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• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  on genetic silencing. And yes, in case you were wondering, I thought ... … actually, on second thought, I had a lot of good doodles from this lecture. I ... , so they miss out on how fun learning is.” Schooled by P. Reddien. I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  just sent out this email: The MIT Midyear Report is now available on ... announce that the Financial Aid Tracking System is also now available on MyMIT.  On the Financial Aid Tracking System, you can view which documents have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  focus on student leadership and provides many opportunities for students ... on the basis of leadership, friendship, and service. Last spring, I ... with problems, and overall outlook on life…I have grown so much from LTI

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  allowances made for extraordinary circumstances - but you shouldn't rely on it ... simplest ways you can make an impact on someone's life - without even having ... noticed how sometimes you can be so focused on taking the perfect photo that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  other ESP chapters after they went on to grad school. As of now, UChicago ... nutshell, if you take away the nights of tooling in deserted locales on MIT campus (I should write an entire blog on this), numerous take-outs ordered

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  You may think you have a pretty good grip on what type of person you ... strong work ethic on top. Simple enough, I figured it summed me up pretty ... every part of my application starting on August 1st I didn't start filling

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  numbering system right, the numbers of the rooms aren't stuck on the lower ... course (and the class that FIRST Robotics was based on). Unlike 2 ... .09, are pretty big deals on campus, and have significant corporate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  Hunt winner blogger (my money's on Evan for next year, though). She of ... convinced me to join his team ^^ "What was the experience of working on the 2007 hunt like?" Working on last year's hunt was a tad bit awkward, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  I'll begin with a flashback. Scene: On my way back from my daily ... I was in lab on June 9. Welcome to graduate school! (I actually chose ... depending on your status, undergrad/grad/alum/faculty/staff. I look forward to

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Residence-Based Advising Residence-Based Advising WILL NOT allow you to change dorms during your freshman year.

  

  . Also, every now and then, somebody will whizz by on a scooter. It's a ... you don't die on every page. Well, maybe somebody dies.. we'll see ... a traditional advisor, who simply signs your forms on Registration Day

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  " painted on its side, but I'm not actually going to tell you what it is yet ... on that useless green form that your mom later insisted you save for ... bowl of goldfish crackers and Conan O'Brien on in the background. (He

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  milk down the drain because it was past the "Sell By" date listed on the ... you into who you are into a couple ordinary lines on an ordinary sheet ... got your dream and get admitted, in which case you ROCK. You're on top

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  another leaf, on the foot, two days ago. It wasn't a gentle smack, but it ... history and English courses I could get my hands on in high school, in ... rest of my family) beginning with this: "Once I was walking on a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  up, like in the Southern United States they might focus on the ... Mark on Cemetery Ridge, which is the farthrest the Confederacy ever ... greatly helped. Actually, Lee was on his way to Harrisburg, which, as the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  . We evaluate everything based on the US system. For example, students who score 6's and 7's on their A-levels are (respectively) 94 and 93 ... . One of the questions on the app. asks, "What do you do for fun?" and

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  rest of West Campus, all the West Campus dorms are on Amherst Alley, also ... place for green space; its denizens instead enjoy the outdoors on their ... see the influence of structure on culture. Senior Haus, which with its

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  the award on your proposal coversheet. If you're lucky, you can get ... . Register on Reg. Day or fill out an Add/Drop form. You can register as a pass ... . - UROP for Volunteer: Paperwork is due on November 3, 2005. This is the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  asked, "Now that the Interview Information is posted on the MyMit website ... ) -- and in fact he'll be temped on your hall. He's coming with Mom ... space to be a problem on 5th East, and I'd say we use the kitchen more

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  . Turns out that there is no page on the entire internet that scientifically ... of metallurgy, you would be the most knowledgable individual at MIT on ... have an immobilizing effect on the atoms, which vibrate more as more

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  I look back on those years entirely differently now than while I was ... all the buzzwords. On the other hand, I think I got a lot out of this 100 word prompt by just throwing all my interests out there based on

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025