Search

Search Results

• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  In late August, the Trump Administration issued an executive order ... of uncertainty and consternation. I write today, as I have in the past ... eventually serve in the military or in the MIT ROTC program. MIT has a long

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  in a very mural-happy dorm, I can't paint to save my life. But I do like to photograph a lot, and in fact I've done quite a lot of it in the ... ) never touched film before. And that's where this post comes in. You see

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  I finished up my initial stay in Mumbai towards late December, and have been in Nepal since then. I am currently volunteering at a Buddhist ... in cooking, laundry, etc. I am having a great stay in South Asia, and I

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... due to the weather conditions in both Boston and DC; the first real snowstorm of the season in Boston, and an expected ice storm in DC (who ever

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... seeing the familiar sights, taking in the familiar smells, and forgetting

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  Media Projects in Haiti. The class was conceived fairly last minute after the earthquake hit in January, and is structured around weekly guest ... , we've been working in small groups to devise projects that we could

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  Though born in Massachusetts, I grew up in the wintry hinterlands of Vermont and New Hampshire. In Vermont, for instance, I lived in the ... , the difference between Burlington and Boston is that in Boston the snow

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  Welcome to 2008! 2008. In equivalent terms, Class of 2012 ... remaining applications and send in those missing pieces of paperwork, start taking the time to enjoy your last semester in high school. I don't know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Online Decisions = YES Some great news.

  

  available online in addition to the standard postal mailing. We expect to ... graduate). Your intended entry year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is 2006. You applied in Regular Action, or were deferred in Early Action

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  As I've blogged before, many students who are interested in MIT are also interested in high school research competitions, including (but not ... volunteer judges to review student projects. All students in grades 9

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all sorts of things in the past month that have distracted me from blogging. Specifically: finding a UROP for the summer (I'll be working in the Lang Lab

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  and l'IUP in Paris. So far, we've done word associations and sentence completions, where we at MIT enter (in English) what first comes to mind when we ... staples of daily life. The French students do the same in their own language

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On Tour Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand.

  

  the mic in their hand New York, NJ, N.C., VA We on Award Tour with Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand Oaktown ... people! In the last few weeks I had MIT Central meetings in Washington, DC

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. In a ... fewer applicants this year - fully intending to use the waitlist in order to meet our target class size. With that figure in mind, I was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  on the web, as we've been in selection committee since last wednesday ... table. So while we're buried in the committee room, here's a topic I ... we offer has grown over time as a result of advancements in science and

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  Social Science to the Test - Field Experiments in Economics. From what I ... new class on the topic of field (that is, "in situ") and laboratory experiments in the social sciences -- both what these experiments have taught

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  and its associated undergraduate major/minor in Science Writing. According to CMS/W: The curriculum in science writing is designed to enable ... writing major is an option for students interested in science journalism

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  Around 7:15 this evening, it started snowing in Cambridge.   ... many random pictures as we could. These people, in true MIT fashion ... inside a picture... The Alchemist! We saw tons of bunnies in Killian

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  from MIT have been filled with some great experiences. In the end though ... an around the world experience, but in the end, I just couldn’t stay ... Grad Student”. I start my second year of a dual degree program in

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  Here’s a little tribute to lobby 7. Since my start at MIT in January ... coffee cup in hand, along with a horde of students and tourists, and I ... – MIT’s founder – chiseled high up in the building’s façade.  

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011