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• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  ," which I have never seen, or that episode of "Seinfeld," which I have seen. I know, it's a bold move for an inexperienced blogger like me, but ... 's picture on the cover? I conceived that as a rhetorical question, but

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  This week, I worked as an Orientation Leader (OL) to help first year ... assigned around 13 students, and I quite liked my crew. Throughout the week, I saw people open up more to each other and really talk. Like petals

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  as I tell all my friends back home who don't know MIT lingo, Admitted ... all of campus puts on a bazillion fun events for them!) I wanted to ... so you're honestly kinda meh. And that's all okay! I definitely can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  CPW 2014 was the reason I chose MIT. At the time, the Institute wasn’t even my top choice, but after the amazing weekend, I caught myself ... long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  you were doing, you could in theory get observation time on the VLA. I ... astronomers I know, writing proposals is a huge pain in the butt; it's one of ... 's the way the field works. I love writing papers as much as (if not more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  turned off. I was a little spooked, but over-protective mating bears and ... Victoria III, Jennifer and I wandered around the meadows while Raphael ... pizza store, I took a walk, expecting to find Absolutely Nothing and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  [by Emma Frank '15] Before I first visited MIT, I envisioned it ... where I’d be bombarded with art from the most unlikely of places ... freshman advising seminar 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I’m flabbergasted at

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I ... down some stretches of road are so flat, I swear you can see your own ... 's not entirely true, there was a rock gym in Houston that I'd been to a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  The other day I dropped off my application to the International ... program I am applying to is called “Cities in the 21st Century”, which looks ... accepted, I will be travelling with a group of about 30 students to Detroit

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  Remember the plot of The Matrix trilogy? Neither do I, which is why I ... ). Small wonder that I still recall those warm-hued summer days with a mellow, hazy sort of fondness that I usually reserve for Dali paintings and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  So I shared my blog entries with Alicia, the MISTI-Spain Program ... could mention the MISTI program?" Uh, duh Laura. Sometimes I wonder about ... country, he/she might say, "Hey, that MIT-Japan thing is pretty cool, I want

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  Skullhouse, formerly of Senior Haus): "This summer I will be an intern at the ... help us out.' As I stated earlier, I will be staffing as an intern at LAW this summer. More specifically, I will be the multimedia specialist. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  from place to place. I'm dead serious. --- Happy May! Yay. It's the final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an end. It seemed like only yesterday when I stood in front of Lobby 7 with

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  I had a funny realization. I found myself setting something on fire 3 ... ignition taught me something new. For the Spinning Arts club, I went to one of our weekly fire jams. I've been fire spinning since freshman fall

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and stare at the clock, and I'd count down the time left in the class period ... halfway there." And I'd repeat this throughout the class. It became almost a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  A few months ago, I stumbled across this blog, which takes a look at ... common nowadays, but I think they are fun, so I wanted to bring them back ... as us, and I want to represent them, even if only in small ways. (Note

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  period comes around, I don't really write anything at all, leaving it to the people with more nuance and who could write better than I ever could. I will try my best to keep this short, as I'm sure this is a sensitive

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  I was taking a look at my calendar for next week, and I thought that it looked utterly barren. (Thanks, quarantine.) So I thought of ... I’ve been at MIT, take a look at my Google Calendar, and give some

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  , and I've already had about three outfit changes. Not only was today MIT ... . I managed to squeeze some time in to go into Boston in between picking formal wear to impress potential recruiters. Unfortunately, I missed the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  I emerge from three weeks of being fairly hosed WITH MORE COOL DATA STUFF GUYS WOOOO. This time, though, I cannot take any credit for the ... . The Media Lab is much better at this sort of stuff than I am, after all

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017