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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  I have almost always wanted to work on. For those of you that have ... . The idea is quite new at MIT, but I got to talk to the head of the ... really cool ideas for the maker space, and honestly I encourage you to do

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Events

  December Events

  

  film. Open to: the general public Sponsor(s): Center for Bilingual ... a brief presentation by the panel members, which will be followed by a ... Clinic for Students! WHEN? Monday (THIS WEEK!), 12/5, 11:30-2:00pm WHERE

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m still reading applications 5 years later...

  

  my routine feels well-worn at this point, the job never seems to get ... most about reading season is how it robs me of the ability to read for ... their world, and how they are shaped by it. But I’ve come to see how I am

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  glasses to wear for the upcoming experience. You pass through another ... to refract certain types of light to get not one rainbow - or even ... foil. Rutherford, of course, did it to get a clearer picture of atomic

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  'd have losing streaks for a while, give up hope, suddenly get a real, live ... through to a handful of people, but you seemed really cool! Thanks for your ... , the inevitable "MORE FOOD THAN YOUR BODY HAS ROOM FOR", talks by faculty

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  2012 Facebook group, and reruns of Scrubs. I should get to bed (and I ... joys of MIT. In actuality, I have much, much more to say - but for now ... awesome feeling. All that's left to finish up this semester is the final

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  school go to for pursuing pre-med. It's difficult to find a physics ... algorithm would pick one of the choices for their schedule. It refused to give ... interest which sparked my decision to pursue STEM in the first place: CS. By

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  guess an unofficial theme for this IAP has been to explore and get off ... catching up on my movie/book/TV show list fell by the wayside. Not to mention writing and casual vlogging. But my friends and I have managed to get out

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  enough to sway me 5. AND we get them for free when we declare. Course 7 ... suddenly felt very old. To add to this, I have to declare a major by April ... , in some cases!) to work, a task made difficult by non

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  get access to our own machine shop, laboratory, and lounge in the ... biggest building in the world by volume. It's perhaps difficult to visualize ... Astro for short) has its benefits. For instance, we all got priority tickets

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  , while I frequent the latter, getting to the former is more of a luxury ... fries and you flag down a waitress to get your anticipatory doggie bag ... Hey guys, I'm back to blogging once a week after a ridiculously crazy

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  getting back from Harvard Square, we decided it'd be best to bike. But it ... get to Harvard in those 4-inch bright red heels or not to get there at ... can get up to Boston on a Saturday night. Basically, the company gives

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  other by sight or name were quick to meet. I came in fresh from REX and ... classmates for their takeaways, too. Here’s a review by Anhad S. ‘25: This was ... tomfoolery that EC residents get up to and extrapolate them over almost 100

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  made some art about the iberian peninsula featuring a long winded unedited rundown of the month of january +/- a week

  

  Christmas Day, but we managed to find one Chinese-owned store open to get ... to be ready to depart and sometimes while waiting for my parents to be ... get paint on my desk :) The ending of this tale is to reassure you

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 22, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  began to make such an awesome toy. Well, we began the design process by ... 't finish our toy 10 minutes before we had to be there for presentations ... Llama to make what we like to call: The Equalizer. -Cue awesome sound

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  that most people never get to the good stuff! Most of what gets taught in ... requirements.) It's a little harder to do this for math classes, especially ... , right? So let's see how I do. Feel free to ask in the comments for

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  't always open. Everybody wears masks. Many of my friends are gone, off to new ... make space for. I go to a graduate-level graph theory class that is not ... -majoring. They ask me to sign up for an appointment online. Then I find my other

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  goodbye, thoughts; welcome, semester tfw classes are my saving grace

  

  get used to this new paradigm. IAP was as fun as it was tumultuous. I ... I've never been so excited for a semester. I'm taking classes that ... , so I'm not frazzled like I was last fall. I feel like I'll be able to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  taught. In order to get a project off the pipe, you need to make a neckline ... extra weakness), and it must be uniform enough to get an even break ... ’re fun and quick to make. To get the smooth shape, we use a technique

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  desperately to curl up in a hole and wait for time to just pass me by. When Camp ... it quits. Accompanied by two friends, I made my way back to Mc ... an ungodly hour for me to still be awake. When I have three tests in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010