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• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  and on your own for a few weeks. It’s a good thing to know that you can ... little birdie! 2. Travel (Locally or not so locally) – In today’s world of ... year. It’s also a time to take a class to get ahead for the upcoming

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  look in the mirror and see a face that’s much darker than it usually is ... on gyroscopes, gas theory, and Gauss’s law. Gyroscopes make up one of ... Professor Walter Lewin’s 8.01 gyroscope lecture on OCW (ocw.mit.edu); thank

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  rights in many motion pictures and television programs, including the title(s ... , or portion(s) thereof, is taking place. We believe that the Internet ... Section 106 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Depending upon the type of service

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  MIT, and people’s only exposure to any sort of South American food is Taco Bell. It’s really, really weird. It used to be a little skeptical ... ’t be afraid – there are definitely options available. That’s not to say

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  nanotechnology, it’s quite understandable that many students are interested in ... -famous biomedical engineer and MIT professor Robert Langer. He’s won almost every ... means exhaustive and it’s absolutely astounding to see the plethora of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  at a local college) and received decent marks (5s for AP exams), MIT ... 5's on AP exams (and have passed all of your first semester classes ... and received 5's on both parts, you will instead reduce your needed

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  ways it’s even better than Drown." Yay. Then, much to my surprise, Junot ... big one... From The New York Times review "Junot Díaz’s Brief Wondrous ... the burdens of familial history. An extraordinarily vibrant book that’s

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

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  ? That’s the question. And that’s what my life is about now. Trying to ... ? Mike Posner’s story is just one story, and it’s definitely not a story that applies to my life (or to anyone else’s, really, since everyone’s

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  , and decoupled suspension. Our car’s [annotation note="the amount of time ... process, but more importantly, it’s taught me what it takes to work on a ... "]EECS[/annotation] department, I’ve noticed that it’s easy to get funneled into one specific kind

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  physics -- just do that.’ So, I've been here a long time,” Peter said. Peter’s ... MIT’s campus. “There is always something new and exciting happening ... to new ideas.”    In Peter’s response, Peter discussed the value

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Doesn’t Feel Real getting from one place to another

  

  . It’s there, and I’m here. Be here. It also becomes abundantly clear ... that you can see the tops of the skyscrapers. ... It’s my senior spring, and I find myself walking around the Esplanade again. It’s been three

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  Why do I cook? It’s a question that many of my friends have asked me ... and attempting to solve humanity’s dental problems. The solution I ... that enters my mouth. It’s a “work hard play hard” mentality. I was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  northern Wales, so that’s where I got shipped to this IAP!  What is Wales ... Wales’s geopolitics. Wales is one of the four countries that make up the ... compete internationally.  Stephen’s hot take was that if each country put

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  isn’t that these rules aren’t beneficial, it’s rather a question of who ... paper. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s to be expected. Most social circles ... system can only add to that. b) An additional twelve units. There’s a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  Hello dear reader! It’s been a long time since I last posted here. I ... with writer’s block, so I called my parents today and asked them to share ... added, “You are more focused now. Maybe that’s just growing up, but maybe

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  , there’s been a lot that I didn’t know or simply didn’t understand about ... ’t want to intrude other people’s private living spaces - both completely ... my new roommate Cami. My first impression of Cami was: wow, she’s so

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  it looks clean and it’s close to everything. 3) I can’t even remember ... , which means it’s close to virtually everywhere, including the student ... impressed/satisfied with the amount of space you get. I live in a double that’s

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Junior Fall we're back in person baybee

  

  Screening Committee, which puts on movies nearly every week for the MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 20, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  from State College, the town surrounding Penn State’s main campus, or ... , gossipy thrill not far beneath some expression of shock, and that’s it ... seven months. It’s sad to me that the Sandusky scandal has enveloped the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  "]*[/annotation](1/3 - 1/11) This opportunity was actually organized by Harvard’s ... ="attachment_111179" align="aligncenter" width="768"] schedule, color factory, fancy s ... made this experience even better was that it was a women’s-only program

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025