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Blog / Academics & Research
Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.
see is a big body of water, there really isn't anything stopping you ... ideas could be anything: sharpening a t-cell to pierce cancer cells, using ... think of was this linker that's being annoying in a CAR-T I am working on -
Blog / Life after MIT
Running away with the field Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.
, and the outcome isn't a fantasy; it's brutal reality. 'You know exactly ... not to share, and hope you all don't mind. Welcome to the new bloggers and have a great first semester, Class of 2011!) As I wrote in a -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston
is the furthest north I have ever lived. Here is a list of almost ten ... Jordan’s Furniture. I recently found out about this place from a couple of coworkers, but “Beantown” is a replica of downtown Boston entirely out of -
Blog / How to MIT
how to draw dotted lines on chalkboards, mit style dotted lines go brrrrr
A few months ago, I posted about how to clean old whiteboards. Of course, most MIT classrooms don't have whiteboards — they have chalkboards ... that you can’t on whiteboards: make dotted lines. [caption id -
Blog / About Decisions
wait for it for those awaiting decisions
gifts for loved ones. Don't be the kid rolling up on Christmas Day with a ... 's over a week for you to flail, refresh College Confidential repeatedly, chug coffee, drop out of school and go live in the mountains as a goat -
Blog / Academics & Research
Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake
CPW doesn't get boring, even for current students. Despite many of us ... events and have a good time with the prefrosh. My fraternity, Phi Kappa ... Independent Living Groups) in general put on a lot of events to dispel the myths -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate
As many of you know I am a FIRST Robotics nut and Kool-Aid drinking ... gridiron football - amidst a growing body of evidence that football causes ... are many reasons, reasons too complex to discuss in a PhD dissertation -
Blog / Admissions
Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…
as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no longer remember, the NBM ... . As you begin having more questions about life at MIT as a freshman, and ... . So, what does this "NBM" include? Among other things:A cover letter -
Blog / About Decisions
“Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…
next wave of applicants. "Just because you haven't heard of a college ... Admissions: In a kind of virtuous circle, the "second tier" schools got better as applications rose and they could become choosier in assembling a -
Blog / About Decisions
College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT
I recently received an email from a rising high school senior who was ... they did get into MIT by some miracle-lightning-strikes-a-unicorn-and ... only do so much as a high school senior and almost-college freshman. But -
Blog / Admissions
MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.
MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk about admissions ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for their interview. We will always finish with an -
Blog / Challenges
A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.
. Rhythms were broken, routine thrown for a loop (or many loops), and I spent ... security craziness and what would inevitably be a very emotionally difficult ... government) asking if we wanted to host a community barbecue in our dormitory -
Blog / MIT Life
Welcome to Senior Haus, version 2.0 More pictures!
stairwell opening into the third floor, there's a mural of our banner with our motto. Sport Death! Here's a view of another room, this time a double - that of Kel '10 and Thom '10. Many of us spend a lot of time taking up -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life
one was a humanitarian, it doesn’t seem morally repugnant to save the ... it isn’t a factor, all other things being equal. For instance, logic ... large dose, but it isn’t morally blind either, and seems to be a driving -
Blog / IAP
*Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!
that the MIT Alumni association coordinates. It is a super cool ... alumni work at! There is a huge list of companies to choose from, and since ... opportunities is much smaller. The program lasts a relatively short amount of time -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…
At a press briefing at the White House on Monday, MIT President Susan Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a "truly historic ... dedicating $150 billion over 10 years for a new clean energy R&D and -
Blog / About Decisions
One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose
Every year it happens and every year there is sadness. Please don't ... admitted students. Things don't always work out the way we want, but I ... shooting stuff out of air cannons, doing a ridiculous physics problem, or -
Blog / Admissions
CPW Registration – Important! If you're planning to attend CPW, please read this entry whether you've already registered or…
and fill out the CPW registration form asap. If you don't have a My ... to a few students who didn't register using one of the recommended ... Howdy folks, Some quick messages from CPW HQ! If you haven't yet -
Blog / Academics & Research
Summers spending three at home
miss us during the school year a lot. So they didn’t see the value in us ... our experience doesn't seem to be as common, and this is technically our ... anticipated feeling burnt out, and really wanted to give ourselves a break. Plus