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• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  Okay folks, here's what I have to do this weekend... 1. Write a blog ... compositions for Monday 11. Laundry, laundry, laundry 12. Go to New York and Connecticut with Mitra to see Abyssinia, an inspiring musical written by a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red Free art and how to borrow it at MIT

  

  still “under construction”, but I first wanted to give a shout out to an ... room at absolutely no cost. According to the MIT List center’s website, this is a tradition that has been going on since 1969! So how does it

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 29, 2016
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  before I adjusted to a new environment and began to enjoy everything that ... As I’m starting to write this, I’m sitting on an airplane, my rear ... both. I’m still trying to find out where I stand on that blurry line

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  't be afraid to take a nap (they'll become your new favorite pastime). If ... thinking of them. In fact, I even wrote a little outline of this blog down on a napkin... I just haven't had a good chunk of time to sit down and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• 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

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  Government gave us a $500 budget to spend on food to support the cause ... research on this puzzle, nobody was able to finish in less than 8 months. It ... from a pleasant distraction to a moderate disturbance, but to me, it was

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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

  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 / 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

  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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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