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• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  learning." "Get a PhD" in your field--even if you're not literally getting a PhD, a few years into the job you should feel like you've achieved

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  an island in the middle of it,” says Karl Haglund PhD ’97, author of ... the water,” says MIT Professor Mark Jarzombek PhD ’86. One argument for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  Barnhart SM '86, PhD '88 and Provost Marty Schmidt SM '83, PhD '88, as well

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The end, my friend Pictures from my graduation :(

  

  indoor track. All graduates (undergrads, Masters, and PhDs) were told to ... people receiving PhDs looked very cool in their robes. One day that robe

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  the external examiner (“extern”) for a PhD Viva, and now I’m trying to ... PhD. There’s a coda to that story. Over a decade ago (!), when I was an ... . After my PhD defense, I mailed the author a hard copy of my dissertation

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  Please note that, as  Hello World! I’d like to introduce you to a project that we’ve been working on for a while. It’s a Maker Portfolio, and it’s one of…

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Watch this! An MIT blogger alum deservedly gets a moment in the spotlight.

  

  Newman SM '89 PhD '92 Eran Egozy '95 MEng '95 Nate Ball '05 SM '07

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  is currently a Ph.D. student at Harvard Medical School. She will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  received a BA in creative studies and a PhD in chemistry, both from the ... and photovoltaics. Hammond holds an SB and PhD in chemical engineering ... . Professor Bulovic holds a BSE, MA, and PhD from Princeton University and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions Don't stress out!

  

  . PhD Comics Can't believe I originally forgot this gem! Called to my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  The Class of 2007 walked across the stage last Friday, and among the firehose-survivors was Ana Posada. Ana, a Biology major from Lawrenceville, GA, will head off to Dartmouth for a Ph.D program next year. As an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  then your PhD, or can you start working on your PhD right after getting ... straight from a bachelor's program to a PhD program -- I'll never get a ... before you are eligible to receive a PhD. 4. Anonymous asked, im really

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  starting with mechanical engineering and now going on to PhD programs in

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  Gorbunov, co-founder at Aikicrypt, a new way to encrypt cloud data. PhD in ... , Masters & PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Wombi Rose ... mind for you and your family at home and on the go. M.S. and PhD in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  David Berry: A “Fearless” Innovator with a Passion for MIT Dr. David Berry, who received his S.B. and Ph.D. from MIT, received the honor of…

  

  -MIT Health Sciences and Technology program and completed his PhD in ... surgeon. In his senior year of college, he decided to take the MD-PhD route and make research a priority. He was able to finish his Ph.D relatively

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  program in economics (either Masters or PhD), though it can also be in finance, mathematics, political science, etc. Similarly, in the economics Ph ... econ PhD programs go on to research/teach as professors or employees of a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  ate dinner last night with his PhD advisor), and I met several faculty ... interviewed at too many PhD programs, thank you very much), so I seized the ... ), since Bryan, our current GRT, is getting his PhD this spring and moving on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  pursuing a Ph.D. in quantum information next year! probably because I haven’t committed to a program yet, not that I’m unsure about the Ph.D. I don’t know ... to college, but pursuing a Ph.D. was a whole other issue. I grew up in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  MEng is a great way to pursue research if you’re unsure about a PhD, or if you want more experience before applying to a PhD. Note this might ... PhDs, and not all master’s degrees are equal. It’s important to have

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  thanks to the Rhodes Scholarship, followed by 7-8 years in an MD/Ph ... Immunology and Global Health Science), and I haven’t committed to a specific MD/Ph ... interviews, MD/PhD programs generally have two.). The traveling is both a perk

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007