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• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  decision day, I unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer ... elsewhere, and who write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for ... I did here and here, as proof of what I usually say on Pi Day: If you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  offers, and this year becomes the toughest year in our history. And so ... I know that it's been a long year, and now that you've had a week to process the decisions, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on the process

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  .) He immediately stated that it was a good program and that he saw it ... purified and frozen to transform it into a liquefied state so it can be ... goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place dynamics to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  Senior Week, we celebrate the graduating class and provide them with their ... Professors," a trip to Six Flags New England, and Tech Night at the Pops. And ... offers to work there (last year's most popular employer, if you're curious

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  we offer has grown over time as a result of advancements in science and ... here and over at College Confidential. Haven't had much time to hang out ... Bio, Computational and Systems Bio, Developmental Bio, Genetics

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New MIT Viewbook Is a viewbook as useful to you as it might have been for my (pre-internet)…

  

  from beginning to end. We'll choose a firm in the next few days, and the ... 'd keep and what you'd change. I'd also love to know what you feel is ... "grow up with" the web and it's a (the?) predominant source of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  Predicament of Aftermath: Reflections on 9-11 and Oklahoma City that I understood the human reactions toward trauma and memorialization and the ... History at Indiana University, Editor of the Journal of American History

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  , and traits had I decided to attend any other university or college, even ... wanted to live here and study here. Who wouldn't want to be in the center ... , in the urban locale of Boston and in the cosmopolitan Northeast? "In

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  , one on artificial intelligence, and none of my recitations are holding ... algebra class was very rigorous, and in an ideal world, I would take it again. But it probably doesn't fit in my schedule, and it doesn't fulfill

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  So the four year roller coaster called "Quest for a degree from MIT" has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless ... stuff and was equally weighted with the other exams. The final was last

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life or something like it Apparently this blog is supposed to be about my life. So here's some stuff about…

  

  exclamation points and intruige. But alas, my life is full of the same sorts of ... field, is routinely quoted in the New York Times, and he knows my name. So cool. Work. My postdoc and I are trying to finish some experiments with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  to meet some potential future classmates, as well as MIT students and ... MIT portal for the locations and times for these events, and for a list of all of the events. Saturday Spend an afternoon at the Art Institute of

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Professorial Help Thanks to the faculty.

  

  , Steve Graves, Daniel Hastings, and Paul Gray. Each year, many brilliant ... members have included Wolfgang Ketterle, Patrick Henry Winston and Don ... at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, works to make metal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  into the world, I know, but you might miss home and this general state of ... semester begins Tuesday, and so will begin the class I’ve been diligently preparing for all IAP--6.01, Intro to Electrical Engineering and Computer

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  country, and then a far-off state. Now I’m here, and it’s so much better ... doing homework with them and talking until too late. It’s about the way the brain revs and pushes onward through a Problem Set. The feeling

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17

  

  -working, and kept to himself.” name. year. dorm. hall. home state. what an ... stranger to the blogs), and she has kindly allowed me to share them. I think ... week has been really tough and really strange for everyone on campus, and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  sunscreen physical health and stuff

  

  issue, whereas currently the weather in boston is around 50 degrees and i ... and crumble in ways that were not previously noticeable. for instance: i notice myself feeling cold much more easily now. as a kid and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 4, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Cells, Cells, and more Cells you've met me at a very course 20 time in my life

  

  ="General Institute Requirements"]GIRs[/annotation] and[annotation note ... right now: Right now, I'm in my junior year, and something I've been ... Fundamentals in Biological Engineering 20.320: Analysis of Biomolecular and

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Theory of Actual Reality

  

  Island, Queens, Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland, and Baltimore. Next up: the Pacific Northwest and Bay Area, starting Sunday. I forced Ben to go to 3.091 (Intro Chemistry, solid state version) today, to see for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red Free art and how to borrow it at MIT

  

  , including this year, my final one at this esteemed institute. Not only have I ... for four years and in the exact same room for three. Despite the fact ... , white walls, my roommate and I have taken it upon ourselves to overhaul

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 29, 2016