Search

Search Results

• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  's admirable, in a way, to declare this the meaning of life. The world faces many ... , measurable impact on the world is slim to none, but each of us must have a reason to continue living. It may not be true that life itself has a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to ... : * (generally) higher pay (investment banks can pay up to around $10,000 for a ... academia more * opportunity to live in a different city * opportunity to see

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  never seen a braille printing press before. I seem to have been unable to ... location forever. You don't really have to be a goth to go to goth night, you ... add my trench coat to that getup. I had a lot of fun. Frequently, when

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  called, "Preparing for College: What's a Maker To Do?" Its on Sunday at 3 ... the Internet) went to Maker Faire out in CA last year and wrote a blog ... probably already know what Maker Faire is, but if you don't it's basically a

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting MIT’s Newest Truman Scholar! Yeah, I know I've been blogging a lot this week - but believe me, you…

  

  those things - and a Truman Scholar as well! I got a chance to interview ... 'll love her :) p.s. a huge shout-out to Jeanne '13 who once again ... During my freshman orientation many, many months ago, I came across a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  year where we get to take vacation! So I did quite a bit of that - went to a few weddings, visited family and friends, and generally took time ... MIT as a place they could apply to, be admitted to, and afford to attend

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  -old's high school. We were there to listen to a presentation about a new ... smart enough to get into MIT for their college years? I've always been a ... screen high above the entryway to lobby 10. On one day a couple weeks ago

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friday was a good day

  

  given prior to this (animate with sand, animate a perspective shift, use ... get the opportunity to do a more prolonged project where we get to ... ’s really a great capstone to a truly amazing and fun class. 2. We went to a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  has been as close to a Hell Week as I’ve ever been. You might be wondering, "what is a Hell Week anyway?" Excellent question. According to ... between me and a plane back to California is a final essay and three final

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  be a flagrant violation of rules to attend class, and a bad idea anyway ... to trigger vomiting. but i haven't had a cold in years, let alone one ... to a medlink. medlinks are student liaisons with mit medical. i might

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  whirlwind of science glee, I have to admit that every once in a while, the lab doesn't love me back. Yesterday, for example, I was trying to get a ... gotten a nice result, but my postdoc Albert asked me to run the samples in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  Scholars went to see Wagner at the Met! A weekend-long trip to New York ... premiered in a theatre Wagner built specially for it. True to form, the production we were seeing involved a set weighing 45 tons... They had to build

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  before reaching a level of sci-fi hardcore known only to a select few. Next ... how you aren't allowed to do that. -Leave a comment on the blogs that ... things to do, check out a post Jess made a while back. She's better at this

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get a temporary cat and it comes with occupational hazards

  

  general I taught PUF a “sit” command, but PUF is smart enough to ... them to do it. PUF only sits if I’ve got a treat in my hand, and then ... this up onto a loft. It didn’t look like it was small enough to be

  • by Alice L. '24
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  definitely worth a read (and worth watching), but I wanted to highlight ... change I accepted, even grew to love, for a time. Even at a Freshman ... the racers in a 400 meter dash, it felt invigorating to know nothing but

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons from Loomis and Whitney a math month post

  

  $\pi_x(A)$ and $\pi_y(A)$ respectively. If it helps you to see it written ... projection. Similarly, we can draw every fiber corresponding to $\pi_y(A)$, and ... going to present in higher dimensions). I.e., the number of points in $A

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  check it out – they’re a great opportunity to meet some potential future ... -dish pizza in Chicago while listening to a special performance by the MIT ... Indiana. But these are just a few so be sure to check the listing on your

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  writing to comedy and, uh, culinary, which is a testament to the interesting ... process from its inception as a one-page project proposal to UA Innovation ... decided that it was an achievable way to bring students together in a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  leading a project to redesign the new sfs.mit.edu and mitadmissions ... chance to blog a preview and talk about some of the design decisions we ... find information or ask SFS staff if they want to talk to a human Here

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

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  anything...) Since I'm a visual person, I drew this little photo to explain ... one of the coolest project classes at MIT. I'll be sure to make a post about this later (: 2.671: Go Forth and Measure- A class about how to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013