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• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  was just in love with it. It has developed for itself a spirit, so that ... prompted me, hungry for more text. The slightly chilly breeze is blowing in ... completely different to what I studied for. In fact, I seriously felt like I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  oil, unlikely to be mistaken for water." Might I provide an ... I said, 'Why pay for a yacht when we can just make a giant flotilla of ... to register for PBIE happens to be June 28th; I happened to be making

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  , getting a feel for the demographics. There are no international students ... " He's talking about how, for example, in Eric Lander's Bio class (human ... undergraduates because it allows a chance for young students to get research under

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  "Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell" and "Drainiac" for about 5 ... cheese cubes and prepared for the feature presentation. Alright, so Kate ... pretty much already over for me. Bill actually turns out not to be a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  that quantum phenomena, as absurd as they seem, are real. And for once, I ... process for us and dramatically speeds up experiments. Instead of placing ... light that, for simplicity, we can measure as an angle between 0° and 90

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  was worth me being stuck immobile for 2 weeks, but i digress ... and fast-paced-ness and wild stories we’ll tell for years to come. What ... experiences growing this cilantro and apply it to care for yourself in the same

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  -full of questions for all of us current MIT students and I find myself ... for physics help, and he ended up getting out of bed, walking to my dorm ... should make sure you have time for it in the future. There is no one

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  all the corners of the world. and i saw many of them, for what will ... around mit for an meng, so they’ll be around another year. some are staying in the area. some of them will be visiting every iap for mystery hunt

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  blogged about judging Trashion last year, and, for some reason, the ... Venkataraman, who directs global policy initiatives for the Broad Institute and ... -use than make a Trashion piece? Make sure to look out for parts of her

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  that’s been on everyone’s mind for the past week. The pre-wedding dinner ... in my head. I saw snow for the first time earlier this month. I woke ... astutely. It was...SNOW. My jaw dropped. For perhaps a full minute, I stood

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  , screaming for my mom. Muddy water pounced on my legs with icy strength. A few ... if you’re lucky, while heading to a dining hall for lunch one normal day after class, you might grind to a halt for a different reason

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  old school machines out there. Fortunately for the scientific community ... . One day, to us on Earth, is defined as the time it takes for the Sun to ... "pulse". Since 1967, the search has been on for more pulsars. There are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  stating what you read in the textbook. For example, often bio exams ... freshmen are taught to memorize phylum names and label parts of a plant for ... ." ---- Without further ado, here are the "finalists" for the photo contest from, uh

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  enlightening. This IAP, I was working for a startup named Xobni (http ... interested in, and, now after working for one, I am convinced that it is the ... of Xobni has been thinking about startups for many years now. His wrote

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  . For example, the stir-fry station at Simmons only has a selection of 8 ... custom-made and toasted sandwiches for lunch there. Although none of the ... most of the ingredients you'd need for a sandwich scattered around the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  the external examiner (“extern”) for a PhD Viva, and now I’m trying to ... undergraduate and graduate classes, fundraise and manage a budget for a research ... before my move, I was told that “nobody [is ever ready for a faculty

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  I noticed that I would be in town for [annotation note ... manhandling at the door. They even gave us free French fries to apologize for ... talking about for days. So I guess this is your sign to go to fancy

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  Kazakhstan for GTL. Doha was the most common layover when traveling to ... for summer tourists"][/annotation] In addition, Qatar Airways offers a "stopover program," for multi-day layovers with free/heavily discounted hotel

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

  

  been here for only 38 days, I can confidently rank Boston higher on my ... has bikes all around Boston for about $3/ride."]blue bike ... into the Monet room for too long and just stared. My favorite part is

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 30, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  lots of words and a tungsten cube monologues and dialogues.

  

  hold it for Matthew, who had come for this recitation, and declare, it is ... than we think.  i walked into the first workshop for my short play with ... very, very stuck. but, i am still completing my assignments for my

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • December 20, 2023