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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  for progress, and to wake my then-dormant optimism about our future ... Institute. I could reach for many generalities here, like we`re trying to make ... the HASS (humanities, arts and social sciences) requirements, and how to

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  , so we get to manage our time for work, travel, leisure. (At the moment ... inflammations in your system. Thank goodness I asked her how to eat this, because ... Development) and Sean Gilbert (MISTI-China coordinator) to Beijing. Sean makes a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  talking about how excited she was about the elephants, too, to the point ... for the elephants as Alex tries to get some front shots of the elephants ... to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out ... related to your intended fields of study for quite some time, while others ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  was symmetrical in order to reduce the need for aligning multiple parts ... . His UROP advice to prefrosh is to be open-minded when you're looking for ... . Pharmaceutical companies are facing enormous pressure to cut cost and increase

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Flying ranting and venting

  

  two days prior, when I flew back from San Francisco to Boston for just a ... representative for assistance.” To be honest, I’m never sure what the point of ... , but the line didn’t move for 10 minutes due to these random people

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  , not three, but FOUR times since I last did, it is clearly time for me to ... me happy. :) So what am I taking? (Man, do I know how to get off track ... when I dropped physics. Someone asked how it was possible to pick up a

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  . Responsibility for the house is shared by all and everyone is expected to do their ... been, a "morning person". When I was a child my mother used to start the day by singing to me, "Good morning to you, good morning to you." I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  . Wednesday morning found me driving to Hackensack for the Northern NJ school ... , would be able to handle anything (Boston was designed for horses and never ... drove downtown to JR Masterman, then back up to Central. Those of you who

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  2024 ring premiere! amogus??

  

  cheer for her super loudly. Grace M. '24 and I trekked over to Kresge ... note="to make up for not having freshman formal, the '24 class council ... 's a tradition to get your ring in your sophomore year to commemorate

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  related to school, social life, the dorms, food (have you ever noticed how ... It is currently 10:53 AM. I have been at work for three hours and fifty-three minutes, and I want to take a nap. Since that is not really an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He was scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m., but the doors to Kresge Auditorium opened half an hour earlier. When I wandered into

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  you have to pay for. When I told her that, she mulled it over and then ... you to seek out the answers for yourself, sending you off on a journey ... teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  to attend the 9 am option for my physics lectures – which was ... Something I learned very quickly when I first got to MIT is that our ... wake up at 8:50 am and frantically dash from my dorm to class. Nothing

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  Anymore! (though, to be fair, The F-Word never was)   How did you ... ’s actually some competition for the positions, though MIT has lower barriers to ... Period), there's an Externship Program for students to work in alumni

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  one of my favorite musicals (Grease!) and to audition for another of my ... to be building another airplane for Design/Build/Fly. I'm moving into a ... I was walking to the Pacific Science Center with a friend one

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... me to appreciate color pairing and fashion. This is atypical for a guy ... to see how it had turned out. Instead of seeing the wonderful picture

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  August, Airplanes, and why not throw in Spring Break, too? My traveling styles. And, I don't even know, maybe a catch-up thing?

  

  to think that I'd never get home in time for Christmas (this happened ... Montreal, we got through cutsoms and had to wait for maybe four hours at the airport before our next flight. Joe and I stepped outside for a bit, just to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  Ahh Pi day. It's an important day for nerds worldwide, but it's perhaps most important for some future nerds here at MIT (not to be confused ... know how MIT is. You might think to yourself "oh but I know so much about

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2020