Search

Search Results

• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  grapple with topics like how advertising is changing in the 21st century ... rivalries. And since media is everywhere, this class also means I get to write ... -page essay about how Valve has empowered amateur fan production in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it ... socialize. Eventually I learned that if I went to the library and worked in

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  interview with an MIT alum and ask you to write about your experiences in some short answer essay questions. Remember that there is no rush to get ... up well: But as more students each year seek to get the earliest

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

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I'd like to talk about exactly the opposite - deciding to live in the COVID ... trying to boot out of the country, nor do I have any in-person graduation

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  with the authors of our features. I think we'll be able to get there in ... seems to demand attention. Alas. Hoping to be back in the office tomorrow ... feedback welcomed! Here's to a great 2005 and stay healthy!!! -B

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  How many days I have left in my parents’ home is approximately as many as a romcom character gets to decide her life. Five days. This ... torn. In the college home, I get adventures with friends, bright city

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  welcome to new york went to nyc & all i got was this blog post

  

  it was the one I could relate to the most. In ninth grade, my dream ... scholarship to attend a business conference held in Manhattan, I immediately ... was so young and so ready to become the kind of person who lived in New

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 12, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Truth Values [by Ken Haggerty '11] A fantastic one-woman show about life at MIT. (Now playing!)

  

  in the arts faculty that I finally decided to check it out and squeeze ... !). In addition to staging performances, Central Square Theater works ... creation of plays about science in addition to discussing the cultural impact

  • by ARTalk
  • September 22, 2009
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT ... also at the lunch. Now I hope to motivate how statistically significant ... blogs and how they're reshaping how MIT presents itself to the outside

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  how to give an honest assessment of myself is probably one of the most ... burned the midnight oil already, you’ll get to hear a couple of my thoughts ... times over winter break, but I wasn’t particularly getting anywhere. In

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  getting stopped in the halls. It's awesome, but I'm starting to lose my ... hasn't yet arrived. Hmm. 7:35am: Nance picks me up; we head in to campus ... 'm tired from 90 straight minutes of talking, but it was great to talk to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  work and how physical stimuli get transformed into signals in the nervous ... procedures (e.g. "How would you separate sodium and potassium current in an ... is language unique to humans; why are there many languages; how do

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  , Tanglewood, and Interlochen, among many others) are a great opportunity to work ... . Summer program mentors and job supervisors can also be great choices to ... available. I hope this is somewhat helpful to those of you in the homeschool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  short term / long term on growth and learning

  

  didn't even get in on the first try. I had to wait until COVID-19 expanded the program for me in order to get in. And so that's why when I look ... pressure of having a class in order to get things done. Online classes don

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 10, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you ... cannibals and put to the following challenge: Each shall get one hat of either black or white (unbeknownst to them). Then, they will be asked in

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  all-nighters to get my college applications in, and neither should you ... about three weeks – I’d plug it in, but the battery wouldn’t begin to ... powerful abilities (pun intended). After fruitlessly trying to get the thing

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  'll travel 13.7 billion years back to explore the Big Bang itself and how state ... opportunity to ask them! HIV/AIDS in Africa: An Open Dialog About the Needs in ... adequately respond to the health issues in Africa range from financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 1 A recap, with pictures.

  

  campus. It's been great to meet people in person after corresponding with ... registration desk until a little after 8PM, went to the Prefrosh Welcome Event in ... , I get to "float" a bit more tomorrow. Looking forward to the EC bouncy

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  , so I will skip to after the test, when I had my score in hand and began ... I used to wander there. In the middle of the city. Late at night. By myself. Once, at 11 PM, I called one of my best friends at home in Ohio to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  . Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a ... accordingly, and the increase in the number of students admitted to MIT in Early ... ! My wife wanted me to share this link with you, in case you have a

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008