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  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  of as. So, I thought it'd be helpful to tell you all a bit about how I ... wanted to be when it came to making a college list or completing an ... . However, my goal when reading an application is never to just find a reason

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  . Other than that, it was a successful trek. This is my 4th year here and ... 's officially cold out, b) it's still a tad early to frolic in the fall foliage, c ... , presentations, you name it. Plus basketball practices started Monday. My Google

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  couldn't build it, but I volunteered to provide the vocals, and so ... great competition that sends many alumni to MIT and is broadly aligned ... breakfast while rfong presents how to eat it; also, an Anastassia selfie of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  stores glucose in cells). Since adiponectin is used to metabolize, or break down, fats and sugar, you would expect it to be in high levels in obese ... mouse tissue, make DNA from it (called cDNA), and then deliver the DNA to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  be admitted during regular action). It's not easy or fun for us to have to give bad news to so many students, but it's a reality that we all ... If you are applying to MIT this year (early or regular), here's an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Problem Solving. For those of you who don't know about AoPS, it is the best ... with me. His daughter had been planning to attend the session, but it was ... . For formal, self-guided opportunities, the USACO is really terrific. To

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  (possibly caffeine-boosted) confidence resolved to finally make the call. It ... to present my research at AAS conferences, and membership turns out to provide valuable access to new opportunities. In this case, I realized that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  first semester of college is done. Its climax reminds me of a promise from ... what it means to actually learn from mistakes. Relationships, personal ... shuts down at about 5 am and yields to sleep. Not worth it (#15). Despite

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  the spring semester, so I decided to change it up this year. In this ... and earth science, so it was refreshing to take a break from math and CS ... , and introduce you to the industry. Sophomore year is a great time to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  -time members, admission onto the team is usually granted to only sophomores and ... welcome at all the schools we visited. It never ceases to amaze me how ... . Everybody goes through the same joys and struggles and is more than happy to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  milano), however their methodology is outdated and tiring causing it to ... D-Lab is an interdisciplinary program at MIT committed to working ... 4 years, not to mention the fact that it was unsafe in its functional

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  go through it all again! You might be wondering, what would I take as a first term freshman at MIT? What you'll generally see is something ... come in to MIT "undeclared," and use the entire freshman year to explore

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i have been consuming this summer random bits of media i have eaten

  

  It's been really hard to stay resilient through quarantine. I miss my ... : Gravity Falls is a story about two twins, Dipper and Mabel, who move to ... . Anyways, it's very hard for me to put into words how much this show means to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  reaction to it, illustrates something about MIT that I think is very ... to begin with, if they arrive after it was implemented. They have no basis to support or condemn it because they don't know that there was

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  and masters programs. It is a focal point for researchers and ... knowledge about worldly culture and I am eager to learn more about it through ... to work in their chosen field. In 2010 & 2011, we sent 66

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  This is the third rush to happen since I graduated MIT. And most of the time, MIT is not at the forefront of my mind. I've got code to write ... late nights psetting.  It wasn't unusual for us to spend more time

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  Power of All Day 3: Challenging What Is, Looking to What Could Be Day 4 ... students; it felt surreal to share a meal with both the Chancellor and the VP ... better people to celebrate it with. At midnight, the guys at Leader

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  first voyage of sorts was to find food which is probably one of the hallmarks of our entire trip. Walking around the city trying to find a ... , EVERYTHING IS A NUMBER. So we arrived at our first restaurant after not too

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to ... admission to MIT. This is an unprecedented increase of approximately 62% from ... . We [annotation note="I know this looks like a large number, and it is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  Harvard, we scurried out the sliding doors in a frenzy. We made it to the ... , from mid-November to mid-April. It has the most volunteers of any single ... , then read it again. Kirstyn sat out in the hall, on her laptop. To get to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013