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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  Networking is a funny thing. It can be formal (and slightly ... and over at career fairs. But it can also come about more organically ... better (a larger mirror can collect more light and "see" fainter objects

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  . Surge protectors are great because they add extra outlets and can extend ... to be. I have one next to my bed where I can charge my electronics and ... the outlets, as they can draw too much power and overload the circuits

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  can do any of that, I need to learn some German. Fulbright agrees, so ... -week language course. We’ve one class session so far. I can now say: “Hello, my ... years ago that can improvise music and jam with a live human player

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  have a blog where you can write about whatever you want?” (TNC himself is ... ?” question, which can be exciting for some and awfully stress-inducing for ... overestimate what we can do in a short period of time and underestimate what we

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  internet, and all of the good that it's spread can do, I enjoy following ... information to those who can benefit from it. Google Glass? How About Intera ... things I can think of. I'm looking forward to a future with a Glass/Fit Bit

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 3 Independent Video Games, X-Men, and Interstellar

  

  Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and Sarah Kay Week 2: TableTop, Net Neutrality, and Complexity Theory   Humble Bundle/Boston Festival of Indie Games The Humble Bundle, an independent video game "pay what you can

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 18, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  know that this process can be a complicated one. For those of you who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  AMA Ask Me Anything.

  

  Wonderful Internet Friends! There are literally (literally!) a dozen blog posts I wish I could write for you right now but I can’t, at least not for at least another week. I want to talk to you, especially since

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 20, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  of Jupiter. Nowadays, we can do much better than human sight by building increasingly advanced cameras. We can even "see" invisible light, by ... even the best telescopes can't protect us from every kind of shroud. For

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  fairly accurate Optical Character Recognition, meaning you can search through handwritten notes, and (2) you can stop being paranoid about losing ... from previous years; this can save you a lot of time when studying

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  Welcome to another edition of MIT Students Can Be Artsy™, aka We Do More Than Psets! Really!™, aka Things to Do On Saturday Nights at MIT™! Aside from a cappella, dance is another big thing at MIT.  And the largest

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask Me Anything or discuss anything. or whatever really. what i'm trying to say is: open thread.

  

  below, about admissions or anything else really. You can also consider it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  your algorithm doesn't work, an astronaut nearby can just pick it up and ... building experience is somewhere between "I can follow the IKEA instructions ... designs and begun development of our final design. I can't say much more

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer Decisions to be Released Today

  

  college the best they can be. Like most things in life, what you put into

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • May 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  ; here are our first attempts.  Hopefully next time we can start taking

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  however, there are some easy things you can do no matter what group you ... group. To the recruiters: One of the easiest things you can do is to ... look more smooth, but increases confidence and can make you look more

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  who you are as an individual so they can relay that experience to the ... interview the same way! There are a lot of things that can come out during an interview beyond the straightforward answers you can give to the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  :00 pm. You can see it on the schedule here. By the way, Chris P (King of

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  true meaning of IHTFP. MIT can be a wonderful or awful place depending on ... that you can finish strong even if you struggle at first. Moral of the ... . I can't stress how important this is. MIT has many activities that you

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012