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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  island to get their opinions on what it means to them to buy locally. As ... sitting for more than 2 minutes. But those who could stand to talk to me for ... lots of burgers around). I haven’t tried any yet but I’ll be sure to get

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  is required for my major, so I had to retake it. I failed not just one ... . "The path to success doesn't open by eliminating failure. If you want to ... what exactly I want to aim for in the near future. Basically, in the face

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  They Transformed New York. John Hopkins University Press, 1995. A 1907 ballad, "The Subway Express" depicted the Interborough as an arena for ... sped from lower Manhattan to the Bronx, they fell in love: (Boy) It was

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  , so I knew what to expect by the time I became a senior. Each round had ... 'd stay up until 2 a.m. in hopes that we'd get to see a sliver of change ... . And then I get up every morning to start the cycle over again. And again

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  for high school students to take college-level classes taught by ... country and the world. They all come to MIT, stay in Simmons hall, and get ... stations and try to earn stickers for their folders (the five-year-old in me

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Doing research 277 feet off the ground A tour of the Green Building roof with the MIT Radio Society!

  

  Last week, I was lucky enough to get to see something very unique ... the big radome dish to map out the rotation of our galaxy by finding the ... , helping everyone in the Cambridge area get their data where it needs to be

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  everyone who made it possible for you to get to this point. (Do it now ... 's the big sequel to last year's Things To Do While Waiting For Decisions: Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II! 1. Consider majoring in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  myself outside in the snow or in the rain, waiting for the strobe lights to stop blinking before heading back into the dorm to resume whatever I was ... hand, is getting slapped around by the fire gods as if it was nothing

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  number of rooms and allow the individuals to decide for themselves. I also ... new Bioengineering major, for example, was considering holding a lottery for students to allow entry into the major because they weren't sure

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  student gets to know Pappalardo very well over the years- they typically ... used to create cylindrical parts, for example a pin that needs a groove ... department and caters to people doing cool stuff for fun rather than official

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in ... . Website: http://www.tuckermax.com Be sure to check out the website for ... online at http://vagina.mit.edu ...and to help you get in the V-Day spirit

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  On abnormality

  

  was little, I used to always get a 96-box of Crayola crayons for the ... data to the statistics file, where I analyze it by type of day (schoolday ... biology research is one of the loves of my life). So I decided to devote

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  Center for Advanced Visual Studies. CAVS has asked Cracked to plan their ... 've decided to make an art party for giants. On our agenda are giant name tags ... your lovely, lovely schoolwork! I look forward to blogging for you again

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  you plan to do. We will grant a deferral for almost any reason. Come up ... to study), and I bet you’re really eager to come – not just for Campus ... ? Sounds crazy, right? – because you want to get away from your parents as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  , great - famous person for an advisor. I'm not going to get any attention ... physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to ... been my advisor for about a year. He told me to call him Alan. During

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  passers-by. Me: Hello! We're trying to get to Floyd; could you help direct ... watch out for the Mad Russian once you get to Floyd -- gives a lot of ... all-clear to proceed. I decided to get out and exchange my ticket for a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  that's okay. We went to the CambridgeSide Galleria for dinner ... unintentionally danced around in black ice before getting back to our dorm. (In ... "Last Night" -- get it?! I took my 14.41: Public Economics final in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  st... First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to know you. We've spent the last year thinking about you, getting to know you ... attached to you, and not just for what you'd bring to the MIT community, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  to Do It. A few weeks ago, I was searching for 8.02 ASE materials for ... and assignments, I was baffled by the fact that I was ever able to learn ... offer to take the UROP for credit. I remember explaining my UROP to an

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a ... one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought ... out The Akamai Story: From Theory to Practice by Tom Leighton. Akamai

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007