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• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  ...which may not be a big deal to most of you, but since I was on a ... Necklace, a series of connected parks/green spaces designed by Frederick Law ... we run to Jamaica Pond, which, as the route is also a team favorite, is

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  someone has a little too much wine and gets up on stage and tries to ... In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 ... looking to dive into a theoretical physics book. Truth be told, you

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  woodturners — they are united by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a strong match with MIT's mission to use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better place. We deferred 6

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  chess — they are united by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a strong match with MIT's mission to use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better place. We deferred 6

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  teams that hadn’t yet made a satellite scrambled to get the pieces they ... second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a “GEL 2”) is that the ... say that the GEL 2s devote at least ten hours a week to help plan each

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out ... I hope you have a great fall semester! Mine is already off to a great ... rearrange the modular furniture like giant Lego blocks. Perfection itself as a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  premises, he argues that any attempt by a governing body to interfere with ... that (a - b) equals zero, which we divide by in line 5 to surreptitiously ... analogue of division by zero, a contradiction is enough to make an argument

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  warded off lions to get to school every day. I was a victim of the danger ... helped that I went to a boarding high school so I was used to being away ... because there is so much to be done at any given time. Get excited for all

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  . After stopping by a bakery to buy some roll cake (for breakfast the next ... course, Thanksgiving weekend. I have...a lot to be thankful for. Mom, if ... Thanksgiving day, we went to Chinatown for Thanksgiving dinner and had a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  'm not. It has been a while since I uploaded a video, I have a lot of footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month ... show... * Please excuse my lack of acting skills :P Credits to Travis

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  Match School and getting stuff ready for the upcoming school year. A lot ... Playfair, we all headed over to the Student Center for a party with more free ... So Orientation is pretty much also a week of free food. The saying

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  2015 Brass Rat finally unveiled!!!

  

  calls it the Brass Rat). Basically, every class gets to choose a committee to design the class' ring. For such a small piece of jewelry, it has so ... pendulum for brave prefrosh to take a ride in. You can see the double

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  being a second semester senior. I don’t quite know what to do with myself ... actually contemplating adding another class (1.253) or getting a UROP. I get bored easily. Details to follow. I am also TAing a class, but that time

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Sunsical The sunshine of May 12th

  

    a musical by Erick '17 sung to the tune of "Summertime" by ... ♪   ♫These days life goes like this Wake up, go to class and then Gotta be a ... Classes are over in a matter of time Pandora's on and you're by my side

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  project, he had the opportunity to spend a couple of weeks in a Japanese ... at MIT's Center for Materials Science have completed constructing a ... an ultrahigh vacuum. The microscope will now be used to image the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  see, MIT currently has a rather unorthodox dining system, and by that I ... add money to a TechCash account and whenever your ID is swiped anywhere ... not produce a profitable venture. To encourage students to eat at the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  you live, a visit to MIT can be expensive and a little time consuming ... . Normally visits only last for about a day so you will have to cram as much ... than Gimp?) so you'll have to settle for a slightly larger picture than

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  had to take a little detour to the hospital to get an x-ray to confirm ... the summer is a beautiful thing. No psets. No exams. No pressure to cram ... embarrassing, and one awesome. I'll let you decide which is which. A Trip to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  the joys and frustrations of 6.009 this class will be the death of me, and i love it

  

  if I need it makes me feel secure enough to try for a little longer and ... satisfying to feel like you're actually getting somewhere in accomplishing your ... .) Then I finish the lab and begin to get really sad that I have no coding

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 4, 2019
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  become the antidote to my homesickness. I’ve always been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town ... overnight camps during my summers for up to three weeks at a time. But

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025