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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  .) In a weird convergence of universes, I ended up teaching a class that ... really left this place. I just lurk and cruft and linger in the tunnels ... Lydia is a kind shepherd of the blogs who puts too much trust in my sense

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  good fit for them. But, if they would like to take classes in Major ... duty of universities is to expose their students to world events and ... an MIT professor and an expert in both linguistics and politics. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  University in South Korea, where it's possible to major in taekwondo like an MIT undergrad would major in political science or civil engineering. See ... the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  Today's Mystery Hunt puzzles: the two puzzles in (my) Mystery Hunt ... applications at home (Ducksberry), and in the afternoon into the evening I read ... another quality stapler in the office for me to use, so all is well in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  This week in blog entries posted by people who no longer go to MIT ... name is Jess, and I graduated in 2010. That doesn't mean I'm not allowed ... offer, although it does mean that people sometimes look at me funny as I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available at: decisions.mit.edu You can log in using the same username and ... before logging in to decisions.mit.edu 18,109 students applied for admission to MIT this year, the most in our history, and the first time the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  Like Bellamy’s young hero, I too am back in Boston. Except its been ... : This is what it used to take to get in to MIT-definitely a lot less work for the admissions officers, that’s for sure... Of course, in 1918

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  your profile a map of all the places in the world that you have been. As ... actually know anything about. Places I've been are highlighted in blue. (Also ... 'm spending spring break visiting Adelaide in France, with a 2 day excursion to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  for fall 2007! pfffft!), we offer at least math 10 classes in nonlinear dynamics, not counting other ones that might be in other courses (fluid ... even have the words "Nonlinear Dynamics" in the title! These are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  't being offered next year, but if you're really interested in the field ... happened this week. - Thanks to a freight derailment in Idaho, I spent most ... hall, and he hadn't been back in the building since the early 1970s. Talk

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  In my previous entry, Joan Tran from Louisiana asked for some general ... in terms of general advice, let's see. There are no specific activities ... , it looks for attributes that you can demonstrate in just about any

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the runaround a star-studded event twenty years in the making.

  

  . I received an email in my inbox that read: yesterday was someone ... done first. bryan: you're in charge. if the work isn't done, you're the one in trouble. if however, you can't do it yourself, maybe you wanna

  • by Bryan
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  The second Monday in October has long been an MIT holiday, but today ... future—one that supports Native Americans in our community now while we work to enhance their presence in our community in the future. To the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  students. In reality, however, it's just an excuse for me to advertise this ... I'm not premed anyway), but my experience was that in high school, a ... people my number because I had given it out so infrequently in the past

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  this week (Wednesday, in chemistry), but it's my favorite class (and not ... chipped in $35 and rented cars and a cabin (apparently, MIT students can ... school that offered only 4 AP classes. My high scool was just a regular

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  every applicant. If we are unable to offer you an interview, your ... admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  again and again to offer help to them. I was one of few women in the shop ... I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public, ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  traditional university experience for people who are interested primarily in ... People often ask me what admissions officers do in the summer. They ... , because I work at a university, and because there aren't any admissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  @MITStudents, which I myself follow and often interact with. He offered to send ... the idea that learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom. Learning ... their activities, DSL offers students and the MIT community many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  bubbling in each character. My friend responded, you claim you don't know but ... by Elena Ferrante, a book that feels inscrutable. It is about a girl in ... . The narrator's high-status father engages in an affair with her best

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022