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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  Thursday night, my friend told me "Hey Erick, tomorrow morning is Ask A VC ... . and you have to cover your costs. This is opposed to a software startup ... A venture capitalist seeks out startups with high potential and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... our best to show you MIT. Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great ... students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2014. Join in a Live Chat!: This Tuesday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  to share a bit of my own culture with you. It is, in fact, my home ... is simply a case in which Australia got it backwards (or perhaps upside ... looks like a very flat baby sloth is hugging the underside of your chin

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  following subject designations: Lab - everyone is required to complete a ... RESOURCES (Note that this is a partial list of resources based on my ... important assignment is due. I didn't realize how invaluable an after

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  recommendation form from the application; a separate sheet of paper is most common. In general, third recommendations from a teachers do not provide much ... , coaches, and bosses. If you decide a third recommendation is necessary, have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  crazy how much a few years of perspective could bring to the movie ... things about MIT is how there’s always small study breaks being organized ... also a great reminder that there's so much beyond MIT to explore.

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  where you can pick up a poster of the LSC schedule. As for freshmen, when ... : I can't say much about Residence Based Advising since I never went through it myself, but the basic idea is that your advising group lives in

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  This morning, a productive time reading 8 (mostly excellent) applications. This afternoon, a less productive time dealing with bureaucracy ... asked of late. I'll address a couple quickly now, and get to some others

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  , in fact, is my definition of magic – competence so much more advanced ... a hurricane” since then i’ve gotten much better at noticing when i ... in april my friend recommended the excellent article becoming a

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  minutes later. So, that is how I became a '12. I'm still absolutely ... was all a little much. Fortunately, I met some other awesome prefrosh ... entry. MIT is intimidating. This was the first thing that I saw from the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  this thing existed (I live under a rock, apparently... so much so that I ... !), leading to a momentary, but non-negligable, conversation on how I should try ... and dubstep your first time is... an experience. My phone went a little

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sewing minus the machine Costume Design: Featuring the best non-stick-figures I've ever drawn!

  

  . Everyone at MIT is required to take one "HASS-A", or "arts" class as part of ... is some text analysis, a lot of dramaturgical interpretation, a ton of ... class, my teacher, who is a professional costume designer in New York

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  not know how much longer I have. Tell my family I love them. But really ... Expectation: There is no way I’m getting into MIT, let alone becoming a blogger. But sometimes reality takes unexpected turns for the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  to a stage not predetermined by government regulations. College is ... , enjoy the writing. That makes it so much easier. Overall, senior life is ... excitement, however minor (or vital) it is. Savor it. Have a Plan B. Mine was

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  , it was pretty much anyone's guess as to how the conversation would go ... really didn't miss much, especially if you're already a dedicated reader of ... helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  around campus, but for many students, family is still a huge part of their ... , for being a mom who is uncannily right (almost) all the time. Happy ... Oluwa A. ‘20 My mom is a HUGE part of why I'm currently surviving MIT

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  EVERYTHING then make a decision?" The first thing I glance at is the ... making a decision. random person, "Hrm, not sure if this is the place to ... is a perfectly reasonable questions. You should be in touch with the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  classes offered this fall...and realizing how much I wanted to take a bunch ... description: There is often a tendency to consider technical systems as 'purely ... primary deliverable for the class is a term paper on a topic of the student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  what they do and how they cause disease, and 3) a mouse neurobiology lab ... who was very interested is the CEO of a company which designs unmanned ... company is a really good fit for him personality-wise and in terms of his

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we ... back from MIT is the music. Classical guitar has been a part of my life ... -to-faculty ratio is 7:1, and I never felt like just a statistic at MIT. Don't expect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006