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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  proud of myself for making it on time - only to find that I wasn't even the first one there! I suppose there's a lesson in here somewhere: no ... just as committed than you are. I think this is actually a good thing, in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anyone else OCD about saving space?? This blog is about things on my computer.

  

  (Preface: I am also sorry for disappearing. D:) -- So anyone who ... , I want my free space. So that’s why architecture has been such a pain ... digital age that I can't take an architecture class without having to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  graduation. Luckily, the situation at MIT is much better -- I spent a few hours ... being a woman in engineering here. I had female friends in all of the ... Engineering), and as far as I can tell, they were all quite happy with their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  denizens, is that we get up to such interesting things! For example, a few ... 's easy to blame him for anything involving nudity. The driver of the car I ... there. Luckily, I had my trusty flashlight, which allowed us to see where

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  as the grad students in my lab for probably a tenth of the salary). Well, as far as MIT goes, I don't think that's true. For one thing, we ... recitation is not the person lecturing. For instance, I have 5.60 lecture three

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  . Bleary-eyed, I wake up a good half hour before my alarm and maintain enough ... early. I turn a little bit in my bed before...contemplating going back to ... 'm practically living the Bruno Mars life right now, only I'm working toward a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT A video in which I talk to myself and I am an awkward MIT student…

  

  I did the vlog thing!   I didn't take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  of the only hub of activity for miles, I waited. I was crouched, poised ... see my comrades and I could sense that their resolve matched my own. A ... fellow soldiers. The fighting lasted for 15 minutes and I grew soaked with

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I access the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  about how to access our MIT QuestBridge Supplement. If you are a QuestBridge Finalist that did not rank MIT, you can still use our supplement along with your QuestBridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  give the winner a college education from a top-rated school of their ... ultimate American prize. For the chance at a full ride to the college of ... one of America's top universities -- will compete for a full scholarship

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  not only refusing to snow for more than a few days, but by having ... -- but also shows off and helps fund student projects. a day at the fair I ... than normal cameras, which just calculate a color for each pixel and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  received a "final" action in December - i.e. admitted or denied). What is the ... decision online, you will need to have registered for a MyMIT account and you ... Hi folks, I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions like, "Can I do my ... possible) So, you can do you interview before submitting your Part I. If your ... for anything you might mail in (like a fee waiver request or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask Me Anything or discuss anything. or whatever really. what i'm trying to say is: open thread.

  

  This summer I wrote a bloggerGuilt script to help me keep track of ... metrics, meaning I myself had been a bad blogger. I'll spare you the ... for the next ~12 hours or so I will try to answer any question you ask

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  Admissions at this time to check on any such documents (there is a time for ... Waiver, or a letter from a school official detailing your situation. We ... Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  intense craving for home/family/my mom's food - none of which I'd had in nearly a year. Things perked up slightly when I walked into my Delta-provided hotel room and saw a beautiful queen size bed. I curled up and (1) watched

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  ). This represents a great step forward for "green chemistry", reducing ... . That Schrock is a good teacher wasn't a huge surprise to me. As I often ... for further travel updates and a Questions Omnibus. Happy Nobel Week

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  lateral epicondylitis?" I won the "funniest answer" prize (a free entree and drink at California Pizza Kitchen) for guessing "leprosy." I don't know, I thought it was a pretty reasonable answer. I know I promised an entry on a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program

  

  teachers, excellent students, and a beautiful school, I have been smiling for ... had sold the company for a box of oranges. Three weeks later I feel that ... football with a true fan, Mr. Vogel 14. I will miss teaching swimming for my

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  genre. Today I’m just going to ramble about minor happenings this week ... unusual - massive stacks of flyers were being frantically passed from person ... which nobody was very attentive, I’m sure), and, at the appointed time

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014