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Latest from the bloggers

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look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time
- by Janet G. '27
- October 17, 2024
How do you raise hundreds of thousands of dollars, design the merch that defines half of campus fashion, build software that powers hackathons from around the world, and do everything else necessary to run a thousand-person hackathon? My friends have gotten sick of me yapping about… Read More

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#HackMIT
love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility
- by Kai V. '25
- October 16, 2024
In Milan I was constantly toeing the line between speaking solely in English, which I feared would make me seem like an entitled American who thought the whole world should cater to the dominance of their own language, and being so insistent on communicating in Italian that it posed a… Read More
Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.
- by Kayode D. '27
- October 16, 2024
I never wrote a blog recapping last semester. I thought about it quite a bit this summer and I think I wrote a few drafts but none of them really ever came to anything. Among all the thoughts, only one feels all that important to share with applying students: taking… Read More
how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?
- by Aiden H. '28
- October 15, 2024
Contrary to popular (and probably well-founded) belief, I once was psychic. Not only did I successfully predict the 2021 Pantone Color of the Year (with a Google Slideshow as evidence) and COVID-19⁠36 tl;dr… Read More
Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?
- by Richard O. '28
- October 14, 2024
MIT is a weird school. Seriously. If I asked you to picture a normal scene on this campus, you would probably be wrong (very, very, wrong). In the past month, I’ve done everything from holding a ferret in our hallway to climbing a rock wall on the side… Read More
If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.
- by Andi Q. '25
- October 12, 2024
I’m a crusty senior now, so I have no fun and sparkly adventures to write about like the first-year bloggers have been doing (at least not for this week). However, what I do have as a senior is the freedom to choose fun elective classes… Read More
climbing the wall why so defeatist?
- by Veronica P. '27
- October 7, 2024
There are a lot of phrases in the english language that can be used to describe me- “athletically inclined” is not one of them. I can appreciate and enjoy a sport, but never with a true passion that exceeds, say, a month at a time. All this to say- when… Read More

The interdisciplinary magic of mechatronics

The lab-based class 2.737 (Mechatronics) lives between mechanical and electrical engineering. Professor David Trumper has been leading the class since the early '90s, and he teaches students to start simple—with a piece of paper and a pen—to draw sketches, work out key calculations, and design new solutions to problems.

MIT First Nations Launch team won a grand prize

MIT First Nations Launch team stands in back of their rocket.

The MIT First Nations Launch team is a team of all-Indigenous students who integrate Indigenous methodologies in their engineering practices. This spring, they won the grand prize in the 2024 NASA First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition for designing, building, and launching a rocket with a drone as a payload.

Celebrating student entrepreneurship

A student stands on the stage to pitch their startup to an audience at the 2024 delta v Demo Day.

For 50 students from 22 startup teams, the 2024 delta v Demo Day was a chance to showcase all their early business achievements after an intensive summer program with the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

Trail Notes
- by Sara N. '28
- October 6, 2024
Summer in Alaska, I learned this July, is an exuberant, unrestrained triumph of nature. For just a few months, the landscape alters dramatically: the snow folds into itself & the green pushes out; fireweed lights valleys and mountaintops alike with a sharp, consuming pink and rivers grow heavy… Read More
The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)
- by Allison E. '27
- October 2, 2024
Let’s face it, MIT’s campus is not known for being the most gorgeous of all college campuses. I personally like the mix of ultra-modern glass and steel, traditional marble, and cracked windows covered with peeling paint (it feels both exciting and homey!), but objectively speaking, campus is not… Read More
[Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27
- by Ceri Riley '16
- October 1, 2024
I’ve had all kinds of feelings about returning to MIT as staff a decade after I was a student here, but one of them is ✨delight✨ at seeing new generations of MIT students carry on traditions and make them their own. As admissions officers, we talk about one way… Read More
a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art
- by Aiden H. '28
- September 30, 2024
Last year when deciding which colleges I wanted to apply to, I had one priority over all else: living on a coast. I’m sorry all states from Utah to Virginia, but there was no way I could go four years without at least an ocean to walk to and ponder… Read More
this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- September 29, 2024
I step off my plane, and immediately spot this amusing sign adorned with cowboy hats: I step outside and breathe in the toasty evening air. Hot like Vegas (where I flew in from), but much more humid. I get to the parking garage, and my rental car agent greets… Read More

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#summer

#summer internship

#texas

#yeehaw austin
turning back time now your clock can follow the right hand rule!
- by Ellie F. '28
- September 27, 2024
I spent this past summer⁠89 and also the summer before that at Canada/USA Mathcamp, where I lived five weeks in Tacoma, Washington doing some math and a lot of camp. Read More

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#summer

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From the community

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.

Announcements and deadlines

Latest from the bloggers

look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

Tagged:

love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.

how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?

If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

climbing the wall why so defeatist?

The interdisciplinary magic of mechatronics

MIT First Nations Launch team won a grand prize

Celebrating student entrepreneurship

Trail Notes

The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

[Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

Tagged:

turning back time now your clock can follow the right hand rule!

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From the community

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.

MIT’s Hobby Shop New and improved, this makerspace is ready to welcome all members of the MIT community seeking to build their personal projects.

Student Lending Art Program Every September, MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow artwork for free from the List Center's collection.

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Latest from the bloggers

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The interdisciplinary magic of mechatronics

MIT First Nations Launch team won a grand prize

Celebrating student entrepreneurship

More from the bloggers

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From the community

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.

MIT’s Hobby Shop New and improved, this makerspace is ready to welcome all members of the MIT community seeking to build their personal projects.

Student Lending Art Program Every September, MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow artwork for free from the List Center's collection.