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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  physics class and gives it a uniquely MIT twist called TEAL, which works for ... . By the time you read this, I'll have been home for over a week - but as ... in spurts and spasms, and it can hurt. The transition is not a straight

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Have Your Cake & Drop Date Too The Baker House Piano Drop, and the Spring Weekend Concert.

  

  Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert, where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this ... featured hip hop stars Fabolous and Lloyd Banks, both East Coast rappers who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  fixed in a few hours. Sorry for any confusion! Ben ... look into this; I have no idea why it's happening. Selection committee takes weeks and we're only beginning day 4; rest assured that we're far

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was ... .97 during IAP of 2011. I am currently more and more involved with classes that ... Boston and the greater New England community that we are a design capital

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Going On Some of the 600+ Campus Preview Weekend events.

  

  , hypercubes, the Black Death, and more, taught in a fun/crazy style by MIT ... Important note: the weather forecast has a 70%+ chance of rain Friday night through Saturday night. Bring an umbrella, raincoat, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  Studies Program, and was a tutor for 3 years. Also check out Issel's recent ... Investigators, The Tech, and Counterpoint. Issel was also a teaching assistant for ... model for ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, through her UROP in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  -printed parts and sensors. By Sunday, from a collection of 3D-printed plant parts ... VHS tape on a high shelf and hoped I wouldn't see it. Jokes on them ... . Almost every summer, my sister and I tackle a new ropes course. Although I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day

  

  recitation contest Pie eating contest Free pie for everyone! And don't forget ... Two groups are hosting pi celebrations: This **Tuesday, 3/14, at 6pm ... you to the Pie + Ice Cream Study Break! Tuesday, 3.14 @ 7 PM Student

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others ... academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and ... each member of the MIT community the ability and passion for working
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  and a little chaotic and sometimes frustrating to make plans with 15 ... rolling around in his chair, and Jenn fiddling with a highlighter. The ... my computer, took one look at my Desktop background, and screamed "WHAT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Coming to a theater near you! (Or auditorium... or gym... or lecture hall...)

  

  visits and the big regional info sessions. I'm not looking forward to the ... info session is followed by a campus tour, so we can take for granted ... blog from the road whenever I can find a wifi connection. And if I

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  being human and for recognizing that I am the same. I had a long response ... of emails since Saturday and a bunch of blog comments, all asking for ... always a compelling reason for every admit - and I could reproduce those

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  , drawing my eyes like a beacon. And in that moment MIT unfolded for me, as I ... had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was ... River and the bay glittered like uncut gems in the light. It took me but a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  MIT portal for the locations and times for these events, and for a list of all ... Wisconsin for their MIT Technology Achievement Awards and connect with awesome ... opportunities for Admitted Students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  , understandably, disappeared for a little while) are doing (updates all are from ... -mates' alarms rang...It all felt like a movie-moment: everyone preparing for war ... ." Chris S: "My finals and I can write a bad romance." Hamsika: "Finals

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  Mid-Atlantic, and the Carolinas here) We started in Miami with a nicely ... 've missed you! After CPW, I was sick for nearly two weeks, and I got better just in time for a crazy week in the office. Now, I'm off on group travel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  on the project. When a newspaper calls me up and asks for comments, I ... David Helfand: "Unfortunately we don't have time for a formal Q&A session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them

  

  , and after discussing it with my roommate a bit, I decided that I wanted ... materials! My house had a lot of fun with them. I'm very grateful for all the ... grants of between $50 and $250 to pods and virtual groups for art supplies

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 7, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  classmates a unique chance to gain valuable research experience and insight ... a few interviews and lab tours, I was offered a position in the Chen ... -interfering RNA (siRNA) in mice. It may seem odd for a student like me, who plans

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know ... -re-re-re-re-rewriting, but I had a weird conversation with my friend in which they mentioned ... built a thing! 74% This number is getting inflated by my UROP and my lab

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021