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• Blog / Academics & Research

  UEA Internship Panel

  

  internship panel for anyone interested in a career or degree in economics. (I ... ?" Q: What does an economist do? A: A lot in the short run, which amounts ... for the OMB through her participation in the Washington Summer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  bathroom, a plate of chickpeas, the parking lot of an In-N-Out. If Marla were ... . While in Yerevan, Armenia for my [annotation note="A program that sends ... Marla to be fixed. In just one and a half hours, and for just $64, I came

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  Yesterday, I wrote, "I'll be back in the office tomorrow, assisting ... mailed out on Friday!" It seems Mother Nature had other plans for me. I got ... abnormally high winds and bad weather in the northeast, my flight had been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  foul, greasy hands on the sanitary bed sheets; and settling in for the night like ulcers. For the next half hour they tossed in their beds ... We begin our story in a cul-de-sac with neat green lawns in what was

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  given to those who ask for it.” This wouldn’t be an admissions-related post if I didn’t talk about The Big Elephant in the room for all college ... for recreational purposes, and when I decided to apply I went back, but

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Events

  MIT International Or how a local Model UN conference broke molds and expectations by going abroad

  

  the Institute. More importantly, in ways, it's a bit of an art, too ... , read: pizza) subbed in for my bland dietary regimen of pop-tarts, cereal ... Time to state the obvious: the world knows MIT pretty dang well for

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  This weekend marks the notable milestone where, for the first time in ... to develop and test these sorts of things in an environment where if ... hands for a research job. I have a UROP (Undergraduate Research

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  , revealed that “Maxwell's Equations in a Vaccuum” is an esoteric euphemism for “Fruitcake that will sustain you for two days in case of a nuclear attack ... lounged in line for around an hour to rebook a flight. As of this posting

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  : Delicatessen is set in an unspecified time and place with the appearance of a ... living in an apartment building situated over a butcher's shop, who pay the ... would they be and why? Oh, and ps, for those of you who are interested in

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Building 56 It's really boring. You may not even want to bother reading it.

  

  's really it. I wrote an entire entry about a hallway. In building 56. Because ... think that it's the most beautiful thing on earth. The reason for this is ... colleges, like Harvard and CalTech, strive for uniform and regal architecture

  • by Snively '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow lovers, unite! The sky is falling...

  

  is at an absolute standstill. We had an event tonight for the American Medical Students Association, and it took 2 ½ hours for the food to arrive ... , he said that “it’s always warm in the library.” He was right! Even

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  Hypothesis if it is actually false." Last year I wrote an entry on a one-question examination that could be used in lieu of an application to admit people to MIT ... beautiful mathematical problem of the millenium in 2003. One of my friends

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  HOZIER, KING OF IRELAND, IS HERE TO SPEAK:  It can't be said I'm an early ... daylightBut then you wake up for the sunriseYou know you don't gotta pretend ... ?Smelling like a bonfire, lost in a haze?If you're drunk on life, babe, I think it

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  's Entry: Chris wrote an awesome entry earlier today for admitted students ... ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after that. (This goes for both EA and RA admits who have submitted complete

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  I've never thought of myself as a sorority girl. In fact, I ... dry. Suffice it to say I was not expected to participate in sorority ... in the vein of bashing sororities indiscriminately, I wanted a valid

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  : (text: "For maximum effect, consume after an exam.") Well, Diana is an ... everything. Then I sent our technical advisor for MIT-EMS an email, explained ... page has your MIT username in the top corner, so you can quickly and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us ... to us in the comments below, we’re here for you. We ask that you ... difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs and our whole

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article ... make the case in our favor. For example, over the last decade or so, our ... . You are probably an expert in guessing your spouse’s mood from one word

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  waiting in line when term actually starts.) Chatted for quite a while with ... Jessie's "partner-in-crime"), who was back in Boston for the weekend. Got ... . =) Played in an Assasssins' Guild game, where I ended up trying to conquer the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  ™. I had to slump over in the Maseeh 3 bathroom at 4AM and cry for no ... myself: going for a walk, decluttering my closet, playing a video game in ... .301 takes place in the Mars Lab (an arts-oriented shop space), which has a

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023