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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  lines as "the best home for a feminist was in another person's lab ... then proceeded to get no credit for the whole thing because [fill in ... of a scientist she was until I read the book. Hell, I didn't even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  officers; it’s a catch-call term used by employers to encompass all the ... . During CPW, a thousand prefrosh descend upon the MIT campus to participate ... . The same staff that is responsible for admitting students is responsible

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a most beautiful camping trip it's always good to get back to nature <3

  

  for a long, long, time. Thankfully, the real weekend (the one where I ... dorm room, open my eyes for real, and take in the world. There's a lot ... It's pretty common at MIT for living groups to take advantage of the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  't get a job; about 4000 people apply annually for 1000 spots). The NIH ... , MD to work at the NIAAA. I had a great time, and I developed a love for ... ... apparently I'm not very good at applying for stuff, a deficiency I am trying to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  beautiful courtyard over which many of the rooms look. Next House offers a ... , who's an upperclassman that lives in the same dorm. It's a great opportunity to get advice from an adult and a wise upperclassman. Also, the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  at MIT, and pistols, and all the other classes you need for a pirate ... lab, a 25-minute walk down Mass Ave. Usually the day is clear, or ... time? — but I love the process of writing a first draft. The world is as

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class Crossover Using engineering leadership while stuck on the wrong side of the internet

  

  interview somebody for a news story, we have to look at the entire situation ... During the first week of IAP, I took a class known as ESD.054 – Engineering Leadership. It’s a short class required by the GEL program, and

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  to get a turbine to generate electricity for the village -- can it get ... -line summary of the film: "It was a geeky, MIT-type of film." In many ways, he ... was born and raised in India but for the past decade or so had worked as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  fine place. So perhaps the lesson for this paragraph is, don't judge a ... years after I came to MIT. He was a great resource for me during the ... yourself. Treat the interview as a conversation, and as an opprtunity for MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / Classes

  highlights: high points of a virtual fall Part 1 of a fall semester recap

  

  my attention span during lectures was the equivalent of a peanut. For ... the most part. Also, it seems tetazoo glounge died out a bit, and for ... for the fall semester, the pressure was a bit lower than what it would

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 2, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  the class I was teaching. Which, by the way, is not a bad final project for a sophomore year elective. Since then, that project has grown into ... make the world a more, rather than less, fair and equitable place

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  as I wanted. And the big plus, on Sundays I could bring a friend for ... like the professionals do on how to spend a summer in Boston. Now first ... Some things that are great about a Boston summer are the Friday Free

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to ... will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the HASS Requirement?

  ; for meeting the world's great challenges; and for sustaining the ... among the finest in the world. With more than a dozen academic fields, the ... 100% of MIT undergraduates study the humanities, arts, and social
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  . "Working" had a profound affect on me as I thought about work, and the basic ... that stayed with me for many years was called Car Hiker, a profile of Al, a man who for thirty years, parked cars in a garage. HIs nickname was

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  Bridge for a day to film 21? (More on the movie itself later.) #35 - Wait ... A lot of the day-to-day communication at MIT happens, not through ... the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nothing, after all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  stuff. Then a bunch of emailing, and a trip to the airport for my flight ... for guidance counselors" where all the colleges/universities set up ... a pretty long day. We got to Tampa around 11AM, checked into the hotel

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  the other fifteen hours completely free for fun and (gasp) sleep is a ... Square, just a few blocks from MIT. I’m the youngest employee and the only ... interns for the summer, I was all like, “yay! I will not be the least

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the ... nationwide. The concert occurs at Boston's Hatch Shell, a concert venue on the Esplanade, a nice park along the Charles River, which separates Boston from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  chem class for the fall semester, Professor Schrock gave a lecture ... . MIT Hackers did a little to welcome the Dome back to the world of sight ... Saturday, they transformed the ceiling of Lobby 7 into a massive black hole

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009