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• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  this spring. This blog post is part of my research proposal. I have discovered a new application for Newton’s Law of Conservation of Energy, which ... understand the true meaning of the word “hosed”. Here is a post exactly in line

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  9:30AM-5:30PM: [redacted] 5:30PM: walk home in a daze of decisions ... 'd give you a window into a day in the life of reading applications. We ... least if, like me, you're a fan of both productivity hacks and science

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  student. Whatever that terrifying cluster of words means.  Basically, many times I feel a lot of pressure.  But for the most part, when people find ... of my red hair. It's really strange being away from home and getting

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  points. If you lose control of your attitude, two things happen: (1) you ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why they’re equipped with suites of sensors and actuators dedicated to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  faces, drained of their usual cheer, widened by shock. "A plane crashed ... the office computer and watched the replay of the crash. I started to ... iMac in the center of the room. We watched as a second plane flew into

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  slew of internships I applied for, a strange idea popped into my mind ... , researching, among other commitments. I was not ready to take on the idea of ... more than two-thirds of the programming on PBS. In other words, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  I’m standing in front of my presentation boards, trying to string ... diagrams I can point to. The panel of jurors judging our architecture studio mid-reviews sat three feet in front of me and I can already tell they

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  four of my wisdom teeth taken out. Five minutes before the surgery, I lay ... into the room with a cheery "hello!", pulling on a pair of gloves. He looked bizarrely like the father of one of my best friends from High School

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Boy and girl combine their knowledge of ... accessories. OK, so maybe it′s not that common of a story. Regardless, what ... on the leading edge of a growing fashion trend. More and more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post. NOTE: You needn’t have worked in a lab nor done research to enter. It’s that time of year ... seriousness, starting a project was kind of a milestone for me in high school

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  , Honolulu, Hawaii, is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... basis of glioblastoma and in the use of engineering tools towards the development of protein therapeutics. Jenn also is active in her sorority and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  ....) there is nothing like taking your hair out of its ponytail and washing off the grime of the day. The showering is the easy part, though-it’s the ... , and subsequent coordination of shirts and sweaters. Then, we have to

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP ... those of you up to speed on the course numbers), I’m pursuing a Theater ... Track teams here at the ‘tute, in which I get to hang out with some of the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class. After exploring the Minuteman trail (including a statue of Uncle Sam; did ... MIT's campus to take some pictures of MIT"s newest sport. I started out

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  should be completed as soon as possible after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second quarter, if your school uses a ... us directly - we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  After I finish my M.Eng (Master's of Engineering) thesis in the ... , and otherwise fulfill me. So far, I've met a *ton* of companies. I can ... polished in interviews, now that I've experienced enough of them to have an

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  what...October 2? o_____O One of my favorite stanzas to the Engineer's Drinking Song goes like this: An MIT surveyor once found the gates of Hell ... MIT, depending on when their waves of midterms are - I realized that

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  those hours. Good luck with the completion of the semester and your thesis. Have a great day! [Course Administrator] As of right now, I have ... photography final project, which took up 3 weekends of shooting, editing, and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mind Dump (Episode 4) What's going on RIGHT NOW!?

  

  . Pictures, links, narrative, and humor are a lot of work, and past freshman ... time you'll have a timeline snapshot of me! This is an experiment, we ... 's athletics program due to budget constraints, one of them being my sport

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  filled with so many different kinds of people, with so many different ... have drastically different ways of spending their precious "spare" time ... computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008