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• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  can't tell you honestly where I'm headed. I don't know that much. I do ... Where to begin? Well, in order to understand me, what drives me ... little ways back in my history (what history I have), not too far, just a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  to MIT in two years, I wish you all the best for the future ... winner receives $100,000 and two years of support from Thiel's network in ... centuries—at the very least. She started working in a biogerontology lab when

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  seems to follow? I can't keep my fucking mouth shut for once in my life ... product manager position. At one point in the interview, they asked me, "What is the place you've worked at that you're most proud of?" My heart

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  now that I'm here, I can verify. They are, in fact, different. I could ... wouldn't be representative of my experience. You get what you put in ... 'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  write. You can read the first essay in the book, "Time and Distance ... that stick-with-you quality. The scenes stay in my head all year long. 7 ... wide in the sun; oaks in forests grow tall and thin to get what they can

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  with open side windows. In this shot from the stage, you can see ... everyone! Plus, you can see Jay filming in the background, which breaks the ... ever!) being the best class ever. All the way back in September, we

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  Cancer Research, and in November, CCR director Tyler Jacks shared the 2005 ... -cancer drugs produced by molecular medicine--Herceptin, approved by the FDA in 1998; and Gleevec, approved in 2001. Nobel Prize-winning work

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  SURE that they enjoy that nourishment. Next semester, you can find me ... ‘Live to Eat,’ where would you rate yourself?” The question was asked at a fancy restaurant in Republic Square, Yerevan, after I and some other

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  dabbing to imaginary music, mind you in-sync with one another, with my two ... myself useful in ways that I can be for people who are struggling. 5 ... back at how much my life has changed in just twelve months. It has, by

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / Summer

  the first day of work lessons i'm learning

  

  . how do you know when to pause working? with problem sets, i'd stop in ... one. it's nice to have slack in your schedule. and by slack, i don't mean laziness, or the messaging app. in business, before slack became

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can a family member contact MIT Admissions on my behalf, or ask questions about the content or status of my application?

  No, it is MIT policy to communicate directly with applicants about their applications, rather than with their family members. If you have a question, please email us from the email address that you used to register
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  specializes in projects that focus on interfaces, interactions, and ... with the Men In Black Headquarters, except without aliens (for now ... class (MAS.110) or for just getting "lost" in the many halls of the labs

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  ultra ultra math nerds, and suddenly you can smell the scent of math ... mammals are dogs. I think this is mainly used just to sound fancy–you can ... happens to a system (such as a pendulum) if you give it a small nudge in one

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  admission council very well. They have a criteria of 5 things, and if you achieve 2 of the 5 you are in. 1. USAMO 2. ISEF 3. 1600 4. 4.0 (unweighted ... award. So if any of you think getting the perfect score isn't important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  neighbor Lizz came in to offer her daily dose of humor. “What do you call ... IHTFP, which can mean a variety of things to a variety of people, have ... back on the past four years, I can finally say I do. I can also cross

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  't redirect me to youarenotblack.com again." You can see why none of this is ... , you too can fall prey to the belief that they don't! About twelve ... whole time. If you are in the same boat – especially if you are a prefrosh

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jaden Smith was in my 3.091 lecture!!

  

  How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  in quick succession. Helen You '09 read "The Audience," written just ... [by Susan Shepherd '11] Many of my readers know by now that if you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer, you'll find a pretty heavy

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  can be in everyday news. Two reflections are due by the end of the year ... -centered classroom activities and student-led classes, to explore issues in schools and education. Students in this course spend time each week observing pre

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  in on-campus dormitories, even though they can technically join MIT ... will help you in ways you could never have expected. :) ... Hello, gentle readers! For those of you who don't know me, I've been

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008