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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  . But the fact remains that no matter how you slice it, I was busy around ... basic gist, as I'm sure you know, is that Americans work their tails off ... something I noticed a couple months ago – this: What's that, you ask? The top

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  -oriented and less "how many hours are you in the office" based, so I can work ... I have a problem (well, likely more than one, but let's not focus on the others!). Sometimes I go through these periods where I end up doing

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.

  

  Hello party people!  I know. November 1 is looming and you are ... today, I've been helping answer your calls and want you to know that ... , so I'm listing the most common questions we're getting below. I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  back home, and I would like to thank everyone who helped in the effort to ... they want) (it's pretty much the most amazing cake i've ever seen) From ... united once again, and Rich cried no longer. "When I first walked into my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers ... ) and told us we would get 12:00 - 2:00 with Steven Levitt in early ... Levitt and a small group of undergrads. AHHHH as I am writing this I just

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT ... were deferred, and I expect those students to be competitive during the ... our applicant pool, it was clear that these students would not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / En Español

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  Weekend: do Latino parents feel welcome at MIT? I won't keep you in suspense for that question either, I don't know the answer. I would sure hope ... I won't keep you in suspense, I feel like I fit in pretty well at MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  Physics lab. Oh boy, where would I even begin. Some of the setup (the MIT ... stronger because of it. I'm involved with Amnesty International- I believe ... with that of the organization, and often times I question their way of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  . So I'd like to begin by giving a shoutout to my grandfather, who, in ... there is in me. I remember when I told him last year that I'd gotten really choked up at CPW when I met some students I'd worked with at MITES

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  intimate setting. How intimate? Questions I ask in ESG classes on a daily ... I know, I know, it's been like eight years since I wrote anything. I promise I haven't fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  semester which is different and wonderful Oh, boy, I have been awake for many hours and in one more hour (it's midnight rn) I will drive to ... flights out of my local airport were cancelled today and I have attendance

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  SMASH stands for Students At MIT Allied for Student Health. I am on ... lacking - communication. I've been working on a project to collect and ... communication gaps are largest. I spoke with Dean Randall, Director of Student

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Together in Service MIT community working collaboratively

  

  I love a good theme. I make a big deal over birthdays in my family ... of Music. (I know, that one is a little out there.) But the point of ... I am so appreciative of MIT’s theme for the Inauguration of our new

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 20, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  see how well that works. I used to hear that cooking is just applied ... 's Mom and I have baked four award-winning nut rolls, a tradition that we ... project detailing my maternal grandmother's Slovakian roots. I've always

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  I am done with finals and very excited about that; you may be able to detect some of this excitement in my entry. In seventh grade I learned from ... that I appreciated during finals week: For 10.213: Chemical Engineering

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  On Monday, I got to see a pacemaker insertion surgery, eat lunch in scrubs, and pretend that I was on Grey's Anatomy. My preceptor was Dr. Lee ... unofficial Course XIX still lives on to the present day). I met Dr. Lee last

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  coolest lecture on mitosis I’d ever heard. How does the spindle apparatus ... . Actually, I was never a huge fan of this band, but they produced some catchy ... . (Sorry if I just offended any Kaiserians.) 6. PROFESSOR. CHRIS. KAISER

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  pretty stressful since I've been unbelievably crappy about making progress ... physics psets which I'm just a little psyched about. So to share my excitement I thought I'd start the photo series on my classes this term (the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  colleague and I were in awe at how exceptionally knowledgeable you and Matt ... Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for ... conference, Ben, Marilee & I attended a talk entitled "Lowering the Flame

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  If I'm not mistaken this is the time of year when you begin in ... gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box ... where you visit or where you apply. At this point you should not care how

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006