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  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  family to France and eventually arrived in the U.S. in 1993. Manolis, his ... what in the genome is important and how organisms might have evolved. For ... camaraderie, and the ability to be in the middle of everything. After all, he

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  at the student center. Emmanuel is also highly active in the African ... “settling down”, so to speak, which is sometimes inevitable with time spent in ... scientific thinking, in addition to the emphasis on entrepreneurship. There

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  . The group we admit in the next few days is going to change civilization ... us head over to The Miracle of Science to decompress for a bit. MIT is ... over Route 2 on my way in to MIT. On the way I pick up Nance Nance

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  thing to note might be the trend in female applicants over the years ... directly corresponds to a nearly 1:1 ratio in the admitted pool. I'll admit ... you can argue and debate the guy until you're blue in the face, but is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  the letter contained in the tubes, which I've embedded below.   ... (and other delicious things) they've made to celebrate Pi Day (which is ... (including my first choice, the only real school I was excited to attend

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate: Latke vs. Hamentashen The post-coverage.

  

  unique is that the professors use their own field of expertise to support ... and is now a teacher in Concourse. (He's on the far left of the Team ... , representing the Hamentashen team. In order to understand his slides, I’ll

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... crowds. If you're in the South Bay, I look forward to seeing you there! ... building a mini-Sukkah (MIT's is currently up on Kresge Oval, thanks to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  company names). Now, I’m a junior, so the Career Fair is starting to get a ... . Both are equally valid career paths. The Career Fair is a great place to ... questions about what the company is looking for in its candidates. Before I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  interesting is that while everyone has a room to put their stuff in, almost no ... is put on the system causing it to flip over and drift upwards. My ... designers counteract this problem. Most ROVs have the motors places in line

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  crufty alums being around in the last serveral days, in part to various ... 't enjoy the grade schools I was in to varying degrees, but I never felt entrenched in them - maybe high school a little bit, but only to the degree

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... myself back in the auditorium listening to the final round of presentations ... at 8 AM, and the morning was spent listening to medical and graduate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  ="MIT's Writing course/major"]21W[/annotation] classes are HARD to get into. In the ... that this class is going to kick my ass, but in a good way. This class ... ! Staying in shape: One of my goals this semester is to start running on a

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  parents love getting to visit me in Boston. The Parent Lounge: I hope you ... on public transportation. Most of you will drive to MIT on the ... tracks; the drop-off point is ahead on your right. For those flying to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  waitlist again this year? It is too early to know. In a week or two, we ... offered a spot on the waitlist to just under 400 people, and most of those ... the waitlist. Thanks to some good yield prediction this year, using the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  plan to admit students from the wait list. How many we admit is a ... list is used to manage the uncertainty of knowing how many students will ... to the Class of 2023. A few years ago, in a post addressed to wait

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  ridiculous dreams. Like this one dream I had over the summer. I was in Harry Potter, and I had to get Dumbledore’s help because I was hiding in a broom ... organization, and we needed his help to keep Voldemort from getting in because

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  . With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first ... . The primary time to have fun during the year lies in breaks. Whether ... categories "for classes" or "in the spirit of having fun". While the two aren

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  ), and applying to medical school. One of the most interesting things that ... 't MIT prepare students well in the science curriculum? The answer is yes ... America. At MIT, Dr. Lee said, the focus of science is to teach you to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  down. One thing you should know for sure is that the much acclaimed weather machine is up and running in order to give you all some of the best ... be setting foot on campus, many of you for the first time, to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Sloan MBA Adetayo Akisanya works at Volaris, a Mexican airline, on their Commercial Strategy team “I really gained a new perspective on the airline industry, on commercial strategy, on competition,…

  

  at most 1.5% to the bottom line. There was a lot of skepticism ... the Field   "To me, this was all personal challenge. I thought I was a good manager, and wanted to give it a try in a highly

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 21, 2015