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[Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25
- by Ellie F. '28
- September 1, 2025
8.13, or as it is more commonly known, Junior Lab or JLab, is the first experimental class in the “standard” 8 path. Most 8s take it Junior Fall⁠01 hence the Junior… Read More

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#Course 8 - Physics

#jlab
New Year Resolutions in Fall An ambitious list of things I wanna do that probably won't get done
- by Richard O. '28
- August 31, 2025
With the school year coming back around, it only feels necessary to pretend it’s December 31st and start making a list of things I want to accomplish by the end of the school year knowing that 90% of the items on this list probably won’t get done anyways. Read More
I LOVE TATTE💖💖💖 back in boston baby
- by Aiden H. '28
- August 30, 2025
A Love Letter to Tatte August 30th, 2025 Dearest Tatte, It has been an awfully long while since I’ve graced upon your tiled floors, and I know that you could only be awaiting (all of) my money to support your fine establishment. Yet I… Read More
Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?
- by Allison E. '27
- August 29, 2025
The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill out–housing preferences, FPOP applications⁠22 First Year Pre-Orientation Programs–totally not required to apply, but they're super fun!… Read More

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#identity
my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead
- by Veronica P. '27
- August 18, 2025
In less than a week I’ll be hopping on my flight back to Boston, and I’m so excited that I’m just about ready to kiss the Logan Airport floor, maybe even passionately make out with said airport floor 27… Read More
Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards
- by Kayode D. '27
- August 16, 2025
Today I flew back to campus! I returned earlier that most students because I am an Orientation Captain. I have to come early for training and to help prepare everything for the prefrosh⁠28… Read More

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#i have an insatiable urge to collect trading cards and niche fun facts
proof of life hmm :thinking-face:
- by Gloria Z. '26
- August 16, 2025
preface: this blog is comprised of various snippets I wrote in May, very loosely stitched together because I gave up on trying to have a thesis. also the writing is not very snappy oops the soundtrack to this blog is the album Blue Moon… Read More

MIT’s online learning has a new hub

Students reviewing a computer screen together.

In 2001, MIT became the first higher education institution to provide educational resources for free to anyone in the world. Now, MIT Learn allows anyone to access more than 12,700 educational resources.

Heads of house of McCormick Hall

Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Raul Radovitzky and senior administrative assistant for the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society Flavia Cardarelli reflect on a decade sharing a home with hundreds of students in McCormick Hall.

Being an MIT teaching assistant

At MIT, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (among many others) is full of passionate TAs, who help design problem sets, host office hours, and help students troubleshoot their class assignments.

first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…
- by Aiden H. '28
- August 15, 2025
Last week, I left the country for the first time! This was really important to me for a couple of reasons: I had a premonition that I was never going to leave the country. I always get this before I travel anywhere (e.g. “I’m not actually gonna get there tomorrow… Read More

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#bulky post

#go to a cool city and not just a resort

#Willoughby tucker I'll always love you
The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]
- by Kayode D. '27
- August 11, 2025
Last summer, I got into running. And it was really fun! I enjoyed it a lot! So much so that when my friend offered me her ticket for the Cambridge Half marathon last fall, I accepted. But first, I went on a run through Boston and tried to… Read More
clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late
- by Anika H. '26
- August 1, 2025
In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on travel and trying… Read More

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#comic

#i think i broke my personal record for procrastinating on things

#oops
[Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…
- by Gloria Z. '26
- July 31, 2025
This is a blog by Monica C. ‘25 about her experience on the MIT Formula SAE team! Eight years ago, her brother, Kevin C. ‘17, wrote a guest post of his own about his time on the team, so now we’re bringing it… Read More
[Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25
- by Nicole Cooper
- July 31, 2025
Of all the things to happen in college, I never expected baseball to become the antidote to my homesickness. I’ve always been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town I grew up in. But it actually wasn’t until I left… Read More
Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate
- by Richard O. '28
- July 30, 2025
One thing about me is I love science fiction. Whether it be movies, books, shows, or short stories, science fiction always gives me an opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what future technology and future societies can look like. I actually talked a little… Read More

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Integrated photonics Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Magnetic Breakthrough MIT physicists have observed a new form of magnetism that could offer a path to “spintronic” memory devices.

Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

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.

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Latest from the bloggers

[Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

Tagged:

New Year Resolutions in Fall An ambitious list of things I wanna do that probably won't get done

I LOVE TATTE💖💖💖 back in boston baby

Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

Tagged:

my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards

Tagged:

proof of life hmm :thinking-face:

MIT’s online learning has a new hub

Heads of house of McCormick Hall

Being an MIT teaching assistant

first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

Tagged:

The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

Tagged:

[Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

[Guest Post] Take Me Home to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

From the community

Robotic probe Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

Integrated photonics Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Magnetic Breakthrough MIT physicists have observed a new form of magnetism that could offer a path to “spintronic” memory devices.

Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

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."

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Robotic probe Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

Integrated photonics Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers.

Magnetic Breakthrough MIT physicists have observed a new form of magnetism that could offer a path to “spintronic” memory devices.

Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

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."