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• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  back-of-the-envelope calculation my experience as a Course 2 is ... the team. So here goes: my stab at a success profile, heavily informed by my experience in project classes, UPOP, and at companies.  Whether

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  one you have already sent) in RA. What are my chances in Regular Action ... characterized by this kind of complexity. My advice would be to send in the FUN ... Wednesday to rest my eyes and brain. From Thursday, December 25th, to Monday

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  The last post I made was about my summer, and I haven’t even written ... wrote on a crazy rainy day-- I thought I lost my ID, but it was really under the cover of my laptop all along. (I spent too much time running

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  confusedly, locates packet* Instructor: “Go!” And that was my introduction to ... and my (moderately non-existent) network?? How could I not do this ... ’ll hear about my regular life too. Next time :)

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  using the same username and password that you use to log into your My ... . If you've forgotten your MyMIT username and/or password, you may use our automated system to reset it. Visit MyMIT and click on the lost

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  http://my.mit.edu. Complete your MIT Midyear Report now.The MIT Midyear ... Midyear Report is to be filled out by you, the applicant, online via your My ... option, "I’m not currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  You’ve read in my blog entries about the weekly Engineering ... /50, while my team got the pieces they needed to turn in the other one. The ... rounds, my team ended up in third, but after our quick debrief, they

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  , you have my permission to put down your AP study books and take a look. As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour ... best part was over dinner, when my kids sat there with paper and pencil

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT International Or how a local Model UN conference broke molds and expectations by going abroad

  

  in my two and a half years of doing Model UN in high school - to help ... tomorrow, and in some cases, travel through time. While my obligations ... , read: pizza) subbed in for my bland dietary regimen of pop-tarts, cereal

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Applicants should submit this form ASAP, by February 15th.

  

  http://my.mit.edu. Complete your MIT Midyear Report now. The MIT ... out by you, the applicant, online via your MyMIT Tracking. The MIT ... attending school; MIT has all of my grades." I'll also try to field any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  'll keep my face warm" you say. "You know not everyone can grow one" you say ... mind races at the implications: "No more food stuck on my face! No more tickling my lips as I talk!" "No more beard!" Then, so brief as to be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  tell us about your current research work? A. In my lab we are tackling ... tasks, like recognizing faces and recognizing places. My colleague Rebecca ... course that you teach? A. In my undergrad course students go straight to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  , where all my media stops: I was playing for the rest of the night and, as ... you are banging out songs on a mbung-mbung. My sister took one photo of ... join in on the show and show off their mad drumming/dancing skills. To my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friendship Oh my dearest . . .

  

  me and Elizabeth (one of my teammates for toy design last year) about ... enjoyment of my smooth, melodious voice may be misguided (and a touch creepy ... , Barry My darling Elizabeth, If tomorrow is indeed the soonest I may enjoy

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  to test into Japanese this year. My Japanese was really, really poor in ... confidence in Japanese and decided to spend this IAP refining my language ... period of 2 months or so when my parents started freaking out about me not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  , the flash mob became a relevant subject in my life. I started attending ... Sweet! I've got my mp3, my dance moves, and a location, it's time for some

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  overcome their obstacles and accomplish their dreams. Humbled, I made it my ... high school, few ever entailed passing my own experiences on and ... exciting and indeed made a difference in my own and in other people's lives

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  't trying to get to class. I now try to be more refined in my photography ... actually taken the opportunity to test my hypothesis. For everybody out there ... that happens during Orientation. On my visit yesterday there were two

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! MY [insert name of body part that now has a hole burned in ... bucket of nitroglycerin. Any guesses? My last sign, the most dangerous of ... ?! It's insane! My words of advice? If the door has a sign on it that

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  application into your other applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can ... the midyear grade report. You can download one off of the MyMIT website ... send in a whole new version of my application, or all new essays? No. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007