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• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  year and I've learned a lot. I lived for the first time with friends in a ... . Then that following fall I lived with four people including myself in a ... anyone else's benefit (if it's helpful, that's a plus) but also just as

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  , I was telling my sister about hunting for a place in Boston, and she said, “Aren’t you going to Europe?” “No, that was last year. There’s a ... college; others advertised a research internship as early as sophomore year

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first time in a while that I've been awake this early. Of the four people I'm sharing a room with, I'm the ... ." "Yeah, I know. You told me that last time." He grabs a plate and starts

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  more closely with students as a college counselor in a high school setting. There is a great deal that I enjoyed about engaging in one ... provided sound counsel to my young charges along the way. There are a number

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  What’s Happening at McCormick? Guest Post by MC^2's REX Chairs

  

  seriously:  pay attention during REX.  Having fun at a dorm’s quirky event?  That event is probably a sneak peak into how the residents have fun with each other while taking a break from psets late at night.  All of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Fam Takes the MFA Photodump of semi-artsy pictures ahead

  

  't until 6 AM by MIT rules. Elizabeth was kind enough to organize a trip to ... somewhat early) and a large proportion of the bloggers were probably still ... . We started off with an exhibit with art by Takashi Murakami, a modern

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Twenty-One Days Abroad in Twenty-One Photographs a curated photo dump of an IAP in Spain

  

  Stellar, it's listed as "Cultural Encounters: Spain and Beyond"), a full ... taught in English, but for those looking for a more Spanish ... 21L.590 would be the perfect chance to finally take a Literature course

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  Being a college student in a dorm means finally having to decide how ... as picking which dining hall you want to go to. For others, it’s a ... start?” I’ve been through it. It doesn’t have to be a hair pulling mess

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  I've blogged before about how, a few years ago, Jeremy Rubin '16 managed to raise $500k in funding and a ton of faculty sponsors to ... the class I was teaching. Which, by the way, is not a bad final project

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  a lot from each other. The MIT Admissions bloggers are but a small ... .   January 2015 East Campus, A Home by Dannie B.D. '15 Merit by ... Hilbert's Third Problem (A Story of Threes) by Lydia K. '14 IHTFP - A

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

  in a group with five other MIT students. For Physics, we designed a ... -cranked generators, and a few other circuitry elements. The purpose of this lesson was to learn about power distribution and to gain a sense of the how the

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Events

  HT@MIT: Department Lectures and Final Presentations MIT's Best Kept Secret

  

  Hello all, it's been a while since I've done a Hidden Treasures at ... ; For anyone that's used the elevators in Stata this is a common sight ... paragraphs of text are incomprehensible and there's a severe lack of the word

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • December 28, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Tag In which I do a YouTube thing for a (bonus) Halloween vlog

  

  college life sometimes. My dad decided to send me a surprise Halloween-themed care package a week or two ago, which was probably the most festive part ... Costco pack of fruity/sour candy, a movie, some foodstuffs, some other cool

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  left before EA decisions. Given that the average length of a TED talk is ... , and learned a lot more about current research, global problems, and ... to not only ways I can cause change on a large scale, but also within

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  from 2009-2012, when I went on a somewhat spontaneous year's leave to complete my master's degree in Comparative Media Studies. A few weeks ago, on ... . I wrote. A lot. I wrote snarky essays about Star Wars & politics

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  I got an e-mail the other day from a deferred applicant, who said ... sympathize - I know how it feels to pour a lot of yourself into something, and ... anyone in the eye again. And then, over empty tubs of ice cream and a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  Hello again from out in the real world!  It's been a little more than a year since I've graduated and I'm happy to report that real life isn ... . Unfortunately, I've picked up a new hobby that makes that second rule a little

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

   usually do on a Sunday morning with the dog, my partner, and the wood stove cranking  (even when it's too warm out), I flipped to a big section titled 24 ... pick a weekend in March to hang out in the city?" she asked again. "Well

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  have been in Nepal since then. I am currently volunteering at a Buddhist ... in cooking, laundry, etc. I am having a great stay in South Asia, and I ... environment at TIFR was very professional yet warm. I learned a great deal from

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  been a very good opportunity to learn how the economic theory can be ... materials, class presentations and assignments. I also assisted with a ... regarding health and productivity. The host: The IFMR is a very

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011