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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  up to ten times. Researchers at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center in ... may be used in future models. GEMs are able to detect particles using ... found most impressive was the ability to detect cosmic rays muons. In

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  terrible happened to them and they’re in the hospital and…you get the point ... There are many things in life that require you to have the ever ... . I remember when I was in your shoes. Back in the day, I had to do it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  in the past, who went on to pursue their ambitions elsewhere, and who ... got me to fall in love with the idea of being an MIT student. 4 years ... addiction and so continued to lurk from time to time to get my fix. Some of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  them are meaningful.   let's get right to it! https ... met in Taiwan is in. i listened to it nonstop for three days in November ... night time are a dancer's best bet"]windows to dance in front of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  gone was any trace of you i think i am finally clean

  

  someone to just know me already and get past all of that and exist in a way ... sneaking out of classrooms, sitting next to each other at lunch in between ... across to the other side of the country. I've been in love before, where

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... admit them to the Class of 2027. Getting to “meet” so many capable ... on this blog post to concentrate conversation in the open threads for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  the poster with the llama gets to be in the top half. +1 for the Pac ... , grumbling about having to make one of these posters in the first place and ... in Building 68 in the past two weeks, from least favorite to most

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... used to build terrific things back in high school - incredibly elegant ... milled them out of wood, and who were open sourcing their designs to get

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  well spent. I am thrilled to say that even though we do now have CPW, in ... learned a lot at the spring meeting I attended and had a great chance to get ... current students was a huge help in deciding whether to stay in California

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  -grade teacher told us all to “divide your page in half.” The other students made ... GPA in high school to be admitted into MIT (as well as some other ... pursue paths where my best qualities don’t get a chance to shine. I can

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  fake it ’til you make it what is a healthy way to be happy?

  

  ’t want to be sucked in to big and long-term lows. Whenever I cry or get ... ’s wrong?” “I’m not in a good mood,” she said. She didn’t need to say why ... emotions do in fact fluctuate with the state of the world, which I want to be

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  importance because you might just pay attention to the little things and get ... order a bed from Amazon, IKEA, or Wayfair; I ended up deciding to get an ... ' belongings and my stuff in storage (which got delivered to me 2 days early

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  by stores designed to make you buy more than you came in to get. Make a ... entering. It’s so easy to get lost and go in circles and be picking up and ... until 7pm. How to get there in order of lowest to highest carrying

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  entails being able to tread water for ten minutes (hey - you also get to ... intensely disliked in high school, would follow me to college. However ... , sometimes even looking forward to another afternoon on the Charles River. In

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... /Treasurers/Important People in student groups on campus, where they will discuss how to apply ... account. I should probably get around to getting rid of that account someday

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

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

  

  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 ... the ground, but I still got to see some crazy ducks in the Public

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  's in part due to my winning combination of Pepto Bismol chased down by ... drew some blood to do a blood test, put me in a bed, and set me up on an ... to do in my busy schedule of having a fever and sleeping it off. S^3

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  When I first got to MIT in August and checked in for Orientation, I ... those of you interested in keeping a running tally, we're up to 15 ... dinner. After some debate, we decided to find somewhere in Harvard Square

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... taking as much time as needed to get the job done right.   Of those 33 ... admit them to the Class of 2026. Getting to "meet" so many capable

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  getting ready to go outside and play in the snow with Sarah when the 223 ... decided to go skiing. It had snowed earlier in the week, but most of the ... an 18.01 pset to do. Since Becky and Sam are both not only in 18

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005