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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  performing arts. I auditioned for (and made) two of MIT's excellent a capella groups, and I picked up information about several theatre groups at the ... cheerleader, was pulling some of her belongings out of the closet at the time

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  at the end of your college application journey? What's the point of ... building was unnecessary. My time at MIT was not just a phase, but a ... here has helped you reflect on your desires for a campus community that

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  Mystery Hunt is starting, today, January 15th, at 12 PM EDT. MIT Mystery ... for the first time this year,[/annotation] and, as a person who is very ... , many puzzles to do. The [annotation note="for those of you who do FRC

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  nearby, but the slightly closer one, at about 25 minutes' walk, is the ... say is honestly pretty reasonably-sized for a grocery store). As I left EC and walked across the Harvard bridge at 9 am, the sun was already

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  past weekend, I rushed my mom and sister to come visit me at MIT because I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal ... little rescued kitten. We are there for each other, and I am so happy that

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A Faculty Dinner We invited our favorite faculty and staff to our hall for an awesome dinner!

  

  lounge for the occasion, and we spent the whole day cooking in the kitchen preparing food for our favorite professors and instructors ... , we had a greeter at the door to welcome them to our hall. Most of us

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  unexpected details go a long way in raising your spirits. For me, that little ... where several rooms are lined wall to wall with moderately new books at prices reduced up to 90% off. How could they afford to sell them for such

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  numbers and MIT selects "prime" candidates - is that a reason for the date ... -than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1935 – First ... for the Tunisian Revolution. The success of the Tunisian protests

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  got to knock off a task that is surprisingly easy to finish at MIT ... was another huge success and an easy way to get involved in charity at ... for both sides and even more respect for everyone who put in so much

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  10 weirdest restaurants in the city. Naturally, we started at the top ... table, with toilets for seating and live lizards in the glass table ... 's just say, at the bottom of everything was a turd. That would be me and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  and productive every time I cross something off :) I have a list for all the classes I want to take at MIT, all the people I want to meet some ... that exam timeline, I have nothing at all to complain about, haha

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  to go sailing for the first time ever :) MIT Sailing has various days ... breeze. While waiting for our turn, Pallavi, Krithika, Mathura, and I took ... squealing* Yeahhh, MIT! Our boat went kind of slow at first, but after a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  and the i3 DVD has gone out to the class of 2014 everywhere. For those who aren't familiar with the i3 DVD, i3 stands for the Interactive ... period of two and a half months. * There are at least 14 different memes

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  write this, there are a whole bunch of really cool things going on at MIT ... night of Live Action Anime 2007: Madness at Mokuba. Yes, you read that ... for me to choose which to attend, if I didn't have to be working on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  for every day that I have neglected my blog. The short story is that I have been traveling around for MD-PhD program interviews, which is one of ... numerical response (or even a string of numbers.) For example, --Laura might

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] The night still hung in the air at 0630 ... of the only hub of activity for miles, I waited. I was crouched, poised ... fellow soldiers. The fighting lasted for 15 minutes and I grew soaked with

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  crazy lately. Plus, at home, I never have to walk 15 minutes to work ... of ice water (much deeper in places), just sitting there waiting for ... term loosely....*glowers at the rain*) storm, be careful out there

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  for your mind, not your body. Look at the bright side: unlike the real ... stressful! So we agree, we are all stressed. For this entry I propose that ... three shows as of January 22nd. Proceed at your own risk... Battlestar

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  started off at MIT, I thought that the only way to learn was to take a bunch ... larger than his shoe size. "Small same price. Big same price. Buy big." At ... home for Thanksgiving and was so tired that I slept straight through

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fame Discover Magazine tries to cash in on this whole "turkey into oil" craze that I…

  

  , the company I'm working for in my UROP got into Discover Magazine again ... , Jefferson Tester, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT, says he ... nations, would ban the practice, creating more demand for his machinery to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 5, 2006