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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  joining and leaving the lab. Even I worked there for a long time, I do not ... advice for prefrosh? A: 1) Do not try to do too much academics at MIT ... pending patents and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  clearly labeled. While there is a specific rationale for every question that ... You may have noticed that the application for the class entering in ... changes and preview the short answer prompts, a much larger group is likely

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  a tractor? (For reference, this is what I mean by muddy: ) It ... watch out for the Mad Russian once you get to Floyd -- gives a lot of ... . Then, we sat in the car for half an hour behind a zillion other cars who

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  grandmother's house for a few hours. Jose '07, shown in this entry, took a month ... Linear Algebra; the only Course it's really a requirement for is Management ... five hours a day, every day, for one month, and I had a fairly rigorous

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  still learned a lot. Every crew is responsible for doing a checklist and ... ) bunk room for about 5 hours. I got a lot of HASS reading done. =) Then, I found out that I got a new job! Ready for it? You sure? It's nerdy

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  applications (and a few months for many others), and I know right now you may be ... morning with a coffee! After that, I'm pretty much snacking on hi-chew for ... ergonomic--Scandinavian design for the win!--and I have a great view out of my

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  times I feel a lot of pressure.  But for the most part, when people find ... at a company like the one I am interning for now once I become a real ... " Another intern told me one day during work.  I've never been called a yankee

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  I know it's been a long time since I've posted a blog... but I'm back ... ? Well, the basic concept behind our toy was a nerf gun that had two blasters connected to a backpack which served as a massive ammo hopper

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  the Show-Me State, Columbia is a lively college town, except for the ... magazine. [*Just got to say that I have a poop-ton of respect for housewives ... The last time I wrote a post as I was flying at some undetermined

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  , Antichrist) based the idea for his newest movie from a depressive episode he ... , there was a line stretching all the way down the exterior set of stairs ... that I would have had to wait half an hour to get in. Seeing a smaller

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  SM '78 MBA '98 has been onboard the station for a while now, and just ... film "Giant Leaps," produced for the Giant Leaps Symposium: It ... (!) talking about their experiences. There has been a lot of coverage of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  dorm, Burton-Conner, has a full kitchen and suite lounge for every 6 ... groups, it's a lot more interesting to cook for myself. By the way, I hate ... 's Mom and I have baked four award-winning nut rolls, a tradition that we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  Drug discovery is a difficult and expensive process. The approximate ... efficiency. Bryan Owens (check out his blog at bryan.mitblogs.com), a junior ... currently developing a bioreactor that may potentially be used to accelerate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  ambitious people. You can sense it when you walk around one. In a hundred subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should ... those books you've been meaning to. When you ask what message a city

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  though this may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these ... you shoot for the moon, you miss, but that doesn't discount the bravery it took to try. The comments on this post are an open forum for those

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  A couple of months ago I got an email saying that Leslie Jones (from SNL and Ghostbusters and others) was doing a show at MIT and that tickets were being awarded based on a lottery system. I entered the lottery

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  menu, there was a smorgasbord of amazing food from both Peru and the ... , for tastiness, there were live performances by … Inkas Wasi (http://inkaswasi.com/), a local Peruvian band (Photo Credits: Joy Ekuta, ‘13) MIT Casino

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.

  

  it too. Here's mine for the week: Andd a second shot, with stuff you ... week) - Grant-Writing for EMS and Camp Kesem - Designing a Themed Poster ... ) and 5.13 (Orgo II) (2) Writing a Literature Review for my 9.85 (Infant

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where do Trees Come From?

  

  In my continuing quest to obtain a teaching certificate through MIT ... .125 focuses more on theory and 11.131 focuses on practical issues. For instance, 11.125 is more likely to talk about whether the tests you write for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  decisions, and I wanted to take a moment to offer a few thoughts, and to thank you for being engaged with MIT and our admissions process. This year ... : about jobs, about your ability to pay for college, and more generally

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009