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• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  ’s sudden shift from oh-the-transition-from-the-Neolithic-to-the-Holocene-is-indeed-the-most-interesting-thing-I’ve-thought-about-all-day to the-world-as-I-know-it-is ... , then down Memorial Drive in front of Killian Court on their way to the TD

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  Getting from London (England) to Charlottesville (Virginia) is much ... …and woke up an hour later, to find us in the air. Realized that I slept ... just went back up in the air." Yes, thank you. "Um…this is quite normal

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  in New York City. Ruthie scored some tickets to The Colbert Report ... Wah Bus ride away from Boston, we decided to head down for the most ... that bridge in Norway!" and "If bears are the number one threat to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  'm really grateful that the president of MIT is taking time out of her day to ... ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT ... available to join her as part of the next group on Friday, November 18 at noon

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  is commonly available in high school. However, many of our students ... opportunities. If you're using your resources in high school, you're going to ... Standing Exam (ASE) to test out of it. It's essentially like sitting the
• Blog / MIT Life

  on friends / minsan in which i ramble about friendship

  

  all I needed to do is sit in the lounge and wait, where I could play ... , which in practice, is an excuse for Harvard and MIT students to hang out ... bluffing card games. We make it back to the dorm at two or so in the morning

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  to try to figure out what's at the edge of the universe. Is there a ... all the things I kept meaning to write and then never got around to, and ... write a paper. Details to come, so stay tuned. 21M.733: Design for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  So, I manage the blogs. Interestingly, the best way to manage the blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a ... wondering - "is someone going to write a blog post about September 11th today

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  love. This is an especially challenging task because comics live in the ... see the difference between writing and drawing. Here is that script in ... in handwritten script to make the comic feel more journaled

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  ’s Association (SkateIA) to help grow the community. In becoming an instructor, I ... she was in tears, unable to do a move called the pivot. And I was ... home. In fact throughout the camp I’d look over to check in on her and

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Paternity Leave I'm back! A few words on the Harvard Admissions Institute and such.

  

  Howdy folks, First of all, thanks so much for the phenomenal advice posted in response to my last entry about raising siblings to be friends. It's truly something that I'll keep and refer to in the coming years

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  in 1992. What I didn't know at the time is that FIRST was actually ... famous class, and is certainly among the most infuential. Last week, Mech ... Woodie started teaching at MIT in the early 1970s. For decades, 2.007 has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  about the world that is intrinsic to physics." Goodman enrolled in the ... check it out, and to read about some of the cool stuff they're doing in ... class a cool place. In recognition, he's been selected as the New Jersey

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... want to make the most informed decision we can; the disruptions of the ... difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay in the end

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  the chosen few. They begin to wonder, in other words, if they were a ... ." ... "Impostor syndrome" is the name given to the feelings that Abigail and many ... deceit, and they're in over their heads. The key to getting past it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  schedule."]at 8:05 PM[/annotation] in Kresge Auditorium, the lights will dim over a crowded audience. Then, moments later, for the first time in three ... burst onto the stage to welcome everyone to the [annotation note

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  , but we know what it is. It’s very easy to make, but I realize the name ... athletics and UROPs, are in full swing, and the GEL Program is no exception. Last week I pretty much lived in the Stata Center while taking ESD.950

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  to think of myself as someone who asks the tough questions and is not afraid to get to the heart of issues. So in the spirit of Charlie Rose ... addition to working in the admissions office and assisting with the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  . Tomorrow is a new day, and a new tie. I'm very much looking forward to ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   I wore a tie today, which might clue you in to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  few steps along the way," said Mr. Sahin, who plans to major in ... preparatory curriculum available to them in the Plano Independent School ... is true dedication to the things you enjoy, while balancing academics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006