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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  , GA, will head off to Dartmouth for a Ph.D program next year. As an undergraduate, she made sure to take time to explore our campus and enjoy the ... , “Other than getting people sick, bacteria have many useful

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  the waitlist. Thanks to some good yield prediction this year, using the waitlist became a reality. We worked all day today as a subcommittee to determine how many students we could take at this time, and which students to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  to give her addiction to "papas adobadas," a kind of mexican hot Lays ... ! Another factor I'll have to consider when selecting a class is whether they allow me to take photographs. I should ask my classmates sign photo

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  getting carpal tunnel"]orbital sander[/annotation]to veeeeeeery carefully ... , over and over, trying to get it right and figure out what the relative ... midnight, trying to varnish the wood, getting dust in it and wiping it off

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  living the dream: UROP edition! in which i run experiments on children (well, kinda)

  

  .9000/intro to linguistics. I wasn't really thinking specifically about getting ... semester, I get to work with the Language Acquisition Lab. The Lab looks at ... data, I also get to help a grad student complete the next step in her

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

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  taught. In order to get a project off the pipe, you need to make a neckline ... extra weakness), and it must be uniform enough to get an even break ... ’re fun and quick to make. To get the smooth shape, we use a technique

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  , thanks anyway!" Sam's Mom had taught me well not to get into bicycle taxis ... needs to get into Burton-Conner. 3. Restock paper in the dorm printer ... rooms, or when they get significant others who want to live with them. Don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  , and I finished. Now I get to go home for ten days. I get to prepare for the feeling of yet another fresh start. I get to feel whatever this ... . A voice narration begins. I attribute many feelings to love or to hate

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  's most amazing ways to get involved with international development. Last ... entire grade) and get a final grade based on that, or choose to get an ...   ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  ? Whenever you get a chance, try to read as many of those as possible. You ... classes to a timeline of their academic careers and get immediate feedback ... to be part shameless plug for my website CourseRoad, and part

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  seemed like we tried everything to get the reaction to happen on both sides ... to fly. I'll admit, I googled "get cape wear cap fly" to find this ... of advice:  smile :) I wrote this entry a few weeks ago, but wanted to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  and I will probably get to work with another language - R, a statistical ... chocolate science). So if you've ever wanted a chance to get some in ... in time management.  You've got tons of things to do, as well as even

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  account. I should probably get around to getting rid of that account someday ... a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... upperclassmen gallantly agreed to give us piggyback rides. Eventually I decided I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  've got the makings of a good bunch. It's kind of interesting to get a sense ... time together. I should really get to bed, but I think I'll sign off ... facilities, chatted at length with various employees, and I think I'll get a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  teacher. Here, whenever I get the chance to go to a party with dancing, I ... -class faculty, plethora of student groups, proximity to the cultural center of ... how to dance. You know what that means? When you go to a party and there

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  . Dan wrote, "Will I get to meet you at MITES?" Yes! I'll be around all summer, and will get to meet all of the cool MITES, RSI, and WTP folks ... wrote, "I sent in my affirmative reply on March 21st, and have yet to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  These are a few of my favorite things Silver-white winters that melt into Newbury Street shopping.

  

  has been on a campaign this winter to get me to learn how to ski, even ... very good". Certainly you don't have to be an IMO medalist to get in ... UROPs. How hard is it to get a UROP in physics? Since it's more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iap: this year vs. last

  

  running between dance studios on campus. I'd get back to the dorm at 10 or ... choreographers, so I'm going to get a lot of the technical training that I never ... ; exercise I took Yoga last year so I could get closer to knocking out the PE

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 10, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  up to it to get a physical note, but it was all a fairly easy process ... since Monday. It's now next Monday. I'm getting better, though, and that's in part due to my winning combination of Pepto Bismol chased down by

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…

  

  . But more on those when we get closer to reg day. In other news, I ... you get used to how awesome Firefox is, you can never go back to IE ... . Vivek asked: hi i am an international applicant , just wanted to get an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2007