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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  you were doing, you could in theory get observation time on the VLA. I ... astronomers I know, writing proposals is a huge pain in the butt; it's one of ... 's the way the field works. I love writing papers as much as (if not more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  turned off. I was a little spooked, but over-protective mating bears and ... Victoria III, Jennifer and I wandered around the meadows while Raphael ... pizza store, I took a walk, expecting to find Absolutely Nothing and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  [by Emma Frank '15] Before I first visited MIT, I envisioned it ... where I’d be bombarded with art from the most unlikely of places ... freshman advising seminar 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I’m flabbergasted at

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I ... down some stretches of road are so flat, I swear you can see your own ... 's not entirely true, there was a rock gym in Houston that I'd been to a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  The other day I dropped off my application to the International ... program I am applying to is called “Cities in the 21st Century”, which looks ... accepted, I will be travelling with a group of about 30 students to Detroit

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  Skullhouse, formerly of Senior Haus): "This summer I will be an intern at the ... help us out.' As I stated earlier, I will be staffing as an intern at LAW this summer. More specifically, I will be the multimedia specialist. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  from place to place. I'm dead serious. --- Happy May! Yay. It's the final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an end. It seemed like only yesterday when I stood in front of Lobby 7 with

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism

  

  I listen to a lot of audiobooks. In 2023, I listened to 28.6 days ... sometimes even while doing psets. It’s something I’ve been doing since middle school, but I never really started thinking about the habit until coming to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 28, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  I had a funny realization. I found myself setting something on fire 3 ... ignition taught me something new. For the Spinning Arts club, I went to one of our weekly fire jams. I've been fire spinning since freshman fall

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and stare at the clock, and I'd count down the time left in the class period ... halfway there." And I'd repeat this throughout the class. It became almost a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  A few months ago, I stumbled across this blog, which takes a look at ... common nowadays, but I think they are fun, so I wanted to bring them back ... as us, and I want to represent them, even if only in small ways. (Note

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  period comes around, I don't really write anything at all, leaving it to the people with more nuance and who could write better than I ever could. I will try my best to keep this short, as I'm sure this is a sensitive

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  , and I've already had about three outfit changes. Not only was today MIT ... . I managed to squeeze some time in to go into Boston in between picking formal wear to impress potential recruiters. Unfortunately, I missed the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  I emerge from three weeks of being fairly hosed WITH MORE COOL DATA STUFF GUYS WOOOO. This time, though, I cannot take any credit for the ... . The Media Lab is much better at this sort of stuff than I am, after all

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Post: Started From the Dorm Room Now We Here starting a startup while at MIT

  

  The following is a guest post by Sam U. '16   When I applied to MIT, I wanted to be the first man on Mars--or even one of the nerdy guys in the control room screaming with joy. I had just finished up an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So @mitblogs_ebooks exists 'as you might know, i am a full time internet'

  

  _ebooks) July 25, 2012     As you might know, I am a full time ... (sometimes) funny. A few months ago I decided I wanted to make one for the blogs. Over the last few weeks, after reading and committee ended, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  My name is Anna Ho, and I am a student at – No, no. That’s not the point. My name is Anna Ho, and I am a constituent living in Cambridge. I am a student at MIT majoring in physics. Ugh, I sound like a robot

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  student in the immediate area, I was pretty excited to meet other 2017's in ... ". Afterwards was social hour, where I met some really cool alumni. Especially ... Engineering, which I wanted as my major. It was amazing seeing how much the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  But first I'm going to talk about the Toons. Some of you might recall that I'm in an a cappella group with a lot of really great people ... . Preparing for Toons, however, means that I'm feeling particularly musical

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  Hey guys, I'm back to blogging once a week after a ridiculously crazy last few work heavy months, think Dilbert meets the Drew Carey show (I ... food I love. Now this post isn't to say that these are undoubtedly the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013