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• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  on Tuesday until after I've taken a nap. This may sound nice, but is in ... after pulling an all-nighter on a Boeing 757. Way too many dangerous ... wine! eek, free wine!) and staying in a classy hotel on Sunset Boulevard

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  thing. I live in Senior Haus, which is awesome. (You mean I don't live on ... on their psets due the next morning, crack a bad joke or two (and when we're on a roll, even the occasional good one), put on long stretches

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and to use my personal trainer to help me start burning up some calories ... might tell me I’m on the right track. Clish and other researchers have

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  never take down our tree until about July - today I bring you photos and ... published two books on West African music. It's also RIDICULOUSLY fun. Imagine banging on a drum with a stick. Now bang on your imaginary drum with

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

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  whole bunch of other responsibilities, it's tempting to just veg out on ... and on your own for a few weeks. It’s a good thing to know that you can ... little birdie! 2. Travel (Locally or not so locally) – In today’s world of

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second Home You're in your room doing a pset. I'm in my lab making science happen.

  

  - which I'm really happy about :P) The worms live on petri-dishes and ... they keep on failing, but the biggest lesson that I learned this semester ... blanket in the cabinet near my desk because I nap on the lab couch so much

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  The MIT Freshman Application will open on August 19th. Our ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a ... helps in the process. Talking with your guidance counselor. We will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  some answers. On mitadmissions.org, it says the following about the ... Midyear Report will be available on your MyMIT account in February and ... update us on anything important that has occurred since you submitted your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  tickets at the door for one show, and I help sell tickets at the other show. On a normal week, we show 2 movies each weekend. One movie will show twice on Friday night. The other movie will show twice on Saturday night

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  So over in the world of UROP, things were pretty exciting this week. Now here's how the morning started. I'll admit that I don't read the newspaper or the watch the news as often as I should, but that's why I am glad

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Study Break MIT is home to some very dedicated gamers.

  

  dorms and living groups on campus. A little anti-authoritarian, perhaps ... the stress level on campus would be pretty high right now, most of my ... had so much spare time on their hands, they actually decided to provide

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  idea of what you're going to eat for lunch today (update post-lunch: a ... advice was lost on me in the multitude of options - seminar or traditional ... always gave good answers. I would not be the person I am today if not for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  question about lecture today, but I was looking at the webpage for your lab ... things until we close on the 9th. If you're in the area, come see us! It ... :00:00, so that's all you'll get from me today. I'm about to show off my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red Free art and how to borrow it at MIT

  

  lived in the same dorm for four years but I have lived on the same floor ... , this is a tradition that has been going on since 1969! So how does it ... !   2. Ruminate on the intangible, soul-touching beauty of art. 3

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 29, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  Dining Room; Photo Credits: Joy Ekuta, ‘13) First on the deliciousness ... , for tastiness, there were live performances by … Inkas Wasi (http

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  related to human lives and how we might mitigate or combat them with science ... worked on, and any ideas, through the ideas proposal format. In its first

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  Growing up in the Midwest, my "beach" experiences consisted of the sands of Lake Michigan or small lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Living ... brought our dogs to Revere Beach (the beach has its own stop on the subway

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  I used to play Pokemon. I won't lie. One could possibly say that Boston is a living GameBoy game this summer with the Cow Parade. All across ... 'm not completely sold on the idea, but I did see this cow, and the artist

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  in? Here's Veena '06, who lives in Baker House. Look at the expression on her face -- she obviously is a fruitarian. (I suppose

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  .001 and jointly scrolling through MIT Confessions. 2.001, a core class on ... part, but I love how people in this major help each other out, lift each ... lounge as the night wears on, sitting on sofas or the carpeted floor

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021