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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  little ahead by running a protein gel -- I had run the samples before and ... paper. Since I had some free time yesterday, I thought I'd run the gel and ... transfer the proteins to a nitrocellulose membrane (which binds proteins and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  , State, and Utopia in 1974. This book would capture the public imagination ... controversial claim of Anarchy, State, and Utopia is that the only justified ... had never consented to. The first part of Anarchy, State, and Utopia is

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  and their families. As organizations, institutions, and individuals have ... and exploring MIT, or who are concerned about changes to their academics and extracurriculars that are beyond their control. My elder daughter is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  contributed by MIT Institutional Research to the Common Data Set (i.e. what powers the US News & World Report and other rankings systems). Now, I ... fundamental confusion between our admissions process and the results of that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer an online degree?

  MIT doesn't offer online degrees, but we have world-class educational opportunities available to everyone online for free through our programs administered by MIT Open Learning.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  . The phenomenon is called Campbell’s Law, and it states that the more any ... pretty tech-savvy Institute and a similarly techy high school.   ... . wow. First up, 11.125: Understanding and Evaluating Education CI-H HASS

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

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  pandemic disrupted, but here in Cambridge, vaccination rates are high, and so ... ://youtu.be/Ofp26_oc4CA livestream of me posting the blogger app and prospective ... admissions blogger? MIT students are the Institute's best ambassadors

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  Institute of Technology. The context of my trip: New York City is a few hours away from MIT by road. My family has limited funds and no car, so I was ... juniors. So I coughed up some cash and shuttled between nine different

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  a chocolate martini when he comes to the states!), and forming ... I'm a senior! And it's November of my senior year at MIT! Crazyyyyy ... living group and my hall and everything surrounding MIT culture, now lives

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  from many different states with many different characteristics. I sit ... community? a university town? Sometimes I'll use the power of the web to help me out if I'm not already familiar with a community (and you'd be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the President of MIT?

  Sally A. Kornbluth is the 18th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth follows L. Rafael Reif, who led MIT for a decade and stepped down as president at the end of 2022.
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  the issue of social action within academic institutions. The title of the talk was, "Rights and Responsibilities: The University Connection ... means to be truly unbiased, and our responsibility in wearing the mark of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  , except in a good way. Half of the class was taking it in one room and the other half was taking it in another room and thirty minutes into the hour ... to Boston on a red-eye flight and was feeling quite removed from my

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  doing research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (she's course 12 and ... and management science What else are you doing this summer? I'll be working for Lockheed Martin as an engineer and project planner when i get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  How I lost aura points i confess my sins

  

  state that I have been reduced to[/caption] For people who aren't caught ... and socially confident, and you lose points when you do something cringe ... MIT and experience an assortment of campus life and events

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 14, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  state school and thrive! You can go to a community college and thrive! A ... star and cultural icon John Waters. I love his movies and what he's done for Weird Culture, so of course I had to go. blurry and far away

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which is best known for its ... . It's otherwise known as the coolest and most useful project ever, at ... NHGRI and had headed the Human Genome Research project. At the NHGRI

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  (adcoms from colleges and universities, GC's from high schools, independent ... year) and attend classes and networking sessions. There's a "college fair for guidance counselors" where all the colleges/universities set up

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  million-dollar question. Suffice to say I am back and I have lots of advice and experiences to share with all of you. So, lets get started ... , MI; Milwaukee, WI; Greater Chicagoland, IL and the greatest city in the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? Which is Haitian Creole for "What's your name?"

  

  NGO, and that the university had not been in session until about two ... refugees and university students attended classes together. We returned to ... meeting, as well as meet with students from Dale's cousin's university and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 28, 2010