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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  in their seminars) and are open only to freshmen. The seminars offered ... . True story. I'm going through and tagging all of the bloggers' entries ... back and read all of the old entries. There's some good stuff in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language

  

  fraction. And our institute often works with foreign research institutes. I ... Language is a funny thing. It's so natural and as kids we pick it up quite readily from those around us. And now, while it is more

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  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 Phi A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  chose MIT and Harvard University to share one of seven national, multi-institutional ... will establish a collaborative program between the Broad Institute and ... , and Thailand's Chulaborn Research Institute. MIT's Bevin Engelward

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• 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 / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  economic implications. The program offers a master's degree and undergraduate ... the Past: Reshaping Shakespeare Across Time and Media" (Cornell University Press), even those trying "faithfully" to represent Shakespeare

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  , I'll have a diploma in hand and some extra lines on my resume, and it ... East Campus courtyard and I am left to decide what happened to my weekend ... ... but to my right (unmade bed), to my left (chemistry book), and behind me

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the ... remember and to learn, as well as related functions like perception, attention, and consciousness.
• Blog / Advice

  Finally, I Wrote a Post about Grad School "grad's cool"

  

  on that besides don't waste your time on a liberal arts degree and you ... graduate MIT soon with a science degree and no debt, so I guess everything ... not faculty at any academic institution and also because I thought I had

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  innovative and progressive universities in the world and I always have loved ... and awe-inspiring innovations and ideas spilling from our Institute. But ... this lecture, he would retreat to the Broad Institute (part of MIT) and

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  This post includes an in-depth and personal discussion of the ... schoolers, prefrosh, and people in general. And in case at any point it feels ... aptly titled: The game of rules and living by them. Song: The Name of the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  graduate of my favorite school in the universe, and have a hockey jersey (and a degree, and lifelong friends, and...) to show for it! Sorry for the ... hockey team were great fun, and every time I look at my Baker House ice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  brief between being given an offer and the deadline for acceptance. so i ... i decided between mit and another university, which [annotation note ... did. and that's not entirely true, because institutions don't have

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• 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 / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  undergrad degree last year in Course 6: Electrical Engineering and Computer ... -level classes and a Master's thesis. An S.B. (Bachelor of Science) degree is ... areas within EE and CS. The graduate classes required for an MEng degree

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  University, and if it’s not a good fit, those four years are going to be ... go to other universities. The magic of the Internet, cheap airfare, and ... help and work hard, you will graduate with an MIT diploma and the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  , and an astronomer from the Harvard-Smithsonian Institute for ... , dangling with flags from all of District 7’s many universities and colleges ... scarfing down bacon and coffee with over a hundred other representatives from

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  'll travel 13.7 billion years back to explore the Big Bang itself and how state ... students have lots of freedom and unique opportunities. Some students will do ... events tomorrow catch my eye. They are: The History of the Universe in One

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  14 billion years ago (ish), the universe Banged and rapidly expanded ... exactly what happened in the first moments of the universe. And word on the ... degree. Please do stop by and see your advisor on registration day." and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  Melissa offered him with gratitude. He took two sips and sputtered, “What if ... diploma—” “Gee thanks,” she said, rolling her eyes. “And well, you ... floor and seemed to rise. The Room, The Universe, seemed to shudder. A

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014