Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  to catch up with many old friends, and of course to see my old roommate tie the knot. If you're wondering what a random sampling of MIT alums 3-6 years removed from the Institute are doing job-wise, here's who was around

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  terms of the financial aid package from a given institution. Not knowing ... institutions have a finite amount of financial aid that they dole out on a first ... . Some institutions even provide a list of parents to contact from your

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  [annotation note="To be explicitly clear, the point of this line is not that it ... the heck[/caption] I could tell the story of that morning-- the story ... MIT was one of the few who (on their acceptance website) congratulated

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  graduate institution. Of course, I didn't have a graduate institution yet ... next four years of your life. It's a big decision. And whether you ... psychologists Dale Griffin and Amos Tversky (one of the discoverers of cognitive

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  doing a wide variety of projects involving combining art and technology in ... Black people through the use of technology, often presented through art ... of art and technology with biomaking here at MIT, which inspired our

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  friends, refreshing some of my math knowledge, incredibly weird technology ... figured I'd say hello to all of you lovely folks in the style of Qiaochu Y. '12's post from the time of yore with an Ask Me Anything! If you

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  ’s one of my favorite platformers. But there are spoilers. So. If that ... , imposter syndrome just sort of, exists. It’s a voice in the back of my head ... just cover it up with the confidence of facts. Fact: I am on track to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  completely new place full of strangers and challenges and legends and horror ... little New England town that you probably haven’t heard of. Enter freshman ... ’s worth of orientation events that you really should go to. Why? To enhance

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  a Course 20 degree, only one of them is, strictly speaking, Course 20 ... provides all students with a common core of foundational scientific knowledge ... exciting Course 20 classes! ...well, sort of. I say "sort of" because

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  handing out of the degrees. Otherwise, check the commencement web page for ... of the world", but really, it was more akin to, "Ponchos". We awoke to ... squishing around in. I think that's the worst of it. The first thing I did

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  of my friends were asked to take a one-year leave of the institute ... Physics demos at MIT are pretty high on the list of awesome things in ... the semester by breaking a glass. A lot of people compare at MIT

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  happenings and other life events. Of course, our conversation arrived at the topic of blogging. I want to reflect on a couple of points -- this ... representation of student life, providing prospective students and applicants with

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring break Q&A! ask me questions :-D

  

  of the dorms) built a roller coaster in their courtyard that prefrosh ... CPW events going on that you won't have a shortage of things to do ... Cambridge) is such a walkable city, and I hate driving, so a good chunk of my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 23, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  In my junior year of high school, I had a phase of telling everyone ... from years of watching [annotation note="my favorites are coolirpa ... celebrate completing half of our undergraduate journey through hell the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  As my second semester at the Institute draws to a close, I've been reflecting on how I've spent my time outside of class. Of the various activities I have tried here at MIT, teaching has stood out because of how it

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  better appreciation of the technologies underpinning the fast and speedy ... "]careening series of events[/annotation], I took an ill-advised courseload of 8 classes, totaling 96 units. In the spirit of procrastinating finals studying

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  Here are the answers to the questions you've left in the comments of ... know of any other really good vegetarian/vegan restaurants in the area ... restaurants around offer good vegetarian options. For example, on my list of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

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

  

  bootloader. After three days at the mercy of How-To Geek and Super User, I ... to a vocational high school to study information technology. There I ... school ran out of vouchers to take these exams so I never got certified but

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  applicant than a reflection of the institution. Please trust that we have done ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Class of 2018 are now available at >>>      

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  We were all saddened by the news of Marilee Jones' resignation. In ... felt. The message of "being" vs. "doing," quality over quantity, and ... , members of the class of 2011) - that our admissions process is, and always

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007