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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome People of 2016 part 1 of an incomplete list of the greatest and coolest

  

  Planned Parenthood Youth Advocates Today at the Planned Parenthood ... program that I'd introduced here). The eight Youth Advocates and our two mentors gathered in the conference room for a final learning session and de

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We were worried An insider's look at a February tradition

  

  Two weekend ago, I spent my Saturday at a wonderful show called the Vagina Monologues. For the week following the show, I attempted to put into words what the show was about, what I thought during the show, and how I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  the Charles river as the Red Line subway torpedoed into Boston at 9 AM ... ocean of sky, I woke up and instantly felt the narcotic echoes of the ascent to 10,000 meters or so of altitude. The night before, I had primly

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot of a Week Food, radio, James Bond, and soccer in an unusually eventful week.

  

  Last week was Veterans Day, which meant a four day weekend! The ... 're smart. I'm not, so I spent most of the vacation on Reddit or Facebook ... leave my computer. In Next, wings are halves of floors, either the East or

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  TEN REASONS Why I Fell in Love With Madrid: 10. I love the Metro system in Madrid. Puts the T to shame. 9. I love the Starbucks employee who ... (somewhat) speak Spanish. 8. I love the random Chinese conversations that I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Fam Takes the MFA Photodump of semi-artsy pictures ahead

  

  off the internet. Today was one of those instances. And by today I mean ... the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for us. It happened to be somewhat early ... somewhat early) and a large proportion of the bloggers were probably still

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  My rest & relaxation days ended in the beginning of July. After ... TV, and the company of old friends, I was definitely not looking forward to the alarm ringing at 6:45 AM. I drive an hour to work – which

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The best Metro station ever The Metro does it best.

  

  Last week, I used DC's subway/underground train system, called the Metro, to get downtown. While I was waiting around the Medical Center station, which is located next to the NIH and my house, I saw this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  The start of spring is an important time — not because summer is drawing near, not because the temperature is heating up, and not even because the sun stays out past 6 pm. No, the start of spring means one thing

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  turning back time now your clock can follow the right hand rule!

  

  I spent this past [annotation note="and also the summer before that ... Mathcamp actually beats Disney as the most magical place on Earth. With a ... to solve quadratics with origami, use the Axiom of Choice to win

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  album, but you just alternate between playing "Lover" and "The Archer" over and over. If necessary to lighten the mood, finish with one play of ... through bare words, but also through context that exists separately in the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  During a layover in the London Heathrow Airport I yanked Mariam (my ... journal. I anticipated that the next ten days in the epicenter of AIDs would ... . But very few observations and reflections. So much happened over the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to (Im)properly Cross Register a step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  Among all the classes that MIT offers, it’s almost impossible to narrow them down to just 4 at the beginning of each semester (or 5 for the over-achievers or 6 for the eventually sleep-deprived). Well, at least we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  \     Protests erupted all over the country yesterday ... back to the United States. Students (including yours truly) joined Boston's protests in Copley Square. I took all the photos above, and the following

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  Aaand… Semester #3 is done! I’m on the plane back home, music conjuring fantastic worlds, clouds dispersing around the flying machine. Like in the winter of my freshman year. But life matters were really

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  I'm taking advantage of the Starbucks wireless network, at the Westin ... the same feeling two weeks ago, while hanging out with my boyfriend ... , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming ... the percentage of admitted students who will attend (known as the "

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa

  

  Roughly a week ago, on a Thursday morning, at the crack of dawn, I ... airport, awaiting the plane that would take us to Minneapolis en route to Waverly, Iowa, home to Wartburg College and the NCAA Division III Cross

  • by Alina G. '11
  • November 27, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  students are assigned to lead activities during the Engineering Leadership Lab, and those students are assessed by members of the program (staff or GEL 2-Year students). The assessors fill out a "blue card" with feedback

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  10:31 I wrote this entry on my iPhone about two minutes after boarding the 11:10 train…

  

  The guy in the row next to mine just asked the lady behind him if he ... "Ladies Dream." I don't know if it's trying to imply that this bus is the ideal bus for ladies, or if the lack of apostrophe indicates that only

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 29, 2009