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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wow, work! Mid-IAP update.

  

  . Class has been going well. It's a significant effort commitment, but it ... of homework, with a fourth packet due this coming Monday. I've done ... action admits -- they had a meet&greet sort of event for students

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... in time to try and knock down a fat cat. It's really hard to throw ... and Gabe put on velcro suits and then thrust themselves onto a large

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trading Room

  

  against other students! MIT has a really cool Wall Street-style trading ... -of-the-art trading room ever built on a university campus. Identical in every detail to ... the world of high finance; it will also serve as a powerful platform for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  identity as a clueless freshman has been stripped though I have inadvertently introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... freshmen that’s inspiring and a little nostalgic. I didn’t come to MIT with

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.

  

  Somalia. At least one student from Iran was already denied boarding a flight ... video, which I hope captures a bit of what it was like to actually be there: This was the first time I really actively participated in a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  into a boarded up, blank wall of plaster. It was sad, but the heartbreak was eased because we were promised a new store: Concord Market. Since ... morning, over two years after I had last eyes on LaVerde's, to see a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  this post is a little delayed, for which I plead CPW Like millions ... will be posting their experiences soon. But a number of alum bloggers did ... ’s surface. Truly a magical experience that you have to see in person. (Minor

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  I am a huge reader. I love hearing stories and telling them. I love ... storytelling so much that it's become a pillar of my identity — it's why I chose to blog. A major obstacle to if and how people read is discovering

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  another day of summer ♬ ba-ba-da-ba da-ba-da-ba ♬

  

  analytics and research for the MIT Center for Information Systems Research, a Sloan lab that I stumbled upon during a desperate mid-April I need-to-get-the-fuck-out-of-my-house-and-find-a-UROP frenzy. I really like the work

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  made a "syllabus" for my summer. I gave myself goals and intentions ... of it (recognizing it as idealistic, possibly self-centered and a ... , Leslie Marmon Silko A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  city planning. In the last 2 years alone, 110 A&P interns, including ... explore a new area of interest within the fields of planning and ... school. Finally, it established a better understanding for me between

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  visiting campus, but it was also my first time in Boston/Cambridge. Here is a ... only made me more excited to be on campus. My CPW weekend was off to a ... nonexistent. I could probably write a book about my CPW experience, but rather

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  MIT freshman calculus class back more than a decade ago (wow, I feel old) next to a friend of mine from Singapore. At the time, he was the only ... as a really cool thing. Being at MIT meant that I was going to school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Last train to Koblenz If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

  

  , authorities have set up a row of big-screen projectors in Berlin spanning an ... than Boston, is serviced by a vast network of streetcars and subways ... in all the train stations make up a personal itinerary for you listing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  .. "I think of MIT as a samurai school," said Jones. "It is preparing you for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way ... end up surfing the internet a little at work. One thing I found today

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Give Me Liberty . . . Or Give Me a Towel!!!

  

  One thing you can totally count on as a student at MIT is for Boston ... , Red Sox riots, and now a new one. Several weeks ago I heard about a gathering of similar magnitude to my past adventures. This one, a

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  Hockey. Scootah Hockey, while rich in history and strategy, is a simple game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of whom rides on a noble steed--those scooters that you used to sit your

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  not hit me back. i am not a very avid reader but i have lately collected ... promised to be or maybe you didn’t but i stand by the tree with no rope but a ... away into a fluff of clouds, above water—rain and lake and sea. the blue

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am finished with my undergraduate career. I am finished with my undergraduate career.

  

  I am finished with my undergraduate career. What's left? I officially stop being a student blogger on... *checks watch* May 31. So, I ... before I embark on a new adventure :) 12 days left.

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  A few months ago, I stumbled across this blog, which takes a look at a sample of laptop stickers of MIT. These types of blogs are less ... . The bloggers are a diverse and multifaceted bunch, but there are

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022