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• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  , Ohio for the first day of freshman orientation in fall 2002, but I’ll be ... . So he’s been in California for the past two years, and I’ve been ... , majored in biology and brain and cognitive sciences, and I graduated in 2006

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  ; grad student --> postdoc in academia (for the sake of argument, let ... 'd fill you guys in on some of the nuts and bolts of a life in science ... looks like in the sciences, but in reality most people are sort of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake ... to say about the struggle for racial justice in America today, they ... , faculty and staff will lead us in prayer and reflection. The speakers at the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  holiday season, and I'm coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen instead of studying for my [annotation note="I'm posting this as I leave for ... responsible for the bad quality on half of these pictures. Blame the tech, not

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  was waiting for early action decisions. I know there's no real way you ... few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice ... ="MacGregor House has 312 singles (and 3 doubles assigned by request only). In other dorms, it can be hard for freshmen to get singles, since upperclassmen get

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end ... aiming for a class of about 1,040 students this year. Based on our ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  . It will save you and us some angst in the long run. [For example ... contact information for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the My ... violate early agreements. If you qualify for a fee waiver, please request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  this part of the project. Well, I need to leave for work in about 10 ... . Ben decided for me that I needed a new banner. See, when Ben sets up the original blog for us, it has a "default banner" that says "replace this ASAP

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  [By Doug Sanchez '14] After taking 2.97 (Design for People) I changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was ... 0:17 in the video Google put out on Gmail’s new redesign

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it ... with sleep deprivingly awesome events for an entire weekend. Good luck ... mentioned that some of you are flying in TOMORROW!? The entire room just lit

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Are We Waiting For besides this video from the freshman arts program

  

  (appropriately) to the MIT Movies Emeritus page. In its place, you can find "What Are We Waiting For": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m18EE36Utb0 This

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  in-depth analysis of a TV Tropes page for T.L. Taylor's Games and ... grad student for a while. At minimum two years, even more if I get in to ... you get funded for the degree). Apply to jobs in the real world

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  that was my [annotation note="Audacious, in retrospect, given that I had been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to ... traditional Chinese characters, in the hopes that it might be more accessible to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Best from staff

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  wanted to put in this blog post for some time. The problem is that talking ... placed in what we called the "forced-triple" -- a cubicle designed for two ... All dates are auspicious, but some more than others. For me, August

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the ... articulating and affirming values they share as educators. In President Reif ... that "Whatever may change in Washington... it will not change the values

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  according to plan. We do this for a good reason. In all my years as a mom, as ... ) some advice for how to quickly finish his art notebook cover project ... old posters and cut them out and arrange them in some pattern and just

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 ... , many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  We all have those weeks. Some sort of tragedy happens - a death in ... extracurriculars, the negatives and the tragedies all add up to be, in a way ... a sad week for me. It was a short week, but the longest week I've had

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero it's me! hi! i'm [the problem?], it's me

  

  available. I waited in line for 20 minutes. Normally, irritation would itch ... year, I've felt a decided shift in the air. I've mentioned it before, jokingly referring this period as my "nice era" to my friends. In this new

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 29, 2022