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• Blog / MISTI

  My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen

  

  Japan-based company in Tokyo who attempted to be the first private company ... for crashing into the moon."]hard-landed[/annotation], their success in ... and internships in Japan!!"]MISTI Japan program[/annotation]. I was

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  exhausted (Amy)... All in all, we're relieved that this part of the journey is

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class

  

  calculus and seventeenth century history in equal measure all in a span of a ... always loved math is probably working in my favour as well! During ... , which I least expected to have anything to do with the humanities in any

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 14, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  I especially love all the year in review lists. Because this was my first year in the Admissions office at MIT, I thought I would post 10 highlights of my year in review. And what an awesome year it was! 1. This is a

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  'd fill you guys in on some of the nuts and bolts of a life in science ... looks like in the sciences, but in reality most people are sort of ... majoring in biology." (That's actually a verbatim quote. Imagine it in a cool

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can ... externs of any in the entire program -- NICE. There are freshmen, sophomores ... dinner together in the Village (The Village? the village? The village? And

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  hours in Kendall Square. "Don't you still have that gift certificate for two nights at the Marriott in Cambridge?" asked my partner now peering ... pick a weekend in March to hang out in the city?" she asked again. "Well

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? There are at least two KISS cover bands in the world ... engaged in some sort of war. Hey all, sorry about the relative dearth of ... turned in a problem set that was 47 pages long. CPW rocked it, yo. Special

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  Jamboree in Quebec City. We spent three days in Quebec City and four days in ... take-off in Boston to touch-down in Quebec City was around 5 ½ hours because we had to fly through Newark airport. We got a hotel room in the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer in San Francisco Interning at PlayStation Network

  

  I spent this summer interning at PlayStation. The office was in San ... time in the city before. Plus, this was my first real full-time job! In ... to get practical experience in a software company before even having to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of ... semesters in classes like 1.050, 1.035 and 1.036 learning the fundamentals of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February ... received this mysterious black briefcase in [annotation note="Formerly (and ... received all of this shiny new stuff in various classes today! ... okay, it

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  of our home planet in Book II and you'll see what I mean: "And fast by hanging in a golden chain This pendent world in bigness as a star Of ... means by "magnitude." In astronomy, we use the word "magnitude" to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... in person. Or maybe this was asked by someone else entirely. Meh. Same ... "Adventures in Logan Airport." First of all, my first name is Keri-Lee. At

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  . It was not for anything XFair-related. "reg day meeting" In the ... --students narrow down their course selections to somewhere in the 4-7 range (usually ... -day schedules! The math department is located in Building 2. In my previous three

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and ... . My interaction with Prof. Silbey was in Spring 2010, when I took 20.111 (Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems), so we weren't exactly best buddies. In

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in ... just wanted to capture this feeling for now before I fill in the details ... me blabbering on in plain text for pages. Sorry about that. Something

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  been, and neither had anyone in my family, so when I told my parents that ... students all over the world to participate in internships, and they try and ... for set me up with a beautiful apartment in the Cite Universitaire in

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  and seeing who's who in this crazy zoo. Christmas Party: Tonight my ... a new chalk mural in the main stairway in the lobby. So much talent! These guys are responsible for so many amazing chalk murals in Simmons

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  , watching DVDs, and generally bemoaning the fact that school has, in fact ... holiday in October. To celebrate the year's start (and because I'm lazy), I ... .100, Aerodynamics. Although this class is going to be a time sink (Adam walked in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005