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• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  letter. Still in shock, I offer my contact information as usual. Dan says ... Part 1 here. *     *     * Rush Holt is in the room, but most ... most of us: the PhD physicist-turned-politician, one of two physicists in

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

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  the fall and 7.013/7.014 in the spring. But 7.03 is only offered in the ... Beaver, nature's engineer, was adopted as MIT's mascot in 1914 (my googling ... answered, but how do we send in our replies to get it in by May 1? Can we fax

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  our understanding of the universe.  One of those winners is an MIT ... , “in the past”, studied “lattice gauge theory, magnetic monopoles and ... investigating inflation in “brane world” models.” His MIT faculty page says that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  In middle school, my first foray into robotics was with the FIRST Lego League. That was the first time I remember being in a school ... (Ariel S. ‘18 at University of Michigan) at an external team that was not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  accept the offer, and thus how many beds you have available in residence ... , then those people decide whether to accept our offer of admission, and ... enthusiastic!) offer. At long last, the deciding is almost done. Every year, we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  , so I don't know just how universal everything in this blogpost would be, but I hope this is helpful in some capacity. Table of Contents GIRs ... First Year (OFY) who is in charge of these things. note that as the years

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  , admitting 16, with 14 enrolling in the fall. This season's admits are a ... countries and four continents. The students come from top schools in applicant home countries, domestic public universities and military academies; four

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  they want to study engineering, while other universities offer wider ... The sixth in a series... With less than a week until the May 1st ... 's up with my financial aid? You or someone in your family should call the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  Marvel media, looking at the role that MIT plays in the Marvel universe. As ... I try and tell myself that I've overcome imposter syndrome, and, in some ways, I have. I have no doubt in my mind that I'm thriving at MIT. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  year anyway b) plenty of people get in from schools that don't even offer ... , Rhode Island, fractals, Duran Duran, and the universe in general. reg: i ... . However, I feel like I've been so delinquent in responding to comments on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  University, where Rines had earned his JD. After a year in private practice in ... reason, people don't seem to realize that you can come to MIT, major in anything (science, engineering, or even our well-regarded programs in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  offer (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will ... waitlist offer) or decline it. For all other students on the waitlist, we ... Time) that we will not be able to offer them admission. At that point, we

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• 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 ... So in case anybody's unaware, I finished my project at the lab at the ... back and read all of the old entries. There's some good stuff in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  Way back in September, I had the difficult, difficult task of writing ... whiteboard care to dotted lines on blackboards (i can make circles in both ... only if] true" and "i can only count to 3" and "i haven't seen you in

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  faculty position offer recently!"]my post-doc in lab.[/annotation] It seemed ... at several schools in January and February. The process was [annotation ... ? It's the thing you do if you major in life sciences and want to get a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 30, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  that I haven't blogged in "forever." (The earlier back you look, the ... entries I planned but never wrote. Looking back in the archives, it seems ... speed on what's been going on in my life lately. The last you really

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester of several language classes is available in condensed form: three hours ... . http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/iap/ Classes are available in French, German

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  later find out I had headed in the wrong direction. An hour later, I would be in prison. -- At 12:25pm, Madison ’17 called me. “Where are you ... salvation to arrive in form of Tally ’17, who spotted me from two floors above

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Four years, four summers The stuff I've been up to every summer at MIT.

  

  stuff in the back, and we drove home. I was home for a week, during which ... Washington University. I was sharing an efficiency double with Rose '05, and we ... amazing cook offers you this deal, take it.) My stomach was very happy that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  there are like 2 1's in the diploma (reflected from each other) and 1's in ... assigned reading (ie. the myriad blog entries regarding Ring Premiere in the ... ), and I am proud to present this year's Ring Premiere to you in words

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009