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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  days, see how the institute has changed, and go to snazzy events together ... students to help staff events and run registration—it’s only a couple of days ... straight to evening rehearsals for We’ll Get It Right. We’ll Get It Right

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  , and somehow found it. Welcome to Japan! I work at a pharmaceutical lab ... email calling for cover letters to apply for the job. This is how MISTI ... enough, a job offer found its way to my inbox in January. Here’s a normal

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  'm hosed beyond all imagining, but as it's basically my LAST WEEK AT MIT ... of dignity. I do it all for you, dear readers. So, entry number 1 ... ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 2. 12:02 PM I'm in D-Lab right now (it occurs to me that I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  , it also prevents students from being pressured into declaring a major ... . But that's actually part of the point of biological engineering: it is a highly interdisciplinary field, especially here at MIT; and it is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  requirements. We learn how to model, analyze, and control systems. Control ... component, and though it’s only 2 hours a week, it really helps with learning ... . It was hilarious. So, everyone should call her Lauren now. Prof

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  seemingly obvious hole in the middle. So I know how easy it is to dwell on ... this week (Wednesday, in chemistry), but it's my favorite class (and not ... worried about it than I am about my first major paper due the day after both

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  than that, though, it helps you realize just how many opportunities MIT ... This morning I got a frantic call from my mother. MOM: Is it true ... . Okay, so, in retrospect it may not have been the best idea to freak my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  applications. As always, it was quite fascinating; I learned a lot, met some good ... international students is quite competitive (~4% admission rate last year), so it ... a just few of the standouts on this list, and how they might fit into

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  reading your applications that most of you understand how it feels to really ... begins! 3098 applications, up ~10% from last year. Doing the math, it ... even more difficult, but doesn't change the fact that it's still

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  to science education and best known for its eponymous robotics competition — announced that its cofounder, MIT Professor Woodie Flowers, had ... understated grandeur of that great domed hall. He liked it in Lobby 7; sometimes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  'm sharing a place with three other interns, two of them also from MIT. so it ... pacific science center laserdome. a few weeks ago it was fourth of july and ... media and mediation on MIT's instance of mastodon (it's like twitter but

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  musical then transitions to a song entitled "It Sucks To Be Me" so let ... program in economics (either Masters or PhD), though it can also be in ... another destination that recent alums I know have taken. It is becoming

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  their excitement is infectious. It's made me realize how excited I am for ... ="Burton-Conner"]BC[/annotation]this afternoon, and it truly felt like home <3 Despite the bulk of my traveling ... thinking about this upcoming year. It feels brighter on campus with a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Journey back Home from PE Class photodocumenting the trek across campus

  

  It's finally spring in Boston! And unlike the occasional t-shirt weather spurts in February and March, it seems like this streak of sunshine ... to the West side of campus twice, even though it is only a 10-minute

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  game.  But let's just say, it's quite fun to see how the satellites ... It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course ... write about it ;)  But summer's winding down now.  The time has come to

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  and challenges, just a little shocked at how much it actually hurts.  I ... ’t either).          It’s upsetting to walk past rooms that belonged to ... ~ epiphanies like the one above. Wouldn’t it be oh so great if wisdom would stick

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  moment, I wished I could understand it all, and I promised myself that I ... semester’s upcoming schedule). It was one flaw of my packed technical ... humanities side is often neglected.   Ragù (Bolognese) sauce in its

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  back at how much my life has changed in just twelve months. It has, by ... was in the kitchen. We were talking when I saw that it changed, and I ... saying, “You got the gig!” It has proven to be a really fun job that I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / Events

  RecomMITted On Ring Delivery and the halfway mark

  

  every time I turned on my phone the number of days until Delivery. It's motivated me to get through some hard weeks — "It's almost time," they said ... Downtown Boston. It was indeed a gorgeous view. After picking up my rings

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  hearts desired. (I had planned to limit duct tape, but it was a windy dayâ ... this task. This is harder than you might think. How can 5 energy ... . As it turns out, I didn’t get to give my train stickers to any of the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011