Search

Search Results

• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1 ... ’s like to be in a Sadoway lecture, or planning stuff for REX, or UROPing ... learned today in class, and so forth. The day-to-day experience of your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  managed to raise $500k in funding and a ton of faculty sponsors to distribute $100 in Bitcoin to every MIT undergraduate as his final project for ... is to bring together global experts in areas ranging from cryptography

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  folder of resumes in the hopes of getting a dream job. There are always plenty of dreams in attendance. Check your “most visited” website stats ... outside MIT. Many recruiters are alumni. You might see yourself in them

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) I'm ... authentically. We can’t write about what it’s like to be in a Sadoway ... classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in class, and so forth

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  "I got it on Reuse," people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head ... it felt elitist to speak in a code no one outside MIT could understand

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  guide to preparing (or at least a guide to how I prepare) in the hope that ... to gal for SAT tests, they are my forte in the world of arbitrary national assessments. The first SAT test I took was in 7th grade--I don

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head on my morning walk from Boston to MIT

  

  Monday morning in the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity House. I woke up and ... in Cambridge and Boston is across the Charles River. Connecting the two is the Harvard Bridge. Many MIT students live in Boston, whether in a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  -like delivery, which pretty much falls right in line with my sense of humor. Then ... English as their first language and grew up in different cultures try to (but ultimately don't quite) express support/pride in their children

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  peaking and plans were forming. Book Launch In 2012, I started working on a novel. In 2013, it was completed. In 2014, it was published. The ... , why it bounced around and persisted in my head, fermenting and ripening

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  in the world and being in an environment where people are always ... undetected concussions has become too prevalent in young athletes, and Ben, as ... equipment and vibrates to alert the athlete if their head accelerates in a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  "Oh yea you guys don't have armadillos up there in yankeeland ... here in Texas - people up north are yankees, and people who live on the ... each day in front of pretty microscopes and pieces of metal. The other

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  - it was all very alluring and exotic to me. Growing up in sunny Los ... time in national parks like Yosemite and Zion.  But spending time in the ... . In each sport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Classes of Semesters Past, Present, and Future since you asked.

  

  In the comments section of my last post, Confused Frosh asked: "Can ... thing now, but it's 12:07am and I was supposed to be in bed 7 minutes ago ... Catalog. Summary: I will graduate with a major in physics and a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that ... leapt onto a bench for a better view, trying to figure out which room in ... up in an East Campus room was equipped with a laser pointer, a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  you'll see that my 2013 Pi Day was equally exciting, though in a totally ... 's supposed to start in less than 48 hours. Figure 2. MIT's travel agent ... of Disease and Health in Society) and watch a pretty intriguing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  . Last year, the Logs burst into my Quantum Lecture, and sang to a boy in the ... Astley 4. If I Ever Fall In Love by Shai 5. Somebody to Love by Justin Bieber 6. Do You Believe in Love - Huey Louis 7. Let's Stay Together - Al

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Seemingly Stressful Survey The Tech publishes about stress at the institute

  

  may have casually come up in the times that I’ve written here that I am ... one night a week in our office on the 4th floor of the student center ... comes in on time, writing last minute stories, and essentially making sure

  • by Stanley G.
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  memo. In all seriousness though, I actually do get sleep, usually about ... neuroscientist (or your parents) will tell you, your brain does need sleep in order ... Friday in working with my GEL team trying to solve different challenges in

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  in dorms, classes, councils, and recitations all have unique mailing ... group of PSETing MIT students at 2 in the morning to do when they discover ... , duh! So, back in 2009, four tired, grumpy, overworked, and snickering

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  This Monday and Tuesday, undergrad volunteers banded together in a ... longer than we'd planned; my hallmate and I swore we would only stop in for ... gambling; only one in seven or eight of you guys picked up (shame!), so we

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012