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• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  come to a section about a student coming in for a mock college interview ... down to the fact that we don't have room for every excellent student who ... choices for college, though. We need to hear more about them. And parents

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  dialogue for each episode is taken from a series of real-life podcast ... magic or not. for instance, at one point the characters discuss how oral ... episode that hit hardest for me was this one: “Most people spend their

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  I've been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester ... , on making paradise for CPW; or spring break adventures; or the way that ... no space to breathe—no space to post. And yes, there has been time for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  and the possibility for life beyond Earth. [caption id ... .[/caption] There are four tracks for the major: Geosciences: Geology, Geochemistry ... with slightly lower expectations for the undergrads taking the class

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to ... Chinese characters, for readers who prefer those. Rona W. '22 also did reads ... everyone above —  especially Catherine and Alice —  for these translations! I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  This is, for the most part, a post about Seattle. I've been a resident of Green Lake, Seattle for a little over a month now. There's very ... slightest. But after interviewing for various product management internships

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  depleted for several months. There's a lot of reasons, professional and ... MIT, I take pride in my own high capacity and drive for work. Being able ... has problems with the drudgery of work, but burnout, for me, is when

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  for the blogs. Then it took me two years to write the post. Half of the ... . '21, Kristen Y. '19, and Anna W. '21 for the 2017 photos, editorial ... who volunteered for the photos in 2015!  THE END

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products ... recap of the final presentations after they occur. But for tonight, though

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Researchers Develop Autonomous Shoe Technology out of the MIT STrIDE group

  

  MIT alumni have been responsible for some of the most revolutionary ... cars, STrIDE has developed sensors for your shoe that alert you of ... be extremely useful for helping people not stub their toe.   MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Jeremy R. '16 with a link to a new McDonald's commercial for their new Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal, or STRAW. It's a clear send-up of ... McDonald's hacking MIT? This is like the Zapruder film for reflexive

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  invests money from the venture capital firm they work for into those ... for one's company. I wanted to meet as many as I could and learn as much ... sleeping from 6am to noon for the past month so I wasn't sure how my body

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  , for all it's glory, is no longer my home. Danny B. '15 wrote about how ... those steps was moving off campus. And that is why I moved off campus for my senior year. It was the absolute correct decision for me. Now, my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  someone on Quora who claimed that 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. worked pretty well for ... schedules are problematic for your mental health.. While I don’t think I feel ... actually 9:47, but I stayed in bed for a bit longer so that it was about ten

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Women of the East Side 2015 Calendar The stresses and strains of organizing a giant project

  

  dates back about eight years created for the purpose of showing off some ... and also raising money for the Big Jimmy Scholarship Fund.  The Fund ... side 2015 calendar today at wotes.mit.edu!!! And pick up/pay for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  , so I'll save it for later :D First, let's talk about computing. MIT ... processing power, for our tour inside. Mind you, on the outside W91 has an ... for the Institvte, which explains its high ceilings and open spaces

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• Blog / Events

  All Hallow’s Eve You're never too old to trick-or-treat...

  

  , and I still have some other work to finish before sleeping. For the ... (ooh, scary). Our group was very all-inclusive. Anyway, for anyone who ... able to take a break this weekend to watch scary movies or dress up for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Great Snowball Fight of 2013 fame. glory. snow. killian court.

  

  Did you know? "Nemo" is Latin for "no man" or "no one", and the name ... Weather Channel's new ratings-driven non-scientific naming system for winter ... , cold, and snotcicles.  Actually, it's been winter for a few months, but

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Emergency Morale Booster Night! One of my favorite e-mails of all time

  

  least one hug for every other participant, to be distributed at random ... loudly and obnoxiously for two hours, exchanged some hugs, then went outside to throw a Frisbee around with two non-French House friends for an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  seem to have a thing already for free events at MIT. I'll cut to the ... ? How about a puzzle hunt at the MIT Museum written specially for MIT ... for sure. A day of science? Seriously, mom? “No, not just Science

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011