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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  example. People are always looking for some scientific quick fix for the ... . There’s incredible advances being made in clean water technology. Companies and universities are getting in on the game. I’m glad to know that

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  are what made the end goal possible.  Another example is SpaceX and its ... about why "hard tech" startups are hard, and why they're still worth it ... do this. Two important factors he stressed when evaluating a field are

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  last year and, although it's only made up of two little fuzzy blobs, I ... -fields in astronomy. Professors Sara Seager and Josh Winn are spearheading ... 's still very exciting stuff. There are many more instances in Paradise Lost

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  men are out of sight, and I am laughing in the street.   I make ... --that energy will carry over into the teaching." Here are the best things I hear ... definition, you are making something that wasn't there before. What is

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  , professors, and even tourists think about MIT. Why are they here? What kind of things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... made mine about Sandy Tenorio, from the Office of Engineering Outreach

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  freshman year), none of the good shops are available after midnight. My ... . As you may have noticed, MIT graduations are known for their weird mortarboards, which are usually related to the mortarboard-wearer's major in some

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  ) are sadly shriveling.   My english teacher would be proud of that ... in the form of your freshmen advisors. Freshmen advisors are faculty ... and faculty are immensley welcoming and open, but the responsibility is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  accepting of who they are and culturally acceptable. Moreover, I know of many ... are the space for an additional affiliation, and the question of LGBTQ ... are affiliated with said group—for instance, a student who lives at

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  / outlets for handcrafts made in GK villages. • Inexpensive enamel/ roof ... and coconut husks (bikes, ect). There are only a few of the ideas we ... ’re interested in any of these projects, please contact me! Anyways here are some

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  schedule this term so lets get to it. (classes are arranged chronologically ... their made out of is a cool party trick (at least at the parties I go to ... earth (http://miters.mit.edu/). Actually Cam and I are both in MITERS, so

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  -5, sports from 5-7, and other activities from 7-later. Students are dedicated ... (like crew or sport taekwondo) are completely open to walk-ons and beginners. My impression is, there are plenty of chances to play if you

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  'm sure a lot of you high school seniors are. On one hand, I've had a super ... something about the molecular basis of a disease, odds are that Professor ... professors being famous after a while -- I mean, pretty much all of them are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  all the chairs in the microscope room are too short for me to see the ... . On our way to dinner, Adam made the brilliant decision to jump over a ... . For science and engineering, research experience and professor recs are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  -places'. In metathesis reactions, double bonds are broken and made between ... ' contributions, synthesis methods have been developed that are more efficient ... MIT. Ig Nobel prizes are awarded to, um, "interesting" scientific

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  work hard, where you will probably grow to build and shape the ... harvest, the next year where new beginnings begin. the days only get colder ... decorating the branches, until that falls away too and all we have are barren

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  students who are about to start a new chapter in their lives. So, where’s my ... was no longer consumed by the fact that I wasn’t where I wanted to be. I ... are going with a different candidate.” I don’t remember what was said

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  stereotypes that discourage them. In presenting about MIT and where these biases ... the tallest, freestanding structure, measured by the height of where the ... in Palermo, Sicily, where she was doing her Soroptimist presentation

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  full advantage of being in a place where places of unknown are only a ... insane concept of the seasons that do exist here in New England are just ... be on the highway, where I got to see some of the amazing fall foliage

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  right for me—the one where I am unafraid to experiment, where I can always find support for new ventures, and where I can combine my interests in ... why write about this on 03/13? Tomorrow, you are going to be able to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  buried deep are beginning to surface. He remembers the harsh stinging ... admitted to MIT because of affirmative action. Maybe his SAT scores are an ... in quite a pickle. Where did Mills go wrong? By working harder not

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006