Search

Search Results

• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  , and he was able to get a really great vantage point to take photos the ... weekend was go down to the Hatch Shell on July 4th to see the Boston Pops ... you a puppy. I awoke from uneasy dreams on the morning of July 4th at 5

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  which place a big emphasis on hands-on work and building. I ... funding from the Edgerton Center, they do quite a bit of fundraising on ... their workshop. I think I’ll get a chance to go back next week and explore

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  lot of fun, especially after we decided to make a quick stop at Star ... off to 3 feet, and then used the shelf like a super-ruler. No, I ... most of the next day for field hockey, so I figured we'd have to wait a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... be a great idea to swap jackets. While the black jacket with blue shirt looks fine on Jared (although a bit big), Yuki's outfit was an

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  , Emmanuel worked to construct a curriculum centered on research methods and ... of Sakata Afrique, in a photoshoot to publicize their spring show ... went on to describe his ongoing project in Ghana. He also shared with me

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  on my poetry. I think that, once I get back to a real laptop, I will be ... , ultimately, it doesn’t mean much. It allowed me to get a break, see some new ... not expect the catastrophe to develop so quickly. Because of this, the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  residents, mostly frosh, she's a new arrival at Simmons. Unlike those ... because she's a cockapoo. That's not to say Butterstick doesn't stay busy. She: plays games (as with Emma S. '16) keeps a tight grip on her

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  to the onion mixture. And then I served it with a little sour cream on ... . BUT YOU JUST WANT ADVICE ON HOW TO WRITE A WINNING EARLY ACTION ... necessary to use protection... ...so I put on a pair of lab goggles

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  had to do on a computer but hey! It worked! I'm excited! I can use the ... . Deadlines are quickly approaching! Responses to comments: A few weeks ago I ... secret is, freshmen are all dumb. What I mean is, people start on a pretty

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Chapter Closes To open another

  

  end. After the exam, I walked back to my room, chowing on a nice piece ... A little while ago, I was just heading out of the bathroom on my ... outside, a cup held to his chest. In response to my jumping in fright and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  willingness to immerse myself in a new culture since I didn't feel all that ... . 1 trending series on Netflix right now, garnered a lot of attention ... they deserve. I was, of course, hyped to watch it since I've never seen a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  mine is majoring in architecture in and is planning on going to med school next year. The MIT Careers Office has a section on Premedical Advising. This includes information on a prehealth advisor, med school

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  welcome ceremony on Thursday night -- the "top 10-ish reasons to come to MIT ... st is the deadline for freshmen to declare a major. Technically, it ... want to make that my minor, with a major in management, but I'm going to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre ... service projects.  However, this year I decided to apply to be a mentor for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  to put you in a new environment. Changes are destined to happen whether ... you don't want to post on a public forum, you can email me at bryanblogs ... had to work, I walked to and from school most days. I kind of cry a tear

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  watch a livestream. You can also track specific runners on the BAA website ... , as a described in that post, that it's possible to overtrain both body ... , trying to focus less on growth and more on recovery until I'm better

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  sister Lisa sat in on my classes - they got a crash course on galaxy ... CPW, since she's a prefrosh (YAY!) and on spring break; my family lives in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  ME!" and give you a quick Toy Design update. I haven't talked about ... class from 9 units to 15 because it's not a low time commitment class ... 've declared a major! I decided on 2A, Mechanical Engineering with a

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  an entirely new continent (whoop, whoop there more to go). There’s a part of me that doesn’t feel like I’m in a new place though. That in some ... to live through it all and come out if it with a smile on their face

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  Tried to establish a new normal in the middle of the woods I’ve been here ... the sadness of it all, me and my roommate decided to paint a mural on ... days Cried for about an hour on interstate 90 :( Moved to Maine with

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020