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  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  degrees) is now a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland ... gender bias) and use our institutional power to actively resist using AI in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  about the nature of the universe and all that. I’m considering Econ ... major. And for these gracious inquirers, I have a lot of different answers ... -3.” “17 and something else?” *loud sigh* *spontaneous combustion* “Course

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  moment, of going to the Institute, and of caring for others. On a day ... about her depression experience at MIT, and I truly think that she ... me, and that you enjoy the read. ---------------------- It was a rare

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  like to mentally split my workload into “steady-state” and “anomalous” categories. Steady-state work is recurring and regular: things like lectures ... in the steady-state category. Assignments are pushed and flushed from

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  admissions director McGreggor Crowley) and answered questions from ... trophies and science olympiad medals, none of which I have or have ever had ... application. "Tell us about something you do for fun." McGreggor and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  .112 lecture in 10-250" or "I have three psets due every week this semester and ... words and abbreviations and numbers are part and parcel of our culture, with unambiguous and precise meanings. But to my friends and even, to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  . I’ve been fortunate to travel to over 35 cities and 20 states on ... other universities to broaden our reach and provide opportunities to more ... for the past 10+ years, I have had no need for a car and have instead

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  and the holistic admissions process. And while I hope that these entries have contributed some insight into how and why we do the things we do ... to accompany and support the claims I had made. As one commenter put it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  name of your undergrad institution and more with how you make the most of ... doors with a significantly higher degree of ease. And part of that has to ... cultural match to an institution. And I think fit is even more important in

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later what happened after pi day 2011

  

  denied five years ago. He and I had emailed a bit when he was denied, but I ... really nice note, and maybe an encouraging one, so I asked him if I could blog it, and he said I could. I've reproduced it in its entirety and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  computer science degree and a master's, and is a product designer for Twitch ... with a degree in math, and is now a self-employed software engineer. He ... University's Departments of Physics and Cell Biology. Fall 2001 to Spring

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  an institution that appreciates you and understands why you're special ... -Conner Anonymous '15 - "You want to attend an institution that appreciates you and ... name on a diploma doesn't define you. Your life, experiences, and how you

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  memory of visiting the Broad Institute, and some Googling suggests that Dr ... institution, and how cool the people were. I started reading every blog I could ... ’s campus — and I’ve spent the past week thinking about how it has been a

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  's, University of London MBBS) Medical doctor - physical medicine and ... -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about ... the members of our class (about 1000 people) and asked for "10-year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  your major when you have a diploma in hand. Tattoos and piercings are ... , I have often referred to The Blogfather's advice, and some of his words, such as Things #1, #35, and #50, have gotten me through hard times

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  discovering the oldest stars in the universe, and is a funny and endearing ... different type of work this semester--the work of being present and focused, of using my body and my voice, of taking care of myself--things i am

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  : That was East Campus, video by and courtesy of Eric Lujan ‘19, screaming ... EC Gothic, authored by East Campus, the residents and the mailing list ... decipher these, and to distinguish the truth from the fiction. Maybe you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  Office was formally created in 1929, led by the Institute’s first ... Information Office located in Room 10-100, and until our recent move, 10-100 was ... occupy the following rooms: 10-100, 3-108, 3-111, 3-103, 3-007, and 3

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty years later cms major who

  

  feature comic books, and I mentioned a university class I took about them ... participant, the perspective of a hunt runner, and the perspective of a ... , a department under MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 29, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  purgatory and get my degree just in time for the Class of 2012 π reunion. But it may surprise you to know that even an institution as old as MIT has ... Hey! I’m back this term to finish my undergrad degree. I realize

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015