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• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  . Because for the first time in our lives perhaps, there is very little ... - but for what? Or work - in which specific industry? Gap year - will it ... but be influenced by the people we care about. Parents, for one, is on

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  for lab stamina though. Sleep is magical. 3. Don't know something? Ask for help. I've asked so many questions at lab that I've probably driven ... you speak. While asking questions is great, thinking for yourself has

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  of events for August, Boston has been graced with cloudy skies ... Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a ... saving time for last-minute decisions. Oh, and grab tons of free food. It

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Bumping Up Against—and Breaking Through—the Glass Ceiling Part 2 of my adventures at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders

  

  described my lessons from the National Conference for College Women Student ... population, I never felt different for being a female engineer. In fact ... graduation ceremony for the GEL class of 2010 took place. It was encouraging to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  Vermont and New Hampshire. In Vermont, for instance, I lived in the ... furthest south I've ever lived (except for one year I spent as an undergrad ... winter. You have to know how to dress for the cold. A few simple rules

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

  EA Update: App Tracking & More All of the mail has been processed, and MyMIT Application Tracking is up-to-date.

  

  for EA applicants; the current status of your application is now shown ... a good time for you to check up on the status of your application ... for you. We should have the following: Application Part 1, Application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruminations and room-inations Written on the anniversary of one year ago.

  

  imagery a bit to claim the first Google search hit for “unreformed by Ikea.” My goal for the upcoming academic year is to expand into as much ... Manifest Destiny for my blog.) Anyway, the fact that I've used a legless

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  the Student Center (a building otherwise know as W20). It feels odd for ... . It was an interesting thing to watch. For, as you see, we have made ... decided that for our purposes that the long essay is obsolete... When you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  conducted research for a report on how the next administration should approach China. Next up, we'll be working on a grant proposal for a project that ... continuing it as an alum, but I decided that it'd be good for someone new to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  cream and jam, and drinking tea, of course. For those of you who don't know, there are MIT clubs all over the world and they're basically for ... pretty much nonexistent for a few years until the current president, Linda

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  Following up on JKim's entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  enrichment summer program for promising high school juniors who are interested ... entrepreneurship. The Research Science Institute (RSI), sponsored by the Center for ... Camp (HSMC) Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS) The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  this list, as an 8.02 exam, psets for 5.12 and 18.03, and being CPW rush chair for Senior Haus eliminated any chance of getting some of that. $10 ... your parents what to expect over the next year. (She's visiting for a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on ... include process physics and control, design for manufacturing, and ... is the first time in my life that I've participated in Lent. For the

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  The postmark/submission deadline for Early Action is tonight! How is ... , for the pieces that come via snail mail, we have to open the envelopes ... send your entire case to the admissions staff for review. At peak times

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  skating rink. Students got to ice skate for free in their creative Halloween ... Halloween event of its own. Thanks for all of the great costume suggestions ... time to go shopping for supplies. I settled on dressing up as Trinity

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  wish to be considered for an admissions blogging position, and we've made ... considered.) While the traditional schedule will remain true for this year ... decided to add an Early Action (EA) round for a couple of reasons - first

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  . Baker to establish a school for engineering in Cambridge. This college is ... fabric of reality, that if it changes its schedule for even one day without ... Close. Caroline was totally unable to go for some reason such as sickness

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  garden insulates the building and offers a quiet haven for residents ... National Real Estate Investor reports that "a green building can pay for ... -filled apartments is quite steep. For $3000-4000 per month, you too can live in a one

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006