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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  in the large washer. Chocolate and peanuts and granola make me groan ... , have coordinated their Problem Sets to be due in almost symmetrical time ... . Challenges come in bursts and send an electrifying signal to the brain. "12

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. How could it be otherwise?” -Anne Fadiman, in the preface to her essay collection Ex Libris ... . What if I need those vector calculus equation sheets in six years?! Anna

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  course, live in the Milky Way, although it's hopeless to try and see that ... exactly what happened in the first moments of the universe. And word on the ... . - My first interaction with Alan Guth was fraught with stress and in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  I'm writing this blog post sitting on my bed in my room at home in ... finals were on Monday, which meant I could spend all of Tuesday sleeping in ... , and arrive home in California by noontime. I promptly called up some

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  in the decision, then probably in something else, if you keep your mind ... , that gives 84 TED talks you can watch in your rapidly diminishing waiting ... thoughts, you'll become more illuminated in 84 topics. That can be useful no

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Hidden Treasures @ MIT: Pistol Think Pistols Are Cool? Wait Till You Meet Mike Conti

  

  First thing I want to do is apologize for not blogging in a while ... everything I learned from it in a bit. For now I want to start a series a blogs ... treasures at and around MIT and puts them in the limelight. The first hidden

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Spring Line-Up, Part 1: Classes Learning Middle English, sketching constellations, holding meteorites

  

  . In college, I think it's important to take classes that are special, in ... officially a "Medievalist"; he is versed in Old English, Latin, Old French, Old ... "special": this is a chance to read Medieval texts - significant, milestone-in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eric Lander, spring rolls, and the New York Times two of those three are related

  

  There are few things that will make me wake up early in the morning ... introduction--unless of course you've never heard of him, in which case I'll just say that he's basically the rock star of biology: central figure in the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... transportation) of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... be meetings in dozens of locales, including New York City, Dallas, San

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  . In fact, the thinking has already been brewing. As I'm talking to my ... . Because for the first time in our lives perhaps, there is very little ... important and life-changing. Some people even get engaged in college - how

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  in a literary magazine in high school, I knew it was something I want ... tap into the wealth of creative gems embedded in all the scientific ... inclusion in a glossy magazine published annually at the end of the spring

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  In the CollegeConfidential discussion of my blog post The Difficulty ... candidates. Would this produce a lesser class? The link in mihcal1's post ... foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  wading around in the rising water, making sure that everything essential ... of this was because I grew up on Macs, and so I've always thought in ... products, from my Macbook to my iPhone, are omnipresent in my life - Steve

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  can be doing in the meantime: Making a list, spreadsheet, or Google ... helps in the process. Talking with your guidance counselor. We will ... School Report, which does include a letter that they write about you, in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  44 Rhodes Scholars, and 7 in the last four years. Below, find Jenn ... , where she majors in biological engineering, music and theater arts. A ... conservatories, she has a perfect record at MIT in advanced courses across

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  298 Tickets. All for us

  

  A lot of 'lasts' happened this past week: - I turned in my last 5 ... doctor's office in Somerville and decided that it was the last time I was ... involved in me getting to the office. ~ And most importantly ~ - The first

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  the floor space in my room. It’s now in cups on the desk, hanging from a carabiner on a nail, displayed on the ledge around my room, hidden in a desk drawer, or (in most cases) shoved into a bag which was subsequently shoved

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Nerd Love Beauty and the Science!

  

  , mirrors break when I look in them, but that is because I am so handsome that ... Wartman to learn the ins and outs of dining etiquette and table conversation ... currently pursuing a PhD in analytical biochemistry. Here she is on PBS

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 25, 2010
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  there at the right time. (the people in line before me) Our tickets ... at the Gates scholars, who not only got to meet Bill Gates in a smaller, more personal setting but also got to sit directly in front of the stage

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog ... , it sounds like with the limited space in our largest auditorium (seats ... my stretched attempt at trying to tie in a completely unrelated, but

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009