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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  favorite part of my notebook. I use CAD (Solidworks, Fusion360, OnShape) for ... on everything from my interest in the subject, the pace of the lecture ... a good indicator of frustration) [carousel image1="116765" image2

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  and also the critical dependence of engineering on experimentation ... importance of experimentation. I'll end with a story that he shared, based on ... teaches us about the FUNdaMENTALs of design and we have guest speakers share

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  merchandise at each store, and is pronounced two different ways depending on where you go to school. It makes one wonder . . . But enough of that, on ... else is there to spend all of your hard earned TechCash on? How about a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and ... For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United ... Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  , walking a while, and a good night’s sleep. Regardless of whether or not ... This past Thursday on my birthday my floor BMF organized that week’s Random Hall weekly-ish study break. In honor of Pi Day Irina O. ’15 and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  a good friend of mine and always awesome and encouraging. Kinda like ... a pset-test-class kind of way. More in a let-me-absorb-as-much-of-this-place-as-I-can-before-I-leave kind of way. In three short months, I'll be graduating...can't believe it

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  When I introduce myself in new groups, a lot of times I bring that up ... minutes and get more sleep? Even better. Getting Out of the MIT Bubble On a ... that are hard to be proud of when they look like an almost-average on a

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Liveblog: Info Session with Karyn Blaser! Learn about MIT

  

  signing in on OLPC's (somehow the admissions office got a hold of two of ... on. OCW (OpenCourseWare) is also an example of benefiting society. MIT ... your way through. It requires adapting to new problems and finding

  • by Snively '11
  • October 12, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…

  

  've finished! Yay! Seeing the P on my report card brought me tears of pure joy ... My physics class, 8.01L, goes on until the end of IAP. Really breaks my ... listening to it? Of course not! Other good ones that my sister introduced me

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • December 27, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  ’s Sunday morning now, daylight savings time is weird) on the 6th floor of the ... afraid to not pursue things even in the face of your new friends telling ... authoritative, which is what new people want to see from an established member of

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Update Stories from the parties today; more stories, and questions answered, tomorrow.

  

  . Current students, new students, alumni, parents of new students, parents of ... years of my life with. Good times had by all! ... Tonight, I'll post the first of the reports back from this week

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  release of Early Action decisions, we aren't allowed to blog on Saturday or ... sprinted all the way back to New House, and up the stairs home. There, I ... you are, but thank you!*) we made our way through the five floors of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  way. But on the other, I’m scared of losing all the flair. So… let this ... ago + is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ... and carried on. I wrote a lot while I was living out of my car

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  the Beaver (as seen on the collaborative blackboards of Stata Center ... .112 Principles of Chemistry lecture on the formation of stars by Professor Anna ... Rayo's video on the sizes of infinity for Wireless Philosophy. As a fun

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  an idea of how behind on email I am right now). He wrote, "The male ... this website." After checking out the links, I was pretty sold on Xing ... applicants? I know it says you are required to live on campus in one of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  around the country. The conference schedule is posted on their website and ... to throw at her. This past weekend was an extended holiday because of Patriot’s Day on Monday (can anyone say “Boston Marathon”

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  diploma with both areas of specialization written on it, and we don't do ... delivery on the website, but I'm sure if you call the phone number, they'd be ... website is making me hungry for one of their ridiculously delicious brownies

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  This past Sunday, at 4 AM on the side of U.S. Highway 1 on Badger ... blogger name. MEng, by the way, stands for Master of Engineering."]MEng in ... from things and celebrate small victories, instead of moving on to the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Disappearing (or life goes on) .

  

  last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I ... finish them up in a timely fashion, and now it's just way too late to go ... 've started a personal blog here. Best of luck to you all. Don't be a stranger

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  about August yet. If that doesn’t give you an indication of how fast time ... pondering about life, setting new goals, realizing even further what it means ... and criticize/ comment on them. We meet every Tuesday for three hours in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012