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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  stared out the window, as trees, jaywalkers, and Starbucks stores passed by ... bear vitamins, discovered the necessary evil of laundry, watched the sun set in the McCormick penthouse, attempted to create edible meals, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  (I'm gonna go ahead and spill the beans: This is an entry about IAP. IAP is another name of the month of January. Some people may be quick to point out that we are in the month of Feburary. These are the kinds of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  reconvene and discuss the waitlist. You can see a lot of answers about the ... the transfer students we are able to admit. And of course, like in our ... I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  , Ecuador through the sale of their jewelry and ceramics. It is analogous to ... pay for electricity, chlorine, the salary of the community operator, and ... . "Similar to a pencil in size and ease of use, the device enables Braille

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  of the year, so please have fun. And lots. Thanks :^) That's all I can ... Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule ... out another aspect of MIT or talking to the potential students. Rule #3

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  't mean you should avoid the classroom completely. The first two days of CPW ... Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation ... the end, and you probably will too. So, there's this thing that's going

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  family attraction in the country. The MB aquarium reminded me of the New ... spent most of the ride falling victim to a nasty bout of motion sickness ... , and we took a mini-trip to Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  during the first week of MIT's Independent Activities Period. On Monday ... A couple of days ago, I was working on an entry talking about all the ... I'm working on identifying the genetic basis of various tuberculosis

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for understanding the physical world around us and the abstract world within us. MIT
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  and executive producer of the game Journey. Her talk reminded me how ... the Johnson ice rink so far.    And now, for a montage of games: Tiny ... listen to Ethan Gilsdorf, the author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  My dorm, Burton-Conner, has a great view of the both domes from just ... towards physics and while passing the student center I realized what they ... the east coast. This meant learning about weather, types of stores that

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.

  

  . and after, dionetta crayton from the office of minority education talked some more, good words, words of rhythm and grief and hope for the future. she condemned and mourned the deaths of the five police officers in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  big stuff I’ve already seen or heard of through the American films and ... cards. And even of the places that do, often, getting a card to work takes ... could just drop by a sari-sari store by the corner and get a pack of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  :00 - 11:00 AM: The last two thirds of cell biology lecture (I miss the first ... a couple of hours, and I found myself lying on the floor of the lounge ... point I went home and got some well-deserved rest. The moral of the story

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  , liquid and eventually unhealthy layers, the pride of a newborn tradition ... some container and forced into the barbaric insides of a thirsty human ... to live, and is currently one of the oldest and proudest residents of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  cannon blast and the faint smell of gunpowder. Because in Seattle, these ... unsuspecting passersby of his beer and chips, and smile for pictures. So if the ... and seaplanes. Of course. The nautical flavor of Seattle isn't too

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2016 Ring Delivery! MY RING IS SO PRETTY!

  

  RING! It feels so good! I have many pictures from and of the event ... 's together! Here are some pictures of the event and of my beautiful friends ... ! We got some really nice shots in front of the beautiful view. And

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  Engineering and Computer Science, the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy ... 's winner: and the MIT News Office article, of course. And finally, here ... talked with Teesa '08 (Course 8: Physics) about Kiss of the Spider Woman

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  patterns like the back of my hand and anticipate every next move? What if ... would smile and laugh a bit. I'd stare at the corner of the screen where I ... . But somewhere in me decided to say yes and I saw some of the most

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  Bell "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on ... be occupying many of your minds, and so I'd like to offer some brief ... it's not the goal. It's the beginning. Enjoy the last few months of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009