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• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  dancing to kids' tunes. I like to come for the crafts and get stuck at a ... supporting a local business by going to see a movie and stopping by the museum ... arranged by subway stop, from nearest to farthest (with respect to MIT's main

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Course Lounges press F to pay respects to the entirety of course 21 and CMS

  

  , because we're edgy and unconventional, our equivalent to a regular college ... their own course lounge - a designated space for majors in each course to ... Course 6, I can firmly attest to the fact that our lounge sucks, and as a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hacking Story poetry, guitars, a hardware hackathon, and the time-to-pee scheduling metric

  

  an entire day to one project you can get a lot done. My teammates and I ... culminates in a hardware hackathon. 1. The Time-to-Pee Schedule Metric When I ... time-to-pee. What is time-to-pee? It's a metric I made up for gauging

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 26, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  about where I'd end up in just a few months. The only way to give each and every one of you a fair chance is to read what you've presented to us, and we're trying our hardest to get through the thousands of applications

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  Chem was on fire"]5.111[/annotation]in ESG because I wanted to get a ... rambling on. You have most likely gotten up to get a snack or been distracted ... ’t think of a good way to write this blog about all the stuff that comes to

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  out a year hoping to be favored by chance. Plausible, however, does not ... . Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another ... to apply again in a subsequent application cycle. There are cases when

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not ... are nearly ready for you. While we all wait, a few words to help you ... and a highlighter. Make plans – but don’t force yourself to follow

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... rushed to help by giving me a chance to guest blog for her, which is what ... for what’s to come. Then, before you know it, blasted in the face by the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  really is better to get a good night's sleep before a test than to stay up ... gets the least sleep -- WINS. By choice, I am not a participant in the ... comfortable enough to actually fall asleep. A fifteen-minute nap in Hayden can

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing ... gun bullets? Or maybe the power of a single footstep? Want to know the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  did this mean getting to spend some time in Europe but it also meant a ... From EC to Trinity Hall Last year First East was graced with a ... enthusiastic 6-1 major with a propensity to semi-conductor electronics, Rob was

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness ... to a fraternity or sorority, and only 2 are from the east side of ... hours while people tried to figure out where to buy a ring. And perhaps

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  might want to look into getting a new area code or a different carrier ... already now is definitely the time to get a new one on Amazon.com if your ... , the LG VX7000 and the Samsung A670 seem to get the best customer reviews

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  had given lip service to the idea that you could get a research job, if ... manner. Furthermore, you don't have to beat down doors in order to get a ... opportunities. 3. I felt that it was a good idea to get out of Ohio and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  around campus, including a "film" screening by lbgt@MIT. Tonight at 5 ... and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the ... organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... ), and getting ready to head off to my usual Tuesday night trivia contest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  were: the process by which I knit a replica of the spawn of Cthulhu ... 'm Rachel, possibly more frequently referred to by my Athena username, rfong ... methods to get small amounts of data from very large amounts, while my

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  other people, and really getting into the groove - but mostly the banging-on-a-drum-with-a ... class (21M.460), open to just about anyone with some sense of rhythm and a desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  serenade you with the song of flight. Have to wait a bit to get off of ... Weighing the Pros/Cons I'm going to use a couple of initialisms here so that ... off/landing. A survey done by Newser found that 56% of respondents would

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  occasionally want to get out and see the world. In the last year and a half, MIT ... "Mankind has always had a yen to travel. Millions of years ago ... 'd say, "Marge, I have a yen to travel." And Marge would agree instantly

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008