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• Blog / Academics & Research

  18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!

  

  ago now (goodness, I'm old). And it's the age of many of our excellent ... MIT. Howso? Well, 18 is the number of years in a row that the Nobel ... have been alive! Next year's MIT Nobel? Well, the minds of the Nobel

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  BLARGL! Where have all the orange lockers gone?

  

  dwindling rapidly (for a variety of reasons) and blogging is one of the few ... for a sweet price, so I'm now the proud new owner of a "Real Camera." I know (knew?) absolutely nothing about cameras so I put in the effort of

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  's. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I ... of state laws. Back in TX, if you were in the top 10 percent of your ... factor." MIT was one of the schools I applied to because it was "that

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  a selection committee meeting: it was the first day of international ... conclude selection of the international class. Relatedly, I had a great ... -Fair (International Fair), one of my favorite (and yummiest!) events of the year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  school counselor letter is not a required part of the MIT application; it ... . Because school systems vary outside of the U.S. and many international ... you submit the results of any external examinations, such as
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I ... be sitting next to the sports editor for The Tech, and through a bit of ... of them, then he'd just calmly walk up, jump 4 feet in the air, do a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  other interns…as well the quirky side of Beijing. A few days ago, an ... 's just say, at the bottom of everything was a turd. That would be me and ... This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  be a pretty hectic time. During the October of my senior year, way back in the forgotten mists of 2004, I was editing the newspaper, the lead ... you. One of the most important characteristics of MIT students is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  opportunities is much smaller. The program lasts a relatively short amount of time ... making iOS and Android app versions of the Google Glass apps that can be ... to me and delicious! On the last Monday of the externship, we had an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  the pertinence of writing to science. The answer was: writing is an ... ; *         *         *   The days of partyboy/astronomer Tycho Brahe reclining in the quadrant he built into the wall of his palace are (regrettably) over. Tycho

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  Lab, and those students are assessed by members of the program (staff or ... p-sets to test students' understanding of the material. But aren't we ... cheering squad, and MIT is no exception. I had the pleasure of being one of

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  A few weeks ago, when I blogged about the commencement of the Class of 2018, I made a note about the address given by Colin Webb, President of the Class of 2018 (and newly-elected member of the MIT Corporation

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  questions about them feel free to ask in the comments! 3 Best Parts of living ... at the very least you can’t tell that thousands of ~20 year olds have lived here. 2) The proximity. All of my classes are just across Mass. Ave

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  't know what happened to your week. Fortunately, it's not most weeks of the ... ; however, in the cold of winter, or the near-flash floods of September, some ... of orange juice. That's not all I keep the car around for; having

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  ), and applying to medical school. One of the most interesting things that ... America. At MIT, Dr. Lee said, the focus of science is to teach you to ... . This actually is a disadvantage during the first two years of med school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  , not about the “at MIT” part.) As part of MIT’s general institute ... of materials). Here are the five writing assignments I did for these ... a white paper about one of three topics from the perspective of a MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  way. Amongst other things, I’ve been taking pictures of the changing ... of leaves (shoutout to the folks who are making these), and trying a variety of fall-themed Trader Joe’s snacks (the maple syrup fudge is

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we should get on that. Anyway, the point of this entry is the tables. I just

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music, Photography, and Two.js i am proficient at two (2) of these things.

  

  , and that's definitely been reflected in some of the music I've been ... besides music, I've also had the opportunity to take a ton of awesome photos ... evening we went out on to the Mass Ave. bridge and shot a bunch of photos of

  • by Joe B. '18
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  Thanks to the carefree nature of my elementary and middle school ... to the Museum of Science, one to a theater production of "There's a Boy ... to think of at the moment. When high school came around, the notion of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010