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• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  opportunity, and shaping an environment in which all people can do their best ... A few weeks ago, MIT —  in conjunction with Stanford, IBM, and Aeris ... to the lawsuit in question, but that have a stake or insight into the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  officer in the month of April, naturally, I was at still at work. I was ... to when I was in high school (a much simpler time when Tyra Banks was ... her caseload and no one specializing in college applications, I was

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  film for numerous uses in the typical laboratory including the typical ... to take either the 2" (50.8 mm) or 4" (101.6 mm) wide rolls, one can ... time, no possibility for the making of the product in any other thickness

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  I just turned nineteen, and the journey billed as the first year of the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same ... expectations." I decided it was sort of an unreasonable question, in that there

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  . Phew. Okay. Now to launch into specifics. I live in MacGregor (I think ... they can find out in a minute or so, before they pass you off to another ... perspectives (OHMYGOSH how am I gonna represent myself well in 30 seconds and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  't too long ago that I was in your spot and- Wait a second. It actually ... because I'd rather take classes I'm interested in rather than a whole bunch ... Culture. I took four years of French in high school (kind of...) so I didn

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  On Wednesday evening, right before the first 8.01 midterm, I had an inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I would fail my test even harder than I was already going to fail it. I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  , laughing and having fun that I can’t help but smile and be thankful for so many blessings that God has given us. Even in the midst of MIT, I kinda ... "Delicious food" "Better than home" "My favorite dorm event" "I was

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  mass of the frustum, etc. I can't even begin to describe what joy it ... As the semester begins to wind down, it comes time to turn in ... turbine. This was my past week. So since early November, I've had this

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  -ish blogs and living. I know in theory that this feeling is okay, it just is ... I can b r e a t h e. Maybe this is the best conclusion I can ever hope ... and final part to my previous blog. I spent last semester trying to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week, Minus Finals all the non-academic shenanigans

  

  [/annotation]. [Monday 5/20] Started this blog post!I ate lunch at Chipotle in Kendall ... to take home for a week before I return to campus in June. [Friday 5 ... I've had in a while. There were eggs, nearly half a tub of Greek

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 20, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  , and Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski. In any case, I decided to ... over a button-up Oxford shirt tucked in neatly, so I did admittedly feel ... ? Maybe I'll get in touch with my cosplayer friends from high school and see

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  *Independent* Activities Period an IAP apart!

  

  worked most days, was about 10 ft away from this ladder! I lived in a ... first time I lived in an apartment™  all by myself! And since I lived very ... Mwc-gr9mPQ[/embed] Here are some more graphics I made that aren’t in

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  you were doing, you could in theory get observation time on the VLA. I say "in theory," because as you can probably imagine, getting time on ... astronomers I know, writing proposals is a huge pain in the butt; it's one of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  power through the final in the morning before crashing (I don't know anyone that does that). I can't really tell you how to best learn everything tonight because I don't know you or how you best study. But I can

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  This School’s Big Game: a fun way to think too hard (how MIT Mystery Hunt works, now in Up-Goer Five)

  

  I love to play with big weird words, so writing in Up-Goer Five makes ... why the story did a good job. But I will not tell you all of it here in ... game touched my heart and made me cry in a happy way. https://www.youtube.com/live/DFFyI

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 25, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  your application in any way.  What if I can’t get my financial aid ... materials, so why don't I see them in my portal yet? Due to tremendous volume ... decision.     What if I can’t submit my transcripts and recommendations

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  be released? I don't know the exact date yet. Sometime in mid-March. It ... Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last few days... ------------------------------------- How will I know if

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  my degree in Management Science), I can say that the department is ... only problems I can write without special characters). A1. Basketball ... undergraduate mathematics competition in North America. Of the top 5 students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  -enrolling in a class, I did have the chance to take a class (D-Lab: Development ... family-owned businesses and trendy food destinations in general. I mean ... if I’d gone to a different university. There’s just so much you can

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019