I think FUN would be a good way to describe this weekend. THURSDAY Thursday night, my friend Diana and I went to a free showing of Forrest Gump ... The Patriot which is a movie I have yet to see in it's entirety

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

  

  hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails - keep sending) But for now, I'll just leave you with a few photos. Monday ... We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer

  • by Bryan
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  If you're applying early (to MIT or elsewhere), you're probably ... , you probably aren't. For well over a year, from my rural roost, I sort ... wanted to live here and study here. Who wouldn't want to be in the center

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005