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  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  can definitely say that I learned a lot and improved in both reading ... , that was not exactly the case in practice). I wanted to learn more on the ... gender discrimination among its women faculty in the 1990s. Below is an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  in Cambodia, Zambia, India, Ghana, Honduras, and Brazil. Chelsie ... -Lab trip leaders and the community in Miramontes are working on providing a ... sealer for a local rice micro-enterprise in Brisas del Mar; and designing

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: new HASS concentration in Computing and Society studying humans? studying computers? porque no los dos?

  

  concentration in Computing and Society that I am stupidly geeked about and want to ... in the same field, a student may extend their concentration into a minor in the same field."]minor[/annotation] but does offer more coherence

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  spending the night frantically studying in a Green building lounge, fueled by ... undoubtedly will write one soon... this semester was a wild ride in all respects ... ; I blame it on being an only child and growing up in NYC. This is all

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In case you want to travel over IAP… You have a lot of options!

  

  great. You get to travel and experience living in another country, and it ... in another country? And what if you’ve got other plans for the summer—like an internship, or research, or going home to see family? In that case

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  room in Burton-Connor too, as long as you clear it with the house manager ... -issue. However, there are a few freshman doubles on every hall. In these, the beds ... . Most people I know in doubles use bunk beds because it saves space. My

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  National Park in Maine. We planned meticulously for the trip – booking the Airbnb months in advance, creating an itinerary of trails to hike, and even ... friends objected. “Don’t people drive on the left side of the street in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  Hey guys, happy 2011! It's been awhile. As I write this, I'm in San ... semester - and also, I've mastered the art of changing out of a suit in a ... much to say in this entry other than to give a brief update of how my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  world send teams of 4-6 high school students to represent their nation in ... competitions -- concluded in Merida, Mexico. This year, 513 competitors from 93 ... themselves here). The problems are stated in a straightforward fashion, making

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  I met Will and Kristina in very different parts of campus. I was ... popped up and started speaking to my friend in Chinese. I hardly even got his name, but in my mind, he was already The Hispanic Guy Who Speaks

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  . Being a hopeful Course 10Eng-Biomedical and without fluency in any other ... University. I was thrilled, here would be my first chance to learn in an ... 11:52 AM on June 9th, a cool but sunny day in Johannesburg. I took an

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Visit YouTube to Participate in the World Economic Forum! Have world leaders watch and respond to your video at this year's World Economic Forum!

  

  participate in this year's World Economic Forum! Visit http ... individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?" World leaders

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  'm optimistic. If you're the guy mentioned in this blog entry, I was so shocked

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  In a little while, I’ll be gone This is not a blog entry. I'm not here, this isn't happening.

  

  Act of 1957 by speaking in from of the Senate for 24 hours and 18 ... person that I ever knew in high school. On Monday I'm headed for the airport in Philadelphia, and from there I'll be in the aeroplane over the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  Design and Manufacturing I (2.007 in nerd-speak) involves two ... Blanco and Slocum. Professor Blanco was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He studied Engineering at the University of Havana before coming to the US in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Look at these pictures I drew in class from my lecture notes this semester

  

  belugas actually don’t have dorsal fins but uhhhh who cares i found out that notability has a basketball-themed template evangelion ???????

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  August. I was sitting in Killian Court alone. The sun was sharp ... , wrinkled button-downs. In the time intervals uninterrupted by traffic, the river was blinding. At this moment, you could've told me I was anywhere in

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  disagree. There are three major decisions in the college admissions process ... control over the college admissions process and, in the end, be very happy ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  've spent about two weeks at the Salem International School and a week in ... , unbelievably, my last week here in Germany. On the last day of teaching in Berlin ... flurry of good-byes, hugs, and promises to keep in touch. But even those

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  My name is Keri Garel, and nothing else in my bio is true anymore ... Development. I've now seen more snow than I ever cared to see in my life; by that token, you can tell that I'm certainly not new here anymore. (In

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009