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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exciting potential UROP: the cancer genome

  

  determine the DNA sequence of thousands of tumor samples, looking for ... it is being called for now, would be greater in scale than the Human ... possible to pinpoint mutations responsible for cancer. [...] "The technology

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  . Since my novel comes out in 2022, I’ll have to change the setting for that ... back to the hackathon last night, we stayed up for hours, building the backend for our app. We ended up crashing in the hackers’ lounge for only a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  . Recording stuff for OCW. (more on this later....) The Directed Reading ... This entire blog has this playlist. Enjoy. Also this is the second ... , I completed two puzzles, and I'm finally feeling ready to start the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  WMBR: College Radio at MIT will anyone watch the entire 36 minute video? probably not

  

  even made a playlist before, and my voice isn't really the best for ... [annotation note="a job that involves setting the schedule for each season and ... 's. A little bit more about the station: WMBR has been around for a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  . While the fair was specifically tailored to graduating seniors looking for ... way through the maze of prospective employers. Some were looking for a ... has always been the dinner banquet, organized by the Society for Women

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  and then call the post office for pickup. So to summarize, we're on ... praying for the 4 inches. :-) ---------------------------------- 9:45AM It ... . ---------------------------------- 12:45PM Everything is ready and we are just waiting for the postal

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive, even more so than the ... and science courses. Ideal preparation includes—at the very least
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  , and tried not to think about the fact that we'd been in the car for ... slept outside a 7/11. Whoops.) We stopped periodically for the toilet and ... three hours, counselor training for PhysPOP (the Physics Department's pre

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  for drills and drones in place of auto-rifles and grenades. Next to the ... avionics bays, custom parts for the printer itself, handles for simple things ... that for a bit. Kevin is a huge fan of the Iron Man movies, and Iron Man

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  searched the job postings and email lists for something to tide me over the summer. I even stuck a note on the door for myself and my roommate (who also frantically looked for stuff to do) that said, "Keep Calm and if All

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Soymilk 豆浆

  

  ’s hard that way. I looked for soymilk and found almondmilk, flavored milk ... , that she would make for me and serve hot. She soaked the dried beans in water for a whole night, and then she would prepare the soymilk machine in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  , and chocolate fondue... paid for by the Office of Undergraduate Advising ... for the occasion The main course -- three or four different meats here ... , fondue-style. The sauces were excellent! And then for dessert, we had hot

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  next day. For the most part, I don't look back on old entries—the ... reflect on the past year, and look forwards to what's coming next. Where are ... on my current streak; that is to say, for each of the past 1000 days

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  got them at the COOP on Monday after coveting them for a year. I had been waiting for a rainy day to wear them, and today was the day: it came ... nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the talents of a diverse array of brain scientists on a single mission: unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially human capacity to
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  only one piece of the overall application. We look at other factors such ... disruptions over the past few years. Some of these may have impacted your ... school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation forms for every ... very helpful. If a teacher asks you to write the recommendation for them ... . For example: the English teacher who is your newspaper advisor, the math

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  whole PSet, and the next one, for 18.100B, looks thrilling. I mean it ... Media” have long lost their appeal. When was the last time I looked at a ... hurts. Still, I look forward to the Deadline Catastrophe. In fact, I am

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  place for three consecutive years. This year, the winning team consisted ... of the Putnam--but for those who haven't, it is a six-hour proof ... Mathematical Association of America (MAA)--the organization responsible for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  wrong tickets for the Chinatown bus, which we need to have changed mere ... story is... look for a majorly awesome update Tuesday night or thereabouts ... entry 2. Study for 10.213 test Monday 3. Study for a 10.302 test Tuesday 4

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005