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• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  high school teacher who had high hopes for us. She owned not a small ... exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your limits is not masochism. We understand. We do this, too. But a finer

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  brain is concerned, so when you get home at night, you're not exactly ... selection committee. (As a guy who is not wired to do science and math, I'd be ... ? Alright, it just didn't work. The curriculum was just too big for you. You

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  while Shaye was reading it. We're still not sure why she thought that was ... Nicholson, and Charlie Sheen. It was pretty interesting but I would not highly ... has it that the bakery will soon include a chocolate bar! I'm not sure

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  completely ROCK THE HOUSE!!!! Yuan: ... that was not why I spent three hours ... : Yup. Me and Shaye and our friend Dave has been working to put this ... : Shaye is a wannabe rockstar. Shaye: No I'm not! Yuan: Remember that girl

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  very nearly attained twenty (oh dear!) years of age, I had not yet ... high school friend Shana can also color eggs. The coloring didn't work very well. I hypothesized that this was because it was not Easter. The

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Winter Break Reading List "Take a look, it's in a book, it's reading rainbow"

  

  So with all this free time on my hands (not as much as I originally ... amazon.com This third volume not only stands alone as a comprehensive ... 'm actually reading it for preparation for my new project that I'll be working

  • by Bryan
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  me out if I'm not already familiar with a community (and you'd be ... spend your time? theater? work? cooking? family? math and science ... coursework you've had, and the choices you've made. This part is not a contest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  maximization). As you may have guessed, 14.33 also requires a lot of work. I ... out my own analysis, and interpreted the results. I not only felt a ... -trivial modification to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Tell me this does not

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  headquarters. Accordingly, Schedules will not entertain requests for rooms for ... registration system, you MUST REGISTER BY DECEMBER 15. If you do not want a room ... gathered not only for a kickoff speech (announcing the theme: "Normalville

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  % of my final grade. I kid you not. But I wisely worked ahead last week ... Research Fellowship Program proposal (12 pages, plus application. Not really ... -- 21A.260 reading (this book), 21A.100 reading (*ahem* may or may not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  than grad students, or something (I don't know why; I work half as much ... 're not herded into giant classes like so many moo cows. According to the ... recitation is not the person lecturing. For instance, I have 5.60 lecture three

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  the class. ADMISSIONS 101 Can they do the work here? Will they thrive ... . Despite the stereotypes, everyone admitted to MIT will not be an engineering ... going to go out and change the world somehow, not just those with good

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  interview required? No, it's not required, but I highly suggest having one ... ? Your interviewer will live/work nearby, so you'll interview in your ... progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart. 6. What is your advice for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  tawk? DISCLAMER: THIS BLOG IS NOT THE PLACE TO WORK OUT POLITICAL OR ... 's not shall lose... God bless the child that's got his own." If knowledge ... ." His response was quite appropriate: "Well, Bryan, it's not a job; it's a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  I did learn a lot and worked as a computer technician for my school ... helps you make a more informed decision.   Warranties Most, if not ... aware of this as the modeling software Solidworks only works for PC

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  My name is Anna Ho, and I am a student at – No, no. That’s not the ... representatives. I’ve heard that people charge into policy work feeling like they ... ourselves. The guy to my left works at the Space Telescope Science Institute

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  swatches of MIT collected like paint chips

  

  I am going to put this together haphazardly, work on it in drips and ... what MIT is offering, or if the experience here is worth all the work ... could be. There are weeks when you tally up your work, the hours in a day

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  bit of time working on Burton Conner's website, which is a true work of art. I honestly could not be happier with how it turned out...I feel ... decided to not include it in the final version of the website... burton

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  't know I needed in my life. Also, it was really nice not having to move my ... to keep track of ~cool CS things I did not know about~. Right now, I'm working in Python, but I hope as I increase in difficulty, I can start

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  New Decade, New Me? some reflections, some resolutions, some hopes,

  

  and then left a UROP, I worked all summer, I won a medal at Head of the ... "not suffering from burnout" and I'd like to return to it. This ... often. Last but definitely not least, I'm resolving to figure out what I

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 1, 2020