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  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  to work up to it. It barely crossed my mind first semester. And yet ... game, one person uses the VR headset to navigate a cell in a first person ... : https://mitadmissions.org/discover/the-mit-education/undergraduate-research/. On the MIT application, as many of you know, you are asked to talk

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  's exactly what it sounds like. Undergrads get to work with professors, Ph ... that MIT offers to their undergrads. However, getting research faculty to notice you in the first place can be a daunting task. But it doesn't have

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  ’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to remember that I am a writer. I seem to enter this phase every time an ... seemed like a solid second bet. Besides, I’m out here to gather new skills

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  trying to figure it out an attempt at a goodbye

  

  things that I'm not ready to write.  As I talked about in my very first ... Whether I like it or not, my senior year at MIT is coming to a close ... today. (In fact, I’m starting this post on a plane from Boston to Las

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  can’t wait to arrive! Remember to be careful around the muggles when ... grand master list of links for any and all of you going to any college at ... surprisingly long time to research and put together; I hope you all enjoy it

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  's reputedly amazing. 3. My physics professor is going to re-grade my first two ... 10. I won't have to think about the Crystal Field Theory... ...Which is unfortunately what we happen to be learning about in my 5

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  you can't get to the 1000th step without taking the first. Or the second ... first). I was lucky to get the opportunity to be here. And while luck may ... took a leap of faith and applied to MIT. I took the first steps, and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  ". I plan to follow Ed Bertschinger's course from Spring 2002 to first ... DID YOU KNOW? Even if you want to boil water really quickly, don ... for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  to be working)." One thing to remember is that just because a hall is ... th West 2nd East 4th East And on to the point of the entry... One ... 're allowed to choose where they live, they'll only associate with their living

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Red Balloons Gotta catch 'em all!

  

  first team to locate all of them, by any means necessary. The balloons ... ASSEMBLE! Prefrosh, undergrads, alums, this is a call to action! It is time for us, all of us, to band together under a common dome and

  • by Snively '11
  • December 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  completions, where we at MIT enter (in English) what first comes to mind when we see words and sentences related to work, money, food, culture, and other ... , and we compare and contrast the different responses to gain perspectives

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  First made popular by Bon Jovi, those lyrics brought my fraternity ... is basically a talent show with acts ranging from magic acts to dances to serenades. Some of the acts from the night included my former

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  8 / Fresh start A month of eating and sleeping and other fun things

  

  To set the mood: Armstrong Cabin - Justin Hurwitz, from the First Man ... , My first priority was to focus on eating well and to cook most, if not ... -and-kinda-sunny weather shifts (throwback to my first Boston winter when I though 26 degrees

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  First, I want to thank everybody who left their good wishes with ... taking 7.01x first year for premeds if there are other science GIRs to ... be August 30 to September 6 this year, and first quarter classes will

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  my LAST fall first day of lecture - this is my LAST time pretending to ... 'm starting to get a taste of it, as I spent over 30 hours in lab my very first ... . It's good to see all of you :) So what's up. It's senior year. This is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  expect to see first quarter grades. If we need them, we'll call your school. We *do* want your first semester (or trimester) grades as soon as they ... to help clarify things a bit. Scores: We don't need to have your full

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Better than a Ryan Cabrera poster Want a Warhol in your dorm room?

  

  Friday are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to any student ... ) to borrow for the entire academic year one of nearly 350 noted pieces ... loaned out to students -- is open to the general public. Students view the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  of Simmons, so he’s constantly on the run. The first time I tried to ... , and Celevator also has a strange habit of going all the way to the first ... Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  4.500, Intro to Design Computing, my favorite class this semester, is a design class with a project every week. The first four projects involved using CAD software to design 2d and 3d objects, and then laser

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Invasion of the Stikmen Another invasion of MIT?

  

  around finals time, MIT had an invasion... Well as I walked to lab last ... . At first, I thought it was just a random piece of trash.... but upon ... on the crosswalk? Well... I honestly had no idea the first time I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 14, 2012