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• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  bottom, mind you!) -- didn't mean I got out of writing essays for the two ... ; Spent 8 hours at the lab. My postdoc wants to get my current project wrapped up within the next few months so we can write it up for publication

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on the same day. My comment to Mollie: "Wow, you guys are going to share ... express that something is rare or unlikely to happen. But I work at MIT, you

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  it is bright and open, and airy and, if you try you can convince ... waving sparklers (thankfully, this hasn't found its way to YouTube). I was ... staff sincerely care about the undergraduates It isn’t what you

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  time you make a flight). SpaceX is quite seriously working on getting a ... Picture for me, if you will, all your favorite celebrities. These are people you're in awe of, people you follow on Twitter, people you hold as

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  submit an official transcript with your QB application, you can request an ... If you’re applying to MIT through QuestBridge College Match, simply complete and submit the QuestBridge Match application. If you’re named a
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  wall makes me feel old. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to feel old? Well, I, as a prematurely wizened twentysomething, can tell you ... Lab can help you understand. AgeLab is a research group here at MIT devoted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see, Alex (a prefrosh then, an '11 now) decided to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston's 4th of July celebration -- one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now, you can watch a excerpt of the fireworks over the Dome

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  science course being complete and fresh in your mind. And since you can take ... II of your choosing. For you juniors and sophomores, I highly recommend ... cost, I recommend taking three SAT IIs in June. I encourage you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples: Biomimetic Robotics Lab CSAIL MIT Media Lab Edgerton Marine Robotics Team
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  Raymond's website and you can find the original post here. Part 1 ... gun fired, it played a sound clip of Emma screaming. You can see and ... PS5. Which was really cool. You can see that Instagram post here.

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  . I don't love my classes, but I'm getting through (y'know, relatively ... 's kind of tiring. But when I look at the list above, I can't imagine ... Course 18 (mathematics) you need two of these classes to graduate. I really

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Incoming freshmen, come to the Activities Midway tomorrow! Find a group where you can continue your hobbies and try something new.

  

  attention, which means that you will get a lot of free goodies and food. There ... Do you like movies? Writing? Model railroads? Ultimate Frisbee ... service? Want to get involved with these activities at MIT? Then, come to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss ...und mein Leben ein Ziel hat.

  

  with a chance of you're not going to get a blog entry this week. I want ... DID YOU KNOW? Brahms started writing his Requiem when he was 23 years ... MIT students. So, in case I get a little verklempt, figuratively, with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  woman called out: “Please, will you help us? We need somebody who is very ... . Lucas pulled out a Leatherman from his pocket (Lucas, why did you have a ... until I found a way to get back into the hallway. After receiving

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  Hey guys, it's been a ridiculously long time since you last heard ... life update to catch you all up to speed.   Hair   If I ... a Gibson and get the girl (Angelina Jolie). He started off simple

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  morning, a very sad, sad Christmas morning where you wish Santa had just ... night. The following day, as you no doubt inferred, was Eid ul-Fitr. As in ... ”t get caught dead wearing – not sure what they were doing in my closet. I

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  and the environment. I can feel that WGS.245 is pushing my learning ... normal, but it took me a few days to relax when I get into the front seat ... mountainside where there used to be a waterfall, considered the environmental

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  Cards for people like MIT students. You pay $25 once and can go to any ... moved that he brought it to Star Trek. For those of you who don’t know ... Star Trek TV series. He grew up in the Boston area, where (in his words

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014