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• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

  

  [annotation note="relatively"] middle of no-where[/annotation] California ... EST. I sigh a breath of relief and think to myself "maybe-- now that I've figured out the puzzle-- maybe now I will have a shot of being admitted

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 22, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  have degrees from 3 different colleges and all of them have students ... California and it's 27 degrees right now and it's almost April. Not everything ... interesting -- something outside of the bounds of routine admissions

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  Portfolio at a small conference in California. Last year, before we launched ... month, after our first year of having a Maker Portfolio, I gave a talk at World Maker Faire New York about how we admit and empower these kinds of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  California and the Mid-Atlantic states. Details can be found here ... counselor about the state of admissions. Counselors can RSVP at brownmityale ... touring the Mountain West/Pacific Northwest states. Of course, we'll also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  you out of your reading chair and into an adventure, each applicant's folder is a story. When I'm "in the zone," I don't notice the monotony of this library, because I'm somewhere in Texas, or Jersey, or California

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  Well, today was my last day of class as an undergrad. Technically the last day of class is tomorrow, but I only have 7.28 (molecular biology ... think I've attended a grand total of one since the end of my freshman year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  MEng, or Master of Engineering, which is typically a one-year degree ... to complete the requirements for both degrees at the end of five years ... related master's degree (such as the MST, the Master of Science in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  Zev B. ‘08 thought they tasted fake, and prefers the sour versions of ... The berry of the West African Synsepalum dulcificum (miracle fruit ... .42 kilodaltons of carbohydrate, 21.2 kilodaltons of protein) binds to the sweetness

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  list of all of the events. Tomorrow (Saturday) Bay Area, California. Meeting location: the beautiful home of an MIT alum. Tuesday Miami. With ... host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  state of business, stress, and exhaustion; swamped and overloaded with ... a firehose. Here's a quick look at my calendar and a recap of the past few weeks.   WINTER BREAK It's been a whirlwind of events

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... (?#@^&*!!!), all kinds of awesome and interesting things are going on ... basically a Twitter feed. I hope you appreciate the enormity of this sacrifice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That ... taking measurements of toxic algae concentrations while you’re on a boat in ... fulfilled by taking 4 gym classes, or by participating in 2 seasons of a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... . Most everyone resolved to get some work done on these couple of days, but ... ] There are leaves all over the courtyard, various shades of green to yellow

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  other blogs. I do read all of your comments, and even if I don't respond ... personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to reprint comments from two of our Educational Counselors (ECs), Greg H and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  California, she got first without studying [because of her rigorous preparation ... So Matt McGann, who's actually a fan of Taiwanese TV shows in secret ... basically they invite a bunch of college students from different universities

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I ... own adventure, and there are an infinity of options to choose from ... to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  came to claim their diplomas, I lost track of my friends as I was taking ... front while both my friends met Tim Cook outside of the bathroom."   ... MIT folks and wherever else MIT folks. I bet one of you is in space

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  that when I move to California, I can appropriate some of the closet ... Hi, I’m Mollie! I used to go here. I was one of the OG bloggers ... . Since graduation, I’ve been pursuing the slow boat of academic science — I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAΠ wherein another blogger deposits her January photos (but this time it's in late February)

  

  For a good portion of my first ever IAP, I explored ancient sites in Greece with 19 other MIT students and a trio of professors from the MIT ... ;   better than the boston skyline from our side of the charles? you

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 22, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  Lydia is a kind shepherd of the blogs who puts too much trust in my sense of judgement, and I have taken advantage of that trust. While I can ... and that one video of the goat singing Taylor Swift ever existed (I know

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015