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• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  respite from a very busy IAP (which I'll hopefully get to blogging about ... anxious? When I’m by myself, I like to listen to music or watch BBC nature ... ) is physically pulled upwards by all of his friends to fight the very

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  refuse to wear anything else.) I've slowly been getting myself back to good ... meaning to get around to. Here's one to try if you have a DSLR. If you don ... I've been home for almost a week now and I've done nothing but sleep

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  (too late for me to major in 11 now, but wish me luck on getting a minor ... get to living in the Internet," my hallmate once told me. And here, at ... libraries in New England. Needless to say, this makes me really happy. ^_^ I

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part One Photos and commentary of a sample floor of the East Campus dormitory.

  

  we bloggers do some work on presenting our living groups to you. For ... few times, but still is no match in cleanliness or plushness to shiny-new ... tradition over time. If a hall wants to be known for something, it can be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 26, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  we have to lose by striving for it? And we have everything to gain ... whatever role is most natural for you."]actions[/annotation] can you take to ... The original premise for this blog post was that I would dissect the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  , but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who's going to win? And most importantly: who will have the best commercial?

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Media Lab?

  The MIT Media Lab is known for its bold innovations that help invent ... mixes and matches seemingly disparate research disciplines to pioneer disruptive new technologies.
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  circus comes to town, and the only way to get the elephants from the train ... running all the way to the Museum of Science by the Charles just to catch up ... every commuter for several miles! It was a lovely start to the day. We

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  stare at my phone for an hour to have a conversation with a friend. Beyond ... replacement for face to face interaction. Then there’s other issues. Say you ... that seek you out to spend time with you – be it to get lunch, or to sit

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  hour to get the perfect outdoor tracking shot in [annotation note="for ... their days to help you make a short film. And for getting caught in ... "]simple![/annotation] So, here’s a quick step by step guide on how I managed to finish my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m A Famous Rockstar The title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous…

  

  thread helped me get over the end-of-vacation blues - many thanks. For the ... another pic soon for you guys to try to figure out, that was fun. Now the ... 'm not famous for being a rockstar. :-) First, the "rockstar" bit. We had

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  Intermezzo by Sally Rooney A: really great, would recommend to ~anyone ... strongly recommend to a friend Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut A ... , cowardice, pride), as opposed to feeling contrived for the sake of having a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  recommendation gets to MIT before anything else?" I'd like to answer all questions ... scores in the Part II, but note that we ask for "Date taken (or to be taken ... scores sent to us by the testing agencies. Please be sure to have the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2,024 liked songs spotify is my favorite social media

  

  mine at MIT was really interesting — and it was good to get a new ... didn’t end up going because I forgot to buy tickets and by the time I ... discography by heart. I went to his concert in March, a day before my birthday

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  time by himself,” the woman next to me mutters. Hour 71 As we get ... my friends predicted I would ditch the whole idea by Denver and opt to ... ’re going to have a bad time.” I thank her for the advice and ask if she has

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  Baker to hang out more and then get ready for some party hopping. Beth ... was able to go back to sleep for about an hour or so before I had to get ... . :)So, I officially arrived at MIT on Thursday, only to be greeted by my

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  play soccer) to get recruited, so I definitely have advice for other ... sports get recruited at MIT (or at other schools, for that matter), but ... , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  snippets from a semester minus academics, of course

  

  conner floor went to some random town in Maine for three days. our Airbnb ... concerts firefly — four friends and i went to Dover, Delaware for three ... to get used to. i loved the choreography and had a great time getting

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 21, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  what we want to do with our lives. We're supposed to experience new ... forward to what is still to do. -- Goethe So I spent the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in New York with some friends. I acquired a real curio of a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic vaccines work by inducing an immune response to a protein that is produced by ... For the past four years, Sid Puram has had a UROP in the renowned

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005