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• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  ="83283" /] 4. Chalk art Although we can’t paint on the walls, we can use chalk to ... the house government and vote on ad-hoc events to allocate house funds ... to spend on whatever we want – all funded by Simmons house funds, of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  several weeks ago, slowly adding to it by browsing bookstores on my birthday ... morning: Although we seem to be interconnected in almost every way ... seems like I haven't had the time this semester to sit and think about the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  My highest achievement at MIT.

  

    [caption id="attachment_104348" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Third to last day of the archery class I took for my final PE ... 's the closest I'll ever get to it.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the first to find all 10 hidden red balloons in DARPA's balloon challenge? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 6 A new video podcast.

  

  ). Are there other kinds of stories you'd like to see on ZigZag? Things or people you'd like to know more about?

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up ... has been staying up until all hours of the night trying to refine his ... situation. Outside, there were a few robots on display: The actual

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  to me. The first was freshman year. I had a crush on a sophomore on my ... scattered on the oval outside. That's what I want to be looking at: the ... students passed away. James E. Roberts Sr. was known as "Big Jimmy" to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab?

  created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT. MIT ... environmentally sustainable way. Check out their site to learn about all of the good things going on at J-WAFS!  
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for ... topology, to applied mathematics areas such as combinatorics, computational
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  posting tutorials on YouTube. Three years later Sal left his job as a hedge fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  willing to talk one-on-one with the conference-goers showed me that no one ... Ann Curry is my idol. This NBC reporter is somehow able to balance an ... on the economy or having fun on “The Today Show.” She’s actually one of

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  those entries. Instead, I want to focus on something much more grandiose ... poll on Doonesbury.com asking readers where Alex should go to college. As ... let me tell you want to think (HINT: because I'm right). Read on about

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  to split $5,000. They spent 250 hours on their project. To Christy, the ... I'm frequently asked about the students that are admitted to MIT. Who are they? What is their story? Beginning today, I'm going to be posting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  on to discover the even greater joys life has to offer. Earlier this ... part of the cycle. Ben is on his way to even bigger things. And that ... summer before I came to MIT, my last summer home, and the one thing I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  is to focus on direct relief to its victims.” Present at the lecture was a boy named Omar and his father. You can click on the link to watch ... , including his thoughts on the current presidential candidates (to negotiate or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MIT is in Boston!!!!111!!!1! It's something to be excited about!!!!!

  

  (going on three). There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to ... ’d applied to (and really wanted to go to) were in Boston, or on the East coast ... “Greater Boston Area”) While at MIT, I’ve been able to hang out with a lot

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  not listen to people who promise to make Mars safe for human habitation ... be skeptical of promises to revolutionize transportation from people who can't fix BART, or have never taken BART. And if Google offers to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  at MIT a week early to participate in FUP, or the MIT Freshman Urban ... on familiarization with MIT public service through participation in various community service events, while also allowing us to do all these

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  past few years. So it's been a little over a month since we got to ... , the weeks are dragging on. But it's okay because I'm here with 24 other ... from the city center. It's about 45 minutes to walk there. It is an

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  the opportunity to experience life in Italy while simultaneously working at a civil engineering company. She was able to travel around Italy on ... at MIT but is expected to be learned on the job. She loved her

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005