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• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  succumbed to. At the top right is a cool mobile hanging from the ceiling of ... offices across from mine do and that is a lot like having a window myself ... lot like JavaScript, and wrote a friendly 389-line bot that reads from a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  short walk along the river can be a nice break from all the events of the ... Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). Next weekend will be a busy time for us all ... from parents is, "what events should I attend with my child?" In truth

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a ... A few weeks ago, MIT —  in conjunction with Stanford, IBM, and Aeris ... litigation practices, an amicus brief —  from the Latin for friend, also known

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  like you would remove the seeds and guts from a pumpkin on Halloween. If ... onto a plate and gently shake the plate from side to side so that the ... with a spatula. Add some of the broth that resulted from the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  SAT Fee Waiver, the NACAC Fee Waiver, or a letter from a school official ... calls. Many of us who read applications are taking a little break and ... the January 1 deadline may still have a few questions. So let

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  take in one’s hand a thread which continues always and through all circumstances, to which one can hold tight, when necessary…” - from Nachdenken ... ; *         *        *   I used to think of decision-making as a complicated optimization

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  from a Harvard professor: “you signed up for an education seminar; here ... Philosophy of Education, I responded right away… But that email wasn't from a ... The Accidental Harvard Class It is possible to miss a class. Not in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  from four to six to a zillion years, depending on how fast you get your ... 'd fill you guys in on some of the nuts and bolts of a life in science. Often, professors just assume undergrads know what a typical career path

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  ’s starting to settle down a bit now, but the initial jump from IAP to “SURPRISE ... Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted. Here are two ... -students. The top photo is a week in the life of Junior spring. I’m currently in 5

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  sunny and there's a high of 73 degrees tomorrow. i haven't shared ... it's sunny in my room right now. yeah, i use a standing desk ... 's a closer look at the bookshelf in the corner: my room was missing

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  ^"Every patch is a memory, every tear has a tale. These are the ... memories and stories, the same way that a certain song can conjure up memories of middle school. That’s something that a shiny new parka will

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Events

  We Eat At Food Trucks A few may even start their own

  

  Last Thursday, I went to “Food Truck 101: The Conference”, a 4-hour ... Lab. And this is the inside. Clover Food Lab, which grew out of a ... . To be honest, the food tastes a little too "healthy" for me, but plenty

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 6, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  In general, it would be considered a good idea to know more than just ... a lot of time on this site, cramming various scraps of information in ... Deutschland. I'm going with four other girls as part of a MISTI (MIT Science and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  First off a few notes of clarification. CME stands for Cambridge ... past few years. So it's been a little over a month since we got to ... people showed up with food so it was really awesome! A few days later, some

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  's course is taught by Cathy Culot, a native French speaker from Brussels. The ... :-) A couple of classes I'm paying special attention to: 21F.019 ... the same room as last term's writing class, and is held in a similar

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Leaving home…

  

  considering the past. And as I type this from an aisle seat on a flight bound ... something of a college preparatory nature occurs multiple times per week. For seven months, the notion of a new life and future along the Charles River

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  E with a climate focus” vs “Climate from a MechE background,” which boils ... [/caption] I come from a small-ish city, Tucson, AZ, which has a lovely community ... "] biking back from Brookline (Boston suburb) in the rain![/caption] I feel a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  is signal from sources a) here on Earth, that interfere with what ... have a regular signal, which is surely artificial, coming from space ... completely different form from what J. Bell was doing. Basically, I run a bunch

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  away from the base of a mountain and crane our heads upwards, our eyes ... recently-deceased spruce tree with visible scarring from a beetle infestation ... triumph of nature. For just a few months, the landscape alters dramatically

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  There are some big things coming to a close as my summer begins to wind down. I've got a life update on the way, but first, I thought I ... the perks of tuition, because there's actually a lot covered by that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012