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• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  explore Boston on this beautiful day. There were people running and biking ... ones back home (it wasn't even self-serve =[ ).  And on the way home ... going for a run along the river when she saw me) and we got to catch up on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  than you were when watching Les Miserables) Missing out on the best ... him on the screen. I'm continuing 8.01L (Longer Physics) into IAP ... states, which I learned from 5.111). Yep, the unaesthetic scaffolding on

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  downtime on December 31st, it seems that most students were able to ... moment! To submit Parts 1 and 2, log in to your account on MyMIT. You can ... application materials, and are waiting for it to appear on your My

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  people cheering each other on, competition is as close as you get to a STEM ... bang on the NASA channel, FIRST Robotics Kickoff! This years Kickoff conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  inconsistent on both sides of the ball. Earlier this season, when the Patriots ... being scored on; the Patriots barely squeaked out with shootouts in games ... something awesome or horrific on any given play (it's a loaded die) (and it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  focus on design, particularly 4.500 (Computational Design). I am currently ... of the world. On October 6th I went to my second DMB event where The ... @ The Boston Globe from Design Museum Boston on Vimeo. The Boston

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  first set foot on MIT's campus as an innocent, doe-eyed freshman over a ...  recently pointed out. On day one of FAP, I was greeted by a bunch of hyperactive ... my cohorts and I were escorted to the FAP lair on the fourth floor of

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  beans and tomatillos in there. The reason this is all on my mind is ... difficult, was stressful.  I have never taken an exam on a computer before ... working on my personal statement for a few weeks now and am now on draft 4

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  events. Guess what they are based on this picture of my bookshelf. Since I somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the ... bit and plug it here. The other event is running on Friday and Saturday

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  mapping, collecting data on transit systems, and examining urban design ... on our last day, interviewing locals about their experiences with the ... signage and bus shelters (i.e., the lack thereof) on routes throughout the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  an issue I've written about before in other venues on the subject of ... , hang on...what's that on the cover of WIRED? From Makezine: Engineer ... hardware pioneer Limor 'Ladyada' Fried is on April’s WIRED cover. This is the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  , TOEFL, AP Exams, etc…Yeah. Anyways, I’m not working on the previously ... be saying about that. I can’t talk about what goes on exactly, but I ... ? Several people I know have also hopped on the wagon – it’s a movement! So

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class ... , running) around a soccer field on a broom. Today's practice was mostly about getting used to moving on the broom and handling the ball with just

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  complaining on my end. IAP (or also known as January Term in some other ... opportunities (like what I did in my last two IAPs), to work on projects (both abroad through things like D-Lab, and on campus in research labs through

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  on her history book and wake up knowing everything. 9. I get to eat ... ? Because they have a physics project that they're going to be working on all ... not going to complain if a few more hours come my way on a daily basis

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on the ring ... the class year each appearing on a separate shank. Thus the Brass Rat ... . Why? Because it is made of gold and features a beaver on the front. Why

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  've been lying around either freezing or burning up in bed or on my couch or somewhere in between trying to figure out why the little birds on my ceiling ... before then. I didn't plan on taking this class until next year, and so I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a ... Fourth-of-July-ness). I had a truly "American" Fourth of July. I was on ... you have a wristband, leave (and come back around 6 or so). 2. On the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  freshman year, stayed on campus, that is, working with the LIGO burst team ... ), this was all on Albany street in those serious-looking and poorly landscaped NW buildings that no one really ever visits on a whim. Living in EC

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  over to Baker House to hear the wonderful sounds a piano can make on a ... Jordan, and Tal Gamlieli perform jazz in Killian Hall on April 24th. Not pictured: Scott Goulding, on drums. She was really good. She sang songs by

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008