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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  to get a head-start on - in four of my five classes (the only class ... 's your chance to discover if you really want to become part of MIT - part ... , ranging from ever-welcome three-day weekends to (most beloved of all) the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  different environment. And then in the third phase we get to do whatever kind ... between Tybalt and Mercutio? If Romeo’s trying to get in the middle of them ... have that make it ideal for telling this story this way? We wanted to get

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  learn to motivate and support your understanding. Furthermore, whereas ... graduate-level subjects, everyone at Cambridge, from your lowly genius to ... beavers. Our Harry Potter friends are looking on in amazement as to what

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  themselves into an FPOP, allow me to settle your internal dispute: do it. You ... obligated to wax rhapsodic about things that didn't happen very long ago.  I ... year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  off of jazz. It really made me want to get back into music; I've played ... can definitely do anything you want so long as you're willing to make ... recitations to go to, so I decided, being the music lover that I am, to head

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  enough to get some solos in Fugues songs last year, and when I did, I found ... this … You become just what you have given your life to be. Not merely ... ability to transcend the goal, transcend the success of the best, if you get

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  25 things and another reason to come to CPW. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. OH GOD.

  

  're bright yellow. I was excited. 24. I am about to be late to signing your ... FIRST OF ALL: In case that you haven't thought of enough reasons to come to CPW, in case a weekend of free food, free shirts, and hanging out

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  students had been putting in to plan, rehearse, or prepare for these activities very sadly could not come to full fruition. But as a last ditch attempt to make something positive out of this otherwise terrible situation

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  important aspect of your academic and social life. Sorry to draw upon Harry ... , you pay tuition to your home university, but room rent to the university ... to your major and how many people within your year in your major want

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Four days of fun! I did so much last long weekend and very little of it was productive.

  

  home! Monday was my day to get work done. I got much less work done than ... had to get back to the busses by 1:00. We made it! Then we hopped into ... recently graduated and is now working in the Cambridge area. We decided to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  at MIT, if you even think you're interested in something, you owe it to yourself to explore your options. Nine months ago, I was in the middle of a ... into MIT wanting to do the same thing as when you leave without even

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper ... this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For more on MIT AIAA, check this out. Photos from the event to follow.

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  documentary about yourself is that you are the narrator and you get to decide ... coping method, getting to college and no longer needing something to fill ... documentary uses a lot of archival footage and images to get the image across. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  bashes a thinly-disguised ex and upload it to Soundcloud only to get two ... Recently, I’ve been trying to record music. I have a mic setup thanks to the rap class I’m taking this semester with Lupe Fiasco; my living

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer On-Campus No exams woohooooo

  

  I chose to stay on-campus this summer because I knew that if I went ... Media Lab, (2) Going through MIT OpenCourseWare content to make my fall ... without any exams to worry about, I can now put my UROP in the center of my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  about not succumbing to stress as the semester gets progressively harder ... very least, you won't have to experience your hardest semester in an ... to anxiety, more jaded. I took these stories with a grain of salt since

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roadtrip! Spontaneity is my middle name.

  

  . Don't really know what I'm going to do once I get there, but I figure I don't need to, and I'm sure I'll figure something out when I get there ... So since the semester is over, and Boston is a little wet to say the

  • by Bryan
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you'll get a B at some point ... capabilities. If you're new to how MIT shows off your grades, then I should tell ... the sophomore version of pass/no record. More specifically, you get to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  to get more experience in cooking for when summertime hits and I no ... are amazing and if you're on the fence about coming to MIT because you don't know if you'll be able to fulfill your humanities needs, here is a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020