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• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  exciting activities. In the spirit of "better late than never," here is a more full answer to that question: In addition to lab classes and the ... % of its solar array, and yet still the MIT team was able to finish in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2005, and in 2006 he received the ... the 19th most powerful person in health care in the United States by ... incredibly exciting is that we have the best faculty in the world along with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie Part II My schedule

  

  freebie entry, an entry in which all we have to do is share with you our ... are Wednesdays with that gap in the middle, but the rest is pretty full ... movies related in some form or fashion. It has the potential to be an

  • by Snively '11
  • February 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  So the title is pretty obvious, I'm modeling this entry after Sam's. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I ... school." To me at that point, it was like this castle in the sky. I didn

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying ... to have the best year of your life and then just say "But I waited too ... to get your adventurous little self out of the country! I know this

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of ... hear about and have the chance to particupate in. And that's how I ... a treat to join in on. And if you enjoy guitar or the flute or the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  non-double major in the class of 2022 and physics (course 8) is by far the most popular course to pair with course 12. Field Work One of the ... get a UROP in EAPS - generally all you need to do is find a professor

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  undergraduate admission in the past, who went on to pursue their ambitions ... accepted to MIT Media Lab, the place that I was dreaming of in high school ... are among the many stellar students to whom we are not offering

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  For many people, the idea of "what do I want to be when I grow up" is ... answered by just saying the first thing that comes to mind. There is time ... . If you are new to the MIT blogs, mine in particular, there are a few

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Blog Action Day Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense?

  

  help, and the great insight you provide to those of us looking in from ... Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense? Well, you're not alone. Tomorrow is the second annual Blog Action Day

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  Open House In the afternoon leading up to the much-anticipated SONIC ... recitation-room, is to be heated and lighted, and, through the kindness of ... for a college orchestra. The success of this concert will have much to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  was in the presence of a true artist. He wasn't there to busk or beg, or ... night. At first I attributed it to the loudspeakers that blast rock and ... back and looked at the stars, listening to the cars hiss by underneath

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  alums in the 30 Under 30 for the past three years. (Slice of MIT is a cool ... knowing how what industries Forbes thinks MIT is innovating the most, so I ... suits. The MIT alum in Education is the founder of eduCanon (now known as

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  sometimes ran late to work in the morning just because I wanted to talk to my ... to a few times. It’s right on the water, the way *my* park was back in ... “regular-ing”, the more I feel like my existence in Cambridge is actually my

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  ". "Career" is not really a word in my vocabulary yet, blogging is the closest ... , I subscribe to the British style, which is naturally the more correct ... If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  is born. And despite the business buzzwords (integrated marketing to ... full fledged business plans, much of the class has to do with exuding ... that the walk to the supermarket is 40% slipping on ice and 60% slipping

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  . According to CMS/W: The curriculum in science writing is designed to enable ... to the public understanding of science and technology. It is also ... is it like to major in science writing at MIT? In addition to Anna

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  Maseeh and Burton Conner, to have one on the premises. In honor of ... for Tai Shan, the giant panda born at the National Zoo in 2005, whom a ... pieces of vegan chocolate cake, to be had. The birthday girl lapped up

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2019!

  

  the blogs is to allow our bloggers to communicate what being a student at MIT is like. You should interpret this mandate expansively. In the ... mostly by student bloggers to help ask and answer the kinds of questions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  members in the service so during the semester, it can be difficult to get ... , working mostly on the 8am-12pm and 12pm-5pm shifts. Being an EMT is one of ... ’ve been spending a lot of time in the bunk room this IAP, trying my best to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015