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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  that going to grad school can be just as rewarding as going to med school ... how can I make a therapy, how can I use this protein as a marker for cancer detection, how can I simulate this phenomenon on a chip, etc. I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  tell us something. Can you guess what it might be?

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  write about things you do at MIT. Admissions officers can write about holistic admissions authentically. We can’t write about what it ... life at MIT is a perspective only you can provide, so you should feel

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  learn more about it, you can read more here.  Some of you may feel

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  chemistry and techniques - often remain closely guarded secrets. Glass can be ... variation can drive; limit or control light transmission, reflection and ... structures. The Kiln Cartridge operates at approximately 1900°F and can contain

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

  the situation? I can't emphasize this enough: make sure to review ... )  Also remember that all applicants can now apply for either ... should be soon.  I know the college application process can be, like

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  you do at MIT. Admissions officers can write about holistic admissions authentically. We can’t write about what it’s like to be in a Sadoway ... can provide, so you should feel reasonably free to write about things

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  both so difficult and very effective. Then, below, you can read my more ... the homework, the pace is forced to be slow enough that you can still ... is basically hot off the academic presses, and so you can’t find much

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now (Actually) Available Online

  

  ; < <  You can log in using the same username and password ... : it has been truly painful. If you are among them, then all I can say ... you can be amazing wherever you go, if you choose to be. I'm

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  Computational Systems Biology, which can be explored at MIT from three different ... in order to amplify the correct fragment I'm interested in, I can run ... separate the fragments by length. I can then extract the DNA from the gel and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  , learn about their lives, fall in love with many, but can only choose a few ... 'm sure you can remember what it was like, constantly hitting refresh, and ... worse. Plus, it doesn't have to be goodbye forever--we can still be

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  ; can't be stressing about working out. I'll start tomorrow. On Jan 7, it ... . On April 19, it means:  Well I can't fit through my door but that ... about new beginnings, which I can send to you via e-mail upon request

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Turning on the Light A note to the MIT community.

  

  about these things can be comforting in times like these. You never have ... past couple days. I know the stress of MIT itself can be overwhelming ... morning (Great job Emily '15! You can donate online here to help the family

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  then the Institute-wide snowball fight happened. And maybe I can get

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A question for you… No seriously I have a question

  

  What is a scientific/engineering topic that you find most difficult to understand? I'm going to try to doodle explain it the best I can (I'll explain why later) in a blog post. Some categories to think about

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  if you feel you can make a compelling case for your inclusion among ... people who can communicate in a compelling fashion to our large and active ... blogging for us, we are primarily interested in people who can tell stories

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... , what can I do ya for?” I drive to my favorite sight in all of Cambridge

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Ask Me Anything go on

  

  closed! at 10:54 EST. so i can go to bed without worrying about whom I'm not answering. thanks all!  Today is Sunday. I am at home. After I do a small amount of requisite shopping, I am going to eat an entire

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Summer at last and my last days as a teenager...D:

  

  can to travel alone internationally for the first time. Of course I ... . Hoping for favorable Internet conditions in China so I can blog there ... can’t imagine living in a country composed of predominantly one kind of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIVE-BROADCAST: With the Void, Full of Powers [by Mei Zuo '13]

  

  ! (yes yes! you can fly the sculptures) Watch live streaming video from

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011