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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] For me, one of the greatest things about MIT ... capsaicin to get a really spicy dish?" "Actually…that would work. Okay ... 's easy for you to learn about neat stuff through the grapevine. If you

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  wanted to write to you as soon as possible. It's a very sad day for MIT ... will be compromised by these events. But we pledge to you that as we ... office is quite shaken by this. Until we've had a chance to individually

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  , it's actually really hard to answer, for two reasons. First, MIT is ... computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night ... you have to do in a week, and you sort of want to die inside. :) For

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  minuet dance lesson for us to get us more in that baroque mood. 21M.500 ... DID YOU KNOW? The German language has two different verbs for "to eat ... (fressen). I have also learned the German word for "to strike a deathblow

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  't get to go. While anxiously waiting for their return, I've been pursuing ... , The World According to Garp by John Irving. 6. Gearing up for the ... . My entire lab flew all-expenses-paid down to Colorado for the week to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  can not only get by here but also really thrive. Most everyone comes to ... Don Sadoway rated a 6.3 for 3.091 : Intro to Solid-State Chemistry. A ... , worse teachers getting 4s and below. So, you want to only have great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  you get here, you register for your first term classes during ... personally did not choose RBA because I wanted to get to know a lot of people ... 'm actually going to be an associate advisor for 2.A35, Biomimetic Principles

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  our minds to. The week was led by head facilitators, Tracy Purinton ... days. They actively asked for our feedback and tweaked the program to ... Shape experience was incredible, and I'm thankful for all the wonderful new friends I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  location for trying to shoot a better photo, so I took the elevator to the 18 ... bother you, but can I please borrow your window for a moment to take a ... this: The Green Building was too close to the Dot for me to see the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  7 Rings actually just one but ya know

  

  away from other people. It's ok to have a jam session all by yourself. It's ok to get a table for one. Make time for self-care. It goes a long way. The 14K Rose Gold Dress up for exams. It does wonders to your self

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  really serious – People take the TOEIC to get jobs, seek promotions, make ... 'm ashamed. I didn’t want to doodle any old thing, so I was waiting for ... waking up at 10:30 AM everyday to nothing but enjoying sunshine, pointless

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  that it stayed! Ghassan G, who stopped by earlier to take some pictures ... entry in the works, for those of you who are sick of hearing about it.) On Sunday when I heard there was going to be yet another snow storm

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  Since it's summer tour season and my path to work keeps getting ... refer to rooms within buildings by their numbers. It's kind of bewildering ... students in the winter -- once you get to the Infinite in the winter, you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  hours on a MONDAY. And I got to sleep by 1AM, and then I woke up in time to get to my UROP at 10. Eight hours of sleep. SKILLZ, I TELL YOU ... sometimes I get on my computer to check my mail and somehow spend five hours

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  for this? I miss my mom and dad for this? i like to imagine nate is ... nights, it feels like i’ve sold my soul to get to mit. not in the sense of ... ’m graduating in two weeks. i’m visiting my parents’ place to ask for permission

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  While you guys are waiting for decisions to be released, here's a ... - here's one of many examples. By asking you for your opinions on this I ... simply trying to get them thinking? Again, this teacher was clearly left

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  might even get to learn that first-hand. No pictures for this one, since I ... for my brain to remember things, as I'll tend to ramble on and on like ... order to isolate the more notable parts of my MIT experience for the past

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  FOR you, which, according to Pepsi, is entirely legitimate - yayy. So anyway - that's my pitch for Camp Kesem. But I also want to encourage you ... together a free summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer. As I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  class, and you have to learn for you, not for the grades. My new ... Museum of Fine Arts (MIT students get in free! Can't beat culture for free ... 's going to be difficult for a given student to stand out among his or her

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  beginning of this initiating process there was a lot to get used to and a lot ... call, why do I do this I have to workout, for the team, for me Hang clean ... down I want to do big things, need to get better, am getting better Must

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018