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• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  universities is entwined with the history of slavery. Last spring, I sought Craig’s advice on how MIT could best explore its historical connections in this realm. Based on our conversation, SHASS Dean Melissa Nobles and I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  parents' deep interest in education, a number of trends in education that I ... family and I were climbing Mount Everest in February of 2012 with an alumni ... failed to come together in the summer of 2012, and I headed out to San

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  's) In the interest of full disclosure, I should report that one of the ... On Thursday, I attended Teatro ZinZanni, "a bewitching evening of ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  , which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can see from the pictures, it was a beautiful venue which I had never been ... name is even engraved on the inside, in cursive! So, in the picture below

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  meeting everyone who will be there (here)! In the meantime, I'm off to a ... about the Institute. It's a challenge to convey MIT's vibrancy in a powerpoint presentation thousands of miles away. I remember hearing talk around

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  The bloggers' old avatars were drawn by a talented professional in a ... worse job? Wouldn't that be better? Today, I am proud to introduce to you ... ! [caption id="attachment_88114" align="alignnone" width="275"] Shuli: "wdym, i

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One more baby blogger Or blogger baby? I don’t know, is it the same?

  

  daughter, and as far as I know, she’s the first of Blogger Generation 2.0. When I got engaged to her dad in Killian Court the summer after senior ... The new baby bloggers were introduced about a month ago, but I have

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  -- it's not in the MIT student makeup to be catty or cutthroat. Plus, I ... MIT is harder than your high school. In many cases, MIT is harder than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  loves me and is really excited that I got in and is also really excited to ... So you're admitted! You're a rockstar! So I'm bringing this post back! What did YOU do when you got into MIT? Example: I'm Sandy, one of Jess

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Back to Boston Recommended Orientation events

  

  of all of the fun I have been missing. I am involved in a couple of ... I am flying back to Boston tonight (why do I always book redeyes?) and can't wait to meet all the new '10s. For the past couple of weeks, I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Admissions Math Month, Part 1 – Duality There are two wolves inside you

  

  , [annotation note="I’m only counting blogs that explicitly use the LaTeX tag in WordPress"]only four[/annotation] contain equations typeset in [latex ... , and I hope we'll see even more of it in the other bloggers' posts this

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  years, there have been 89 30 Under 30 MIT alumni. I was interested in ... marked down which category each alum was in. (I'm taking Stats this ... championship contenders.   I was interested in seeing the breakdowns of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  intermittently ever since IAP. In fact, I was able to get a taste of neuroscience ... relocating to Boston College over the summer, I've had my hands full in chasing ... I find another UROP? Will I be working in a Brain and Cognitive

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who have submitted photoshopped Evie/Sawyer photos in the last entry. They ... financial aid tracking. Daniel just posted an update in College Confidential

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  wall to change in size. I was my team's Information Officer, which meant ... made me HTFP, but in the end, I absolutely loved it. I built this crazy ... glad that if I had to spend 40 hours a week in lab, at least I got to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the meantime, I've got a guest post from my friend Elaine L. '18, who also wrote ... of your control. Back in high school, I spent my summers worrying about

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet TOFU Warning: post may contain dangerously high amounts of "daaaaaaaawwwwww"

  

  , but it is no different. But before I once again immerse myself in the ... over at the MIT Media Lab in the Personal Robots research group. I often ... First of all, apologies for the radio silence. I've been sequestered

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Minecraft: Discuss Open thread.

  

  from creepers and during the night I hide away in my bunker and dig dig ... released in two day's time, at 9 PM on Thursday. But because neither of us ... cubes in a 3D world...The game is divided into two main modes, Alpha and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to ... help us get a better understanding of your mastery in a subject. We
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  with physics (which I accidentally got a B in, go figure). I think I ... getting C's (and by C's I mean P's) in all of my classes, and I feel that I ... than if I had locked myself in my room trying to get good grades that are

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008