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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  person on Twitter and learn about their interesting lives.” About when you ... be––I don’t even know when. But they will be on sale but it won’t be ... generally...I decided to try and work on people who were somewhat iconic and

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  me (it tastes like autumn), so here it is (mostly based on this betty ... dish. Use a knife to draw a pattern on top if you're feeling fancy. Bake ... ) * * * * * * * over IAP i took a class on software-defined radio taught by MIT Lincoln

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Stories from High School you wouldn't want to be caught with MMS

  

  . We had bathrooms on every floor of the dorm building, and they all ... went to the bathroom on our floor, found the guy at the end of the ... dining hall. It was a single large hall on the top floor of one of the two

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  hello, again it me

  

  to has involved me working on abstract problems with my head in a book ... and my UROP and not super engaged on campus this entire semester, which didn't make it a bad semester, just less bloggable. To touch on some of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 23, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  purpose of me writing this blog post is to give you some ideas on how to ... -page in-depth analysis on the tone of the main character’s dog’s whimper ... some random strangers speaking in German on the train if you don’t know

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.

  

  always count on him to share an empathetic look with, especially when the ... workout was mistyped as 52 times 2 minutes on the rowing/torture machine ... because I thought I’d be spending the rest of my night on the erg. On the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 4, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  grandmother on my dad’s side, which I only get to do when I visit my parents. We ... white shadow on all the trees. In the summer the cold settles between the valleys. Mornings are foggy; nights are cold. On the 4th of July you can

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  , 3 my fourth. Each student must focus on a HASS subject eventually ... academic future last semester. I was focused on the present and what I wanted ... made a job decision. But more on that another time. Why did I think it

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  I returned back to campus on December 29th, and as the Amtrak approached Boston South Station, I spotted snow on the tracks! As I stepped ... -covered sidewalks. I had yet to master the tunnels and navigate through them on my

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  on making yummy food, and making a lot of it. Cooking is a social event ... kitchen makes people stop on the way to their room and chat about their day ... all. There are 6 dorms on campus that don’t have a dining hall and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  fulfilled every point on the mental checklist that made up my housing choices ... windows and shining on scattered notes and chalk drawings on curved ... campus and visit the last one on her list: Senior House. I hadn’t been to

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  concept might appear on a test. Once lecture notes have been copied down, I ... and formulas on their limited sheet of paper that they have condensed ... my lecture notes on my cheat sheets, the exams can be difficult. Exams

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  On an extra-long Wednesday a week ago, when spring break has come and ... day soon get your art on again. (Maybe when you graduate, the cynic in your head suggests.) Or maybe sooner. I'm never short on inspiration

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Magic Cards and a Farmers’ Market And frozen advice for the 2019s

  

  it while procrastinating on something far more important. I clean my ... moment, I’m supposed to be preparing for a 6.01 exam on circuits tomorrow ... 's presentations on Nikola Tesla and Deception, which are stunning and well worth

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  ’ve only just begun this IAP, I feel like I missed out on the period when ... to look back on all that happened and express to you a bigger picture ... out and growing up and being on your own. Academically, first semester

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  'll be well on your way to staying warm on a budget. Maybe you'll even ... staying warm on a budget is that it's all about layering. Not only does this let you adjust to different temperatures (by putting on/off layers), but

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  the Beaver (as seen on the collaborative blackboards of Stata Center ... .112 Principles of Chemistry lecture on the formation of stars by Professor Anna ... thinking about these topics, check out 24.118 on OpenCourseWare or Professor

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  at East Campus now, and not Next House, I'm spending a lot more time on ... group of friends who understand me. I'm continuing on with the Design ... Astro department canceled classes on Thursday and Friday for the AeroAstro Centennial

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  from your rank list because if you do not match with any school on ...  you'd like to add. Note your full name and "QuestBridge" on ... , some will accept late interviews on a case-by-case basis. Completing an

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  to me was: What do you want to work on during junior year? Junior Year ... . And so one of my goals this year is to work on decision making. As the ... relies on resources - time and people - as fuel for information. I’m always

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014