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• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  I don’t get to make much during the semester, except on slow weeks or when I really, really don’t feel like p-setting. At the end there are ... -cooked meat Unfortunately I can’t eat this anymore because I am allergic to most

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  I know there are lots of parent blog readers out there lurking ... experiences. And while there are no formal Boston/Cambridge tours planned, I ... parents love getting to visit me in Boston. The Parent Lounge: I hope you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  and placement are the same as the original 1930s ring." I loved the dome design, as well as the addition of Athena, but I would have liked it to say "2008" instead. At this point I'm just being picky. * * * * * * * * Next

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  livestream itself here, so I will focus more on the 2.009 experience as a ... . Your experience in 2.009 can depend a lot on your team, so I feel super ... going to lie, I was a bit nervous leaving that first meeting. What if the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  , scientific discovery, humanism, etc... When I discovered this dichotomy in high-school I resolved to play infinite games. To find and fight for the ... – here I lay a small piece of this rich tapestry! I see what you have done

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  , and here, among others; I would say that how we think about it is most ... care about, I would encourage you to read the amicus brief, which I think was thoughtfully written. I would especially draw your attention to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of my scattered favorite graduated friends. This year I spent Career Fair ... ) after she noticed that in the banana department (as in life) I am

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  not accepting emails or answering phone calls (and I am on vacation ... deadline fast approaching, I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the ... . And below, I've provided answers to some additional FAQs: The deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  see, MIT currently has a rather unorthodox dining system, and by that I ... , supposedly, currently the case – although I contend location is a factor as ... won't use; I rarely eat breakfast other than some breakfast bars

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  answering phone calls (and I am on vacation!). The office will reopen on Monday, January 4th. However, with the RA deadline fast approaching, I ... , about standardized test requirements or statistics. And below, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  to Nate and his friend Alicia*), I spoke with one high school senior ... exposure to the field. I’ll try to give a brief overview of some nanotech ... research doesn’t get you jazzed up about biomedical research, then I don

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  Almost three years ago, I wrote an entry which was very special to me, talking about two people at MIT who had touched many lives. I entitled the ... ) fraternity at MIT. I never met Mr. Jackson, but the reverence with which the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Running away with the field Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.

  

  (I've come out of blogger hibernation to post something too awesome ... and have a great first semester, Class of 2011!) As I wrote in a previous entry about Spring 07 classes, I took a short story writing class

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  Today I attended the Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women (NSUW ... for the Baltimore/Washington Region American Red Cross. I talked to ... . I talked to Professor Thompson for quite a bit of time about her

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  I got the urge to write this short story about 2 days ago. Then, I ... unsteady smile. “I know, babe. I am relaxed. Just…I haven’t seen mom in ... dad, I suppose.” “But Amy’s coming too,” Melissa replied. “She sounds

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  *puts on CMS hat* I LOVE watching media analysis video essays. Whenever I finish a relatively mainstream series (ex. The Owl House, The Hunger Games, Avatar the Last Airbender), I spend hours watching nearly

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  plane, no two of which are parallel. I picked four vectors. In this picture, I drew them all originating from a single point, and with ... if it won’t intersect with it. In my example, I’ll draw the third

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  on a series of fantastic shows each term. This term I've been ... actors. And, I'll admit, rather appropriate for a theater group that primarily uses its fake Yoric-from-Hamlet skull as a cookie bowl. I asked each

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  It's interesting that I've never been even remotely involved in ... Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince[/caption]   Intrigued, I reached out to ... in MIT’s ethics- sounds like an obvious question, but I think it

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  about the Lab for Chocolate Science at WeirdBostonEvents.org. "I'd love to ... other foods - i.e. fruity, oaky, and earthy - to chocolate. Small San ... ;     I said that this was the second major media article

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009