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• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  On this otherwise lovely three-day weekend, my suitemate Jeremy '09 ... as nasal congestion, a sore throat, and a mild fever. So, he called up a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  apply and when you receive your decision? We understand that not knowing the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we ... After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  camera phone here at the library.) I sit in the same chair every day and ... monotonous. The setting? Indeed. But in the same way that a good book can carry ... Here's what I will see every Monday, Friday, Saturday, and many

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  C-Sail Jack Florey really went Captain Jack on this one.

  

  This might look like a regular old picture of the Stata Center on a ... 't get it: the Stata Center houses the Computer Science and Artificial ... a closer look at that sail! Looks to me like a sail with a C on it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is fixed! The deadline for EA has been extended to November 5 due to the recent MyMIT…

  

  The site is back online and peace has been restored to my world. :-) The last two days have been somewhat insane, but I'm glad everything has ... ... it's almost over! This time next week you'll be celebrating the fact

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  So about those flip flops… snow part deux

  

  See my last entry about No Flip Flops Looks like the snow has finally ... -lined Brookline. This week: look forward to entries on designing a wind turbine and avoiding anxiety and stress from schoolwork.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT is Utopia Because the nice guys were here.

  

  weekend was Utopia, a big boat cruise and party in the Boston Harbor. MIT ... ! They're the guys behind Yellow Fever, Just a Nice Guy, and a bunch of ... watch the end of my video, WF's Philip Wang and Wesley Chen tell us why

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Admitted Students The Class of 2011 directory.

  

  Beginning today, admitted students can log into MyMIT for the Class of 2011 guestbook directory (post your picture!). And also, feel free to use this entry's fresh comments space for more admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  fluffy manes/tails. But because I am so cool and talented, I can easily ... assume means that these are the best and most beautiful ponies ever to ... backstory, he is often seen staring wistfully into the distance and writing

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  , vivacious, and inspiring Venezuelan conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ... Arts (i.e. $75,000 cash prize and on-campus residency). In addition, he conducted the MIT Symphony Orchestra in an open rehearsal and the following

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

   installation appeared on the bridge between buildings 56 and 18. For three days, it ... On November 22, 1995, the first Toy Story was released, becoming the ... some photographs of the hack on a sunny autumn day. (also below is a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  Star Wars trilogy, the Indiana Jones films, the Harry Potter films, and ... a Geisha (Sayuri's Theme -- The Chairman's Waltz -- Brush on Silk ... Magnificient Seven) The Olympic Spirit On the Esplanade (along the banks of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  On Saturday, it snowed!! On Sunday, the sun was shining. Go figure. And now, onto the non-meteorological information (say it, don't spray it?). Early this morning, some friends and I went to the Harvard Museum of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taste of the Middle Ages

  

  My 21H.927: Economic History of Work and Family teacher, Professor Anne McCants, ran an IAP event entitled "Old Food: Ancient and Medieval Cooking." You can read more about it here (MIT News Office) I'm very

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  the coolest bridge ever? I'm not Course 1 (Civil and Environmental ... negatively affect the natural water supply and threaten culture heritage. In ... depressed and start asking yourself "Why am I here? What am I doing with my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  Tech, MIT's student newspaper -- you can see those comics and more at ... A random highlight of some holidays is getting emailed the latest comic from my friend and former apartment-mate Jen '01. Here's her comic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on travel and trying to free ourselves from the predicament. ... In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 1, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  . Elsewhere on campus, the Halloween fervor was in full swing as students (and ... this morning on my way to class and it absolutely made my day - although ... Fanta Girls, Grimmjow from the Bleach manga, a butterfly, that and more

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  sickeningly bright green drink—a matcha frappuccino—and prayed to the stars that ... . nearly every store on the street was open (with proper safety regulations ... beach to watch the sunset on. 20 minutes of driving later, we arrived at

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020