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• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! This entry is a eulogy for my ... for a clear one (or remove it altogether) and see if the mouse still ... Shank1 makes you a little clumsy -- for our mice, a consequence of this is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  'm not sure it has a vibe yet. Seeing how new the dorm is, I thought I'd do a bit of a tour. I invite you to walk with me from the front door ... choices made for this building. The color scheme in particular annoys me, as

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  understand that this may be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  When are decisions announced?

  Decisions will be released mid-December for Early Action and mid-March for Regular Action. We'll email instructions for accessing the decision ... determined. Applicants will receive the email about a week prior to the release
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  for fundraising week when I explained all of this to ArFox, a Course 5 ... stopped paying attention for half a second and got lost.) Since I listen to ... final note: I have a paper due tomorrow afternoon for my bilingualism

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  there for me**. Like a rock. Or that piece of paper I accidentally ... /no record was a great opportunity for me to experiment with my studying habits ... . ****: Sophomore standing means, for all intents and purposes, that I’m a sophomore

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Legacy of a Media Storyteller [by Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies] Recently, Leila Kinney attended a Symposium at the Media…

  

  , 2009, she will teach a new undergraduate course for Comparative Media ... [by Leila Kinney, Administrator for Academic Programs, Comparative ... 's Media Fabrics group. "I am a media junkie," Glorianna announced in her own

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  for Admitted Students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for ... locations and times for these events, and for a list of all of the events ... and MIT President Susan Hockfield for a night of celebration at Red

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  /train ride over to Philadelphia for a fully-packed 3-day fraternity leadership ... . Weekends are for recharging. Where are you, PNR? *hosed: in a constant ... home until I was back. It felt like a totally different place, for better

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Fancy Feast & Happy People an accumulation of details

  

  each dish, I had enough on my plate to feed all the chickens for a month ... has a project underway, the people are up for anything. Pika's like that ... Chapter 1: A Formal Account of a Fancy Feast in February. Location

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  shouldn't break their bones. Hold it for a few seconds while making eye ... etiquette, MIT holds a Charm School for one full day during IAP. It's supposed ... As part of the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP), a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Dive: a cultural app take a look at my team's microsoft project!

  

  loading screen while you wait for a match podcast recording feature ... the max time the algorithm should search for a connection before timing ... group chat and asked for help and we'd immediately start a call within our

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  as a set designer for my sophomore fall production of The Crucible, and ... paused for a moment, then fist-pumped and yelled “YES!!!” like the mature ... , and you can always turn to the internet for the soundtrack or a plot

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  experience. As an engineering student, I couldn’t ask for a more ... internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 I worked for the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. My

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James ... Watson. Zebrafish and Cancer: What's the Connection? is a rich narrative that has many twists and turns, including how she went from being "a

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 5 and a day off (kinda)

  

  '00) and a current student (from the Middle East). Aside from some fantastic applications, the highlight of the day (for me) was my making mango lassis for the staff, to go along with the Indian food we had from India

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  resources MIT has to offer for a student?" In a word, no. No matter how much ... ): Took 18.02A for 12 units. Re-learned to ice skate. Practiced intensively for crew (I was on lightweight crew as a freshman). Not really the most

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006