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• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  where we heard how a drug goes from an idea to production - lunch at De ... stuff. Day One: - we heard a talk from a postdoc, Lyle Simmons, on DNA repair. Lyle will also be teaching 7.341, Not Just a Bag of Enzymes: DNA

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  your applications for early action. Truly. I consider it a privilege to ... blogs will stay open for a bit longer for students to continue with the ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a ... wondering - "is someone going to write a blog post about September 11th today ... tower where I was was a target. I'm old enough to remember the feeling of

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has ... Board Conference with a gazillion other admissions professionals. Things are pretty busy by day, but at night we've been heading to this sports

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  Here is my delayed entry on Ring Delivery!!! (To learn about the ring, check out a previous entry). It was held at the Boston Public Library, which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but decided to blog it here as a real entry so that more folks would see it. I ... /she doesn't make it. In no way am I comparing my feelings to those of a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  making dumplings jiaozi / guotie / gyoza /

  

  dough-snakes into pebble-sized dough nodules use a rolling pin to ... to a pan and putting the dumpling in make sure to cover the pan so ... boils again, then add a splash of cold water to stop the boiling wait

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  the morning. If you haven't been to college yet, that might seem like a ... to my first class at 10:00, that's a pretty big switch. Just pointing ... student named Ilana, was all too happy to help me find Eduardo - a post

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Candies and Costumes and Pumpkins and CATS Princess Leia and Orphan Annie ran around with laser guns and threw candy at people.…

  

  a little abnormal. It was Halloween. I was surprised to see the lack ... . Regardless, I covered my costume, went to a really cool meeting in the morning ... . And the next day we got the chance to celebrate a belated Halloween with

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  awkwardness, but still, to everyone’s chagrin, logically sound in a roundabout ... front of a panel of distinguished judges. To the victor go the spoils. And ... comically improbable possibilities? Can I just take a moment here to marvel

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  lab to the tennis courts on the other side of campus to play a quick ... Cambridge. Of course, as a general rule access to the roof of the Green ... Society, of which Ternus is a member. Long story short, Ternus explained to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  really yummy. Saturday afternoon, I found myself rushing to an A Capella ... group of us prefrosh sat down on some couches and tried to have a ... performances were top rate. I can't wait to become a part of it all.

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  , since I hadn't had to do a lot of the stuff on the test since 10th grade ... figure now is a good time to start. I ended my wanderings after sitting on ... as a person. My 7.02 scientific writing teacher told us we have to make

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  CASE: Identity and Intersectionality and some bunnies if you hate everything else about this post

  

  . You don't choose to have a disability. However, there are certain states ... relevant to everyone. People whose identities mean a lot to them may ... gave my spot to a minority." I have also heard people (@me) say "I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  it. There were a few nights where I went to our student center ... carbs after a tough run and I’m not in any mood to assemble it myself ... (hang on, I’ll get to that), I decided that was a perfect time to make

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  until the group comes to a unanimous decision. If one can't be reached ... us head over to The Miracle of Science to decompress for a bit. MIT is ... to a snowstorm. The roads have not been plowed nor salted. I slide all

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Olivia S. ‘20 en Monterrey teaching algorithmic thinking to girls in México

  

  if I wanted to join a teaching innovative that he founded. Big Dreams ... be used to maximize happiness, called Gale-Shapley. Here is a picture ... was able to communicate with the girls and get around in the city in a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 4, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  's over a week for you to flail, refresh College Confidential repeatedly ... emails. Just to see what happens. Learn to cook. Even if you're on a ... . Master all the steps to the Cupid Shuffle. You'll be a hit at prom. Go

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  ! Anyway, so, uh, last Saturday? my floor decided it would be a good idea to ... request a total of $3300 to plan trips with one another. It's a way to ... gets to pretend she's a real pirate for a little bit along with first

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Art variation on a poem of Elizabeth Bishop

  

  The art of being hosed isn’t hard to master; the tasks (you hope) will teach you something new. To be busy, then, is hardly a disaster ... get back to less busy, but it's hardly a disaster. —And in the end if

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 22, 2020