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• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  still be in high school and interested in robotics. Now that I have ... knew I liked robotics and what that meant academically, but even at that ... tax and accounting, and she served a bunch of other small businesses in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  biomimetics at the University of Bath in England and has collaborated with MIT ... television... well, I've declared myself that and nobody has ever contradicted ... Race for three years now. A short twelve-and-one-half months and I will

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Nobel Connection 2 MIT alums have won Nobel prizes this week!

  

  theory and verify the age of the universe. Smoot received B.S. degrees in ... , alumni, and staff. On Monday, Andrew Fire, a professor at Stanford who ... amazing ability to turn genes on and off at their whim. I used RNAi during

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  University for two years and then my degree from Harvard Extension in Art ... things about MIT--the hacks, the zany, nerdy students building (and ... --down-to-earth and yet on the cutting-edge with a hint of a retro sensibility. Favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  the only institution in the country to offer an undergraduate degree ... ) of my essays and how 20 year old me thinks about what 17 year old me ... I approached the prompts and my writing will be useful fodder for your

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  come from 48 states and dozens of countries, bringing with them all their ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... read your essays, to learn about your cultural heritage and family

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  summer lovin’ 🎶 🎶 had me a blast

  

  As of one week ago, it is officially[annotation note="and oh boy does the weather know it... i swear it jumped like 5 degrees celsius as soon ... internships and got some much-less-fancy rejection emails. (Which wasn't too

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  MIT on a moment's notice and still do an okay job. And people laughed at ... 's birthday shenanigans... LBizzle asked, "How does cross registration work and ... Wellesley College, Harvard University, the Massachusetts College of Art ("Mass

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  system. Polarization At Disney World, Universal Studios and other 3-D ... that charge, my friends and I were able to score free tickets to the New ... . Before watching the movie, we had to listen to a lecture given by the state

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  ’s 48 degrees and I can’t feel my toes.) I’m not the only one – many of my ... a half, since painting is allowed in Senior House and Institute White ... noodles until we get scurvy and staying up until 4AM day after day

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  cut looked like, I bought a pick and went on with life as usual ... movie (Hackers) and fell in love with the concept of Computer Science. A ... a Gibson and get the girl (Angelina Jolie). He started off simple

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  ? Summer is slipping away and the crisp New England weather is looming just ... 106 degrees last week.) As we get closer to September the class of 2010 prepares to take their place as matriculated students at MIT, and future

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  and development, like Ashesi University, whose founder quit Microsoft to ... University of Ghana’s Office of Research Innovation and Development (ORID ... , who I covered last week) and therefore someone I’ve interacted with a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  It was cold today. So cold. My dad put my winter coat in the mail and ... 11-12. This morning I woke up at 11:10, rolled over and shut off my alarm clock and slept until my cat jumped on my chest which was around 1

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  It's Sunday, and the beginning of the second full week of June. Bleary-eyed, I wake up a good half hour before my alarm and maintain enough ... plenty of things to keep me occupied today, and all of these urgent reasons

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  to watch the progression of the emotional state of MIT students. The ... everything college has to offer. They want to work hard, show their parents that they're worthy of MIT, and prove to themselves that they can handle

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  About 6.5 years ago, I graduated with a Philosophy degree and a minor in Political Science. Two and a half years ago, after graduating again from Northwestern University’s science and health journalism program, I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  duty of universities is to expose their students to world events and ... Many applicants and incoming freshman have concerns about whether MIT ... MIT knowing about math and science and nothing else? Would attending a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer club sports?

  competition focused clubs have excelled at both regional and national level competitions, and some clubs have sent athletes to compete on the international ... have numerous accomplishments and aim to help each student improve in
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  weeks ago, and spent the first week in the comfort of my relatives’ home and care. They took me everywhere - seeing other relatives, shopping ... temples. and this would be the view from the top! and Found in the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011