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• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  , everyone’s focus is shifting. EC is here and I’m living in it, but it’s a ... it now. I’m living in it. That glow is strongest around EC. It’s in the way people gather in the courtyard to build a giant fort, three

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finally, a free minute

  

  everything done, and we got a great group of freshmen in the entry, as well as ... is a day completely free from obligations. So today I (like many of ... worry as you guys do. Getting into graduate school in biology is not, in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the ... contemplate what it is like to be a “woman at MIT.” The only differences that I ... ’s Lounge (a room with some couches, a kitchen, and beds to sleep in) and have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... Watson. Zebrafish and Cancer: What's the Connection? is a rich narrative

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  : Movie 1 Movie 2 Tom is a grilling MACHINE. Some friends pose while ... names, and in the true spirit of MIT, a friend said: Friend: If I had a ... (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind is upon us. My last final is tomorrow morning (exactly 12 hours from ... the material. I've just woken up from a nap, ran to the store, and am

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  , and a department that is top ranked in Computer Science, in Computer ... (okay, there is probably a formal specification somewhere in the depths of ... , which is also a totally cool job – head of the biggest (and best but don

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  And you, you need a beard" While The Beards insisted that there is "No ... him in mind, and a wary eye on some nearby dark storm clouds, Queen ... armies and a slave named Caroline Terry. In case you're interested: As I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  though we're actually in Cambridge) at least once. This is because Boston ... remembered what it was like to live in a place without public transportation. I ... than one, so coming to a city with a Subway system like this is like

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U.S. school systems ... Baccalaureate, A Levels, French Baccalaureate, or CBSE, which are required for entrance to universities in your home country. We understand that many grades
• 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?

  

  ,700-$2,100 for a single. -Boston is reallllly nice in the summer! The winter ... are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to stay in Boston over the summer: -The UROP summer 2006 stipend is $4

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

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  myself from saying that because i'm normal, haha A: in a sense aren't we ... "we're all trying to act normal" isn't weird A: we're driving in mario kart A: like we're driving along in life A: at any moment we can

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I screwed up a lot So a bunch of my blog posts are dead.

  

  later and create a new Public folder and put everything back in your Athena locker, the damage will still be done. So here's a lesson for you ... will wreak havoc on any link you have made to anything in it ever ever

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  All the food in my cabinet Like an unboxing, but an uncabineting

  

  people, but in this post, my dirty secret is out: I am... a protein shake ... favorite chocolate: this is a Cadbury sub-brand that doesn't exist in the US ... useful to have some flour in a shaker jar. It makes it a lot easier to dust

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Home, not just a Haus fighting the good fight

  

  more likely to deal with mental issues and struggle in school. It is a ... , for living in a suite with friends next semester, and adding new freshman into a community that I cherished so much. Now picture me, it is the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  dashboard (Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform by the way). Usually it'd look ... online. Then someone tipped me off about a MIT professor in Fast Company ... MIT is incredibly wired; wi-fi all over the campus. Students are

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The best picture we took in Paris Slightly delayed for some slightly successful attempts at photo editing.

  

  . This is all chronicled in my favorite Tech article of all time. Regardless of what it looks like, this is a tribute to our institute, not a ... Science, and Applied Biological Sciences", existed in the MIT Course

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  work, and life is good. But in the meantime, you probably want to do ... with the phrase "On A Farm," which is connected to a bunch of boxes ... 's the game with a couple of solutions in it: Following? Okay, the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  31st. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa (see above ... is in the northeast corner of the nation. Last January's D ... the school is able to hold adult classes in the evening. Another one of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007