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• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! part 1 of art, food, and churches

  

  journey valid, I booked a bus to NYC and booked it there. Hence, when I finally got to the Malpensa airport in Milan, I was a little shell-shocked that I had actually made it there before I was supposed to start teaching

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  time for a summer update. i'm in seattle! again! this time i ... time, seattle feels like home by now -- i know the way to the churches i ... neighborhoods i know well enough that i can find my way home without google maps

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  , 2017 at 12:26pm PDT   Two years ago, at the last commencement I covered, I wrote a very sentimental letter to the Class of 2015 on the occasion of their graduation. I told how ambivalent I felt (about myself

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  sunny and there's a high of 73 degrees tomorrow. i haven't shared ... it's sunny in my room right now. yeah, i use a standing desk ... the standard-issue bookshelf when i moved in, but it did for some reason

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  High School Summer Research Programs And the science competitions that could potentially follow

  

  . Acronyms I forgot: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program at ... Science and Engineering Fair Siemens Competition ISWEEEP I hope this

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  glassblowing courses. I missed it this year, but I pulled up my photos from last ... created by a team of about six artists. In this blog post, I want to convey ... glass pumpkins.                            I love pumpkins. I love glass

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Vicious Cycle Why MIT may not be for everyone and IHTFP

  

  EDIT: I encourage everyone who connects with this comic even a little bit to read some of the discussion in the comments; it's an outpouring ... lot more things to consider than I addressed in these few panels.

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  -have interest and I'll look into it. (This is an activities bulletin board outside my office).   2. I don't think I can handle the curriculum at ... your four years at the 'tute.   3. I don't think my parents and I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend coming up in April (sign up now)! Since I know you just can’t wait to meet other new MIT admits I want to let you know about some exciting

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman program, I spend a lot of time there. It's a research facility that ... ). Normally, I would be there for my Fundamentals of Computational Media Design

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Weekend Shenanigans the adventures (and photographs) continue

  

  This weekend, in some order, I: 1. slept for twelve hours straight ... adapted by Glee in season 2, episode 5. I won't say much about Rocky Horror ... , and tons of music and dancing. I highly recommend it as a Halloween

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  one of many things. I’m thinking maybe an alligator with rollerblades ... for the inevitable punch line. In which case I’d happily comply and say, “Grass. I lied about the wheels. Ha!” It’s the epitome of the anti

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  Like Allan, I'm obsessed with taking notes. I'm also obsessed with ... THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITING I HAD EVER SEEN. Each letter was very ... looked flowery and beautiful. So, I painstakingly copied her handwriting

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  I’m very lucky in that my family lives in central Pennsylvania, which ... depending on traffic and wait time between connecting busses. I usually prefer ... happiness. I’ve collected 400 hours of bus angst over the past three years, of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I ... Week 1: IAP Week 3: IAP Week 4: I spent a substantial amount of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  strange object was placed on the facade of lobby 7. I'm not really sure ... Ideas, so I approve. East Campus has been buzzing and punting for the ... effects of the madness all over the courtyard and even in the basement. I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  At the end of fall semester, I look forward to one thing. No, it ... bicyclists (One thing I really think is cool about 2.009 are the little demo ... would allow kegs to be more safely and easily transported down stairs (I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. As you know, the MIT Freshman Application is available at MyMIT. The Early Action ... Application section of the site. I am happy to answer your questions (that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  éel at CNRS Salut! I'm spending my summer in Grenoble, France, at the ... I get to work with liquid helium every day! It's very cool (...see what I did there? The French don't quite understand my puns, so you

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course ... detail was the MIT Press Loading Dock Sale. And I lied - I KNEW it was ... ...you name it. I tried very hard to tame my hoarder instincts. My friend walked

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012