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• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  It's been business as usual for me here at MIT, following the routine ... it is occasionally a problem. One guy is drilling holes in a glass ... the Media Lab), and the other is building a tricycle thing (allowing for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  is a man beyond description. He has been known to compete in dance-offs. He is a man with fashion sense to rival your own. He gets his work done ... handle him or not. A worldly man, he has been everywhere and is from

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  before coming to MIT is that I would be working all the time. Granted, I ... is the worst grade to get. It means you were "this close" to an A- but you just couldn't get over that hump. Since MIT drops modifiers, I think

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  to determine if your kid is a good match for MIT. Your kid should be ... . Obviously my response is directed to parents, but I thought it was important ... ' forum, I'll try to respond both as an MIT adcom and also as a parent. This

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on the front door. Inside, we are welcomed into the MIT community by alums

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  On October 10th, the MIT class of 2023 had Ring Delivery. Ring ... arrival of your [annotation note="The MIT undergraduate class ring."]brass rat[/annotation] but also the halfway point of MIT. Obviously, as a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  committee. More likely though, it is due to my sluggish 40-something metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and ... the Metabolite Profiling Initiative at the Broad Institute here at MIT

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  here at MIT is that it's entirely okay to not know everything or to just ... organizations at MIT and one that dedicates a lot of time and effort into putting ... bigger: Pepsi Refresh. The Pepsi Refresh Project is, as you might guess

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 46 ‚ô•

  

  -high atrium to its bamboo forest to its bold colors to its people. This is Building 46, home to all that is Course 9: Brain/Cognitive Sciences. Which, as of January 15, 2010, happens to be my major. Generally, MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  governing bodies at MIT) in another entry, but for now, what matters most is ... , right? Not at MIT. Allow me first to set the scene. As some of you may ... Association (or the UA for short, because MIT students love acronyms) aims to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  and the world." I quote: MIT is profoundly American. The Institute was ... time, and without the slightest sense of contradiction, MIT is profoundly ... that MIT, as an institution, is working hard on behalf of our current and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  because everything is pretty much optional. MIT with no class?!?!?! SCORE ... into a policy experience or career. This seminar is cosponsored by MIT ... Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series) Prereq: none Opera is

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  " from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my ... ." I think honking is a sacred activity and this sort of socially ... Yesterday, I got back to MIT, and my bedroom's view this year rivals my summer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  is it important?   Are MIT interviews at all like the one in ... Today's post is a bit different from my regular posts. As we get closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Doing research 277 feet off the ground A tour of the Green Building roof with the MIT Radio Society!

  

  of what is so special about MIT. We are a place where students teach ... : the view from on top of Cambridge's tallest building. The MIT Radio Society is raising awareness about the upcoming Green Building renovations

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  Aaand… Semester #3 is done! I’m on the plane back home, music ... certainty is wildly oscillating. You can not compute the derivative of its function at any point. That’s how chaotic it is. Major Evolution: Math &

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  Caution: this post is probably NSFW. Two Decembers ago, when I was ... around here. This post is a photographic journey through the gingerbread ... ("The" is essential), organized a second gingerbread decorating party

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  Last year, I made a HUGE decision. I decided to move off of MIT ... , for all it's glory, is no longer my home. Danny B. '15 wrote about how ... -to-take-on-the-world prefrosh, is now a slightly jaded, very depressed upperclassmen. It did

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  A Continuing Experiment in Cooperative Eating or, every food picture I have ever posted from pika

  

  The streets are paved with slush, everything is cold, and my pajamas have penguins on them. It is decidedly winter. But at pika, it's spring ... pika.) In honor of this especially pika week, here is every pika food

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  There have been plenty of posts about MIT's career fairs, mostly ... is mostly because I've given away far too many company shirts to ... important takeaway for any prefrosh reading this is to please not worry about

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014