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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  Facebook friend requests than personal emails. Also, you kids get off my lawn ... last time I applied for one in their group.) You might not get an ... don't know how well you know the math department, but do you know where

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  break I'm going to get to know my new camera better! I've started using it already around Cambridge. Can you identify all the locations? (Eternal Fame ... interested in learning to cut hair; anyone can email and ask for a cut, but

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  Selection can be pretty mentally taxing, so luckily the days tend to be shorter (ending ~4pm) and we get breaks when we need them. During ... can all relate to Chris and Mitch and Jordan. Tomorrow, we'll be back at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  have written better than I can about how proud you should be of ... unfavorable, nor can Saturday’s decision take away all the things you ... (masters of science) students first, and you only officially become a Ph

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  is January 1, meaning you can click "submit" on your application any ... recognize that processing can take 2 weeks. You do not need to worry at this ... . Also, you do not need to call MIT Admissions at this time to check on any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  what, Mom?” I asked. “That the sky is the limit. That you can do anything ... -picking note sessions. Maybe one day I’ll share the actual content with you, but ... balloons and clouds spotting its fuzzy fleece surface. “As you start your

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  lecturing for 9.12 that he needed to tell us "what you're getting into by ... from four to six to a zillion years, depending on how fast you get your ... after they get tenure (which means they can't be fired and therefore may

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

  you can only see it if you want to and you highlight the text:   ... , like Firefox with adblocker enabled. In that case you can click here. ... Internet. Anyway, here’s a YouTube video of me talking. Below it is my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  binary star passes in front of another binary star, you get an eclipse. The ... . From the light curve, you can determine the midpoint and consequently ... Friday nights, from 7-8 PM, and if you listen to last week's show you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  MIT, you might be left wondering just what it is you've managed to get ... thought. "Maybe that's just a curveball, just a tough one to get you ... thereof. And that's really where psets here differ from homework you may be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  and let everything defrost, but some of you were lucky enough to get ... you who are asking if it's possible to get away from MIT sometimes, the ... facebook group you all know and love) helps me make signs for the dorm. Go

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  )_/¯" maybe you can be the judge of that. i'm taking 5.12 (organic chemistry i ... hard. like, to the point where you mention 046 to an alum and they ... 's a lot going on, you know? and also, overall, i'm a lot happier these

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  nametag and wear it on your right side. When you shake someone's hand, you ... your nametag. 2. Have a good handshake. It shouldn't be weak and you ... and clearly. If you have a difficult name, maybe give a mnemonic. 4

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  , and so you should always, always, be on the lookout for things that can ... much more than the material that is directly taught to you. If you’re a ... (very, very important) just the fact that you’re not at home anymore and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5th of November, Remembered Bonfire Night celebrations in Cambridge.

  

  all night long. You can buy fireworks at the local grocery store! Some ... won't know how to get there but no worries because everyone else was ... lot of trouble getting through. It really looked like the whole town

  • by Cambridge
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  In this second-to-last entry, I want to encourage all of you to check ... Emerge, for those of you who are familiar with Alia Whitney-Johnson: Twice ... individually. Sinchi Warmi can choose to ask its members to contribute a portion

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  -dinner dancing People go nuts Five points if you can spot the rock star ... planning committee, I feel it is my duty to share with you all the exciting ... -event pictures in Killian Court, where we will graduate in less than a month. Sniff

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  MIT Media Lab. You can read more in thousands of articles across the web ... tries to remember my blogging username/password. So then, where have I ... process, but we'll let you know if anything changes. Meanwhile, there

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  prefrosh I know getting waitlisted. Wow. What does it mean when you start ... that isn't even there get in your way. You want to be challenged more than you've ever been challenged before? Well, you can do that for

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  should get around to seeing once or twice when you get a vacation. It's a ... 'm making it out to be, but it had a nice ring to it.) You'll have to get ... get started on here. Unlike almost everyone else here, I don't have an

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007