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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  came to America from China in 2000, having just finished second grade ... language skills in a professional setting. Eventually, I'd love to go beyond ... is a life-long process, and I'm confident in my ability to sustain my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... required “Tim training” and then take a comprehension quiz to verify your ... smiling if he tried!). In true presidential fashion, I even got to take a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Sloan's Back to the Classroom series in 2005, a little more than a year ... of people in hundreds of different professions from hair dressers to Hollywood directors to auto mechanics and constructor workers and teachers

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do ... . in that I always used to be hungry for books, and I like the image of ... wealth culture in China and Hong Kong vs. Singapore, and since I’d known a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  to earn a degree in nursing (she works part-time as a nursing assistant ... to fill in my SAT scores like a native english speaker instead of ... have to take multivariable again in MIT if I get accepted?" I'm a big

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the ... school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the ... opportunity to explore a diverse number of science, math, and engineering fields

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  -Chairs --- Feel free to drop a comment if you’ll be partaking in these events, I ... , We are pleased to invite all high school students to participate in two ... have the opportunity to explore a diverse number of science, math, and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  the opportunity to experience life in Italy while simultaneously working at a civil engineering company. She was able to travel around Italy on the weekends and spent a week at the end of her internship traveling to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  coin, it warps and enlarges. Professor Yew then attempts to use it in a ... needed to figure out in order to find puzzles in a certain round. As ... where you had to send text messages to the phone number in the title, a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  it to make a program that did things on the Internet. In fact, I ... easy to use (it's a library called Tweepy) and I spent some time reading ... account, typed a few lines in Python, hit F-5 to run, and...there it is

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  , interning in China allowed me to really step back and re-evaluate what I want ... intimidating task. But being in China this summer was really inspiring in a way ... use. But the fact that billions of lives in China were changing every

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  I’m traveling to a country that has none of my family members in it ... aunts on my father’s side, Aster, used to live in Italy, and we visited ... that emigrate to South Africa, a Chinese restaurant owner in Addis Ababa

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  -planned outfit that I could conveniently use to be a smart alec to anyone who gave ... handles research with freshman. Do they get to use the same facilities as ... to tell. In fact, I'm embarassed just thinking about it. The thing is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  anything, or to dress in a particular way. My bet is the answer is "no" on ... candidates ask me about the judo team, what it means to live in a fraternity ... 'm a student from China and I'm in grade 10 now, but I'm still applying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  What is the particle in a box model? How to make ice cream at home ... before. A few weeks ago, I agreed to teach a class with my friend Davie '12 ... overview of go playing computers 10 tricks you can do with a hat How to tell

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  are in vogue, and we're not allowed to paint the walls anymore, but we ... seriously, while I couldn’t find the energy to clean my room and take pictures, these are all pictures just from my life :) I’m so happy to have a room

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  8:02 pm I'm here in 26-100 getting ready to watch the 2008 Latke Vs. Hamentashen debate. In essence, take a bunch of MIT professors and hundreds of ... debate. 8:13 pm They are going to flip the ritual package of Top Ramen in

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China

  

  time in China. If you can’t tell, I decided to do this video in Chinese ... china” and “my globalization experience in China.” However, I do want to ... much practice I need to do. I spent a good amount of time trying to

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  used a band-aid to leave behind a message? I wonder if Todd ever met at ... only need a few ingredients to make mega bubbles. Unfortunately, these ... Every summer, I tend to get a lot of the same questions about life at

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/15, at 12:15 PM EST

  

  officers have tried to mix in healthy snack choices (radishes or carrots ... instructions to do this correctly. 1.) Go to decisions.mit.edu  - using ... https://decisions.mit.edu/verify.php now to verify that you've got

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 10, 2012