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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  the first half of my college experience by focusing on the trees and ... subway to and from work. I spend most of my free time wandering around the streets of NYC. I’ve made two weekend trips to and from Boston via the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  of college enrollment leaders and college counselors from across the ... other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world ... and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  of timestamped posts immortalized on the internet. Because of this, I ... part in one of MIT's coveted traditions, and so I gladly accepted an ... while the doctor listens to my lungs and winces. I went on antibiotics

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do ... more helpful and successful. If you have any feedback, constructive ... reading, commenting, and otherwise being a part of this project over the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  sounds out of gravity waves... and probably, like, solve the mysteries of ... dangly moon earring on test days, distribute lollipops, and recieve a minute-long standing ovation on the last day of class. He was definitely

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  lectures focused more on conceptual things and “thinking like a programmer ... -off of space and time (meaning that you can make things run faster if you ... of stamen, and since the stamen are the male parts, they named the gene

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  it and b. It timestamps every single edit you’ve ever made on the ... revising my essays at every editing point. It’s pretty cool, and for those of ... any college application. I applied to MIT early action and didn’t apply

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  day. Time and time again, a younger version of myself began to nod off ... and is the Officially Recognized Commemorative Video of The Great Night ... A friend in the class of mine which has a huge pset due tomorrow

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  is a definitive end, and a specific course of understanding. Here on ... , Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; and Hanoi, Vietnam with a group of 30 ... program is focused on experiential learning and learning from the community

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  . There are just two more weeks of school before finals, and all of my ... the first floor of Burton-Conner (and by first I mean second, because we ... amounts of sugar, corn syrup, rice krispies, peanut butter, and chocolate

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could ... version of chemistry A humanities, arts and social science (HASS) elective ... theory, others on application; and so on. Also, remember that all freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  torn down forever, and there's a good chance that most of its culture can be restored, but this renovation is still impactful on each of the dorm's living communities. And that's why I'd like to showcase/preserve some of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post

  

  bunch of CROMBUS content and some other stuff to the end and put it up ... Angus(!!) who lived on 1E and graduated in 2018   To be honest I ... video game reccs- I've been playing a lot of Hollow Knight and Hyper Light

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • December 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  out. Maybe you're planning on pulling an all-nighter tonight and to ... geniuses, most of us are struggling just as much you are. And, as much as I ... de-stress. Avoid the junky finals food and eat well. Take care of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  last Thursday, and while I'm not big on getting dressed up, semiformal attire was "encouraged," so I sucked it up and put on a dress. I left Burton Conner with a group of other 09's: Adelaide, Rick, Cathy, and Laurie

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008: So I think I’ll go to Boston (Guest Entry) More pictures than your body has room for!

  

  By Ming Lu The Thursday morning of CPW, I woke up bright and early ... taken some pictures of McCormick; the dorm was very bright and clean ... friend who was a current MIT student friend who offered to take her and any

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  I'm a senior! And it's November of my senior year at MIT! Crazyyyyy ... got back from a year on leave from MIT. I live right near work, and a ... writing, and biomaterials: tissue engineering. I really like all of the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Aiden Wrapped a year in review

  

  , and everything in my mind exists in a battle-to-the-death style list of ... opinions and create my own war in the comments. My biggest issue with "end-of ... movies and also rarely go. Part of that is the curse of streaming has

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  anecdotal evidence. I haven’t tried many of these, and you should try none of ... obvious dangers of “doing science while drunk” and “alcohol poisoning”, lab ... strong acids and bases with a drinkability rating of “No, please don’t,” or

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  of the room and find a seat, you hear a hushed anticipation that swells ... " fashioned out of string, ping pong balls, and what looks to be a wooden frame ... pong balls, I'd probably be getting a lot more out of them. And honestly

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010