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• Blog / MIT Life

  Engineer, Blogger… Rhodes Scholar (!) Melis wins the Rhodes Scholarship!

  

  institute. Her senior thesis is in the use of micro-electro-mechanical devises in tissue engineering. She also is editor-in-chief of the M ... immunology. Melis is (according to this list) the 38th MIT student to win the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  homecoming to a new school year and adventure

  

  waited to make my transfer to the red line on Park Street. Being back in ... closes in, I've started to get my hopes up high for the school year and ... comfort zone is the best way to grow, and that I shouldn't cling on to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 16, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  keeping my eyes closed. Do I do it out of fear? Is the person in the ... August. I was sitting in Killian Court alone. The sun was sharp enough to require shade, so I moved from tree to tree as the clouds shifted

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The best picture we took in Paris Slightly delayed for some slightly successful attempts at photo editing.

  

  Science, and Applied Biological Sciences", existed in the MIT Course ... graduate student lost all contact with the department. Starting in the Fall ... . This is all chronicled in my favorite Tech article of all time

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to write. I'm hoping to come back soon, but, in the meantime, please accept ... , the beauty in this sometimes horrid place. We help ourselves to all

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  seemingly obvious hole in the middle. So I know how easy it is to dwell on ... formula to one application - MIT is looking for more than that. The ... 'll very much still be you as a person. The only difference is you'll be a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  define diseases. The hope, he said, is to find patterns in the brain scans ... close to one another and to such neighbors, researchers in the $175 ... opportunity to collaborate in ways that promise progress on some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous ... Computer Science (EECS) to introduce high school girls to EECS in the summer ... D candidates in the MIT EECS Department, and allows girls to explore through

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5 days to May 2

  

  to know anything until the following week. In the meantime, May 1/2 is ... With 5 days until the May 2 postmark deadline, is anyone still making ... you considering? Leave your thoughts in the comments... For those of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  frequent the blogs would love to stalk learn about one of the new bloggers ... seconds, we’re going to start a brief presentation on the life of Kirsten ... . I was born in the magnificent, but chilly, country of Canada. However

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cows, Cheese, and Myristic Acid, Oh My! (Almost) everything I learned about fat (and educational videos), I learned from 7.S390.

  

  Biology, 7.S390, through the summer@future program, which allowed me to live ... sped up snippets of the reversed erasing clips to match them up with my speech in (a free trial of) Final Cut Pro, which was the only video editing

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 19, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  wondering how you know you're meant to be Tim- the answer is, you'll feel it deep in your bones. You don't choose the Suit. The Suit chooses you. 2. Find a partner! Being Tim is Hard Work, and you need someone to guide you

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  Boston entrepreneurs. Each one is held in a different place, with this one ... Summer Street, one of the many tall buildings in Boston with its own Wikipedia page. Fun Fact, 100 Summer Street is shown on the TV show Arrow as

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make the most of the Institute when you're here. For some more information, check out What to do in ... completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to ... As you can see, the area in Lobby 7 that was normally cut off due to ... waking up in the morning after a terribly stressful week to a new hack by

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentations Live Webcast Project Engineering Processes aka The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can Have Without Their…

  

  --which brings me to the 2.009 presentations! The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can ... 'm so excited to work on my 6.005 final project for probably the next ... will say, the best part of final projects is when you are done with them

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 7, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  It's 6:30am. The natural lighting floods in past the courtyard ... impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to immediately running to class (from the farthest possible dorm to run to campus

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things You Shouldn’t Do And something I did

  

  computer's files. This webspace is what the bloggers use to host their ... bed early tonight. Things I'd like to blog about in the future? - Toy ... , update the spam filter, yadda yadda yadda, and she also cooks! Pretty much

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  's entry) to the Club Med in Punta Cana and everything was wonderful except for a brief run-in with Hurricane Ernesto on our second to last day. The ... hours! Hurricane aside, the resort is designed to keep you constantly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought ... out The Akamai Story: From Theory to Practice by Tom Leighton. Akamai ... in 71 countries. Leighton, who is co-founder and Chief Scientist at

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007