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• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  disposal." Take care of the golf balls first; the things that really matter ... reminder of how easy it is to pass a day without making the most of it. I ... are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  On Sunday morning the Design/Build/Fly team rolled out of bed at 6:30 AM, roughed up and ready to fly on the last day of the competition. We ... began making the very unhealthy-sounding buzzing sound of an electric

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  her for life outside of the MIT bubble. I love hearing other students ... . Matt '11, another GEL, was featured in the winter 2011 issue of MIT ... lounge, one of the upperclassmen in my dorm stopped by to comfort me. “Don

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Another year has begun Welcome to my world

  

  rest of the world. After a summer full of restful night’s sleep, books ... , working on a project that is looking at the vulnerability of the different ... of Mexico City, watching the World Cup and working out with my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  , and the first that it has been federally recognized as such. Earlier ... opportunity to "acknowledge Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of ... People’s Day. As we do so, let us reflect on the richness and resilience of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  like a rocky marriage—the first part of freshman year is the honeymoon ... ) and the end-of-season fencing banquet. Here are some thoughts if you’re into that kind of thing. The Photography of Ring Delivery: Ridiculous

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  For most of the past month, I was traveling in southeast Asia, a trip ... Asia sometime in the future). Thailand The first stop was Thailand. I ... . I feel like such a nerd for taking a picture of the engine, but it was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  figuring out the optimal scoop-ability of your favorite [annotation note="or sherbert, if you’re me"]ice cream[/annotation]? What about the power of nerf gun bullets? Or maybe the power of a single footstep? Want to know the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  included a list of creative touches we had added to the space to make it feel ... ) Today is the day of that loud blog, because last week we officially ... Illuminations in MIT News where I am quoted telling some of the story of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  In the first installment of "Making the Switch," Melissa '11 asked ... doors open the first week, a lot of people would come in and introduce ... to as the Godzillas. I don't remember who was the first person of the

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  entry. Don't go to China Pearl; it doesn't have a shark fin. The first time she crashed a bicycle in the mean streets of Boston, Ruth Miller was ... Hampshire on our dorm's camping trip. Having the option of a day hiking up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  gravity was too far forward. This meant delays. The first part of the ... conspicuous lack of an airplane. "The MIT team looks like they're all freshmen," muttered one of our neighbors. Meanwhile, we muttered to each other about the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  Trivia: Which MIT Professor was the top scorer for the first US ... professor teach? [answer at the end of the entry] I remember sitting in my ... ) next to a friend of mine from Singapore. At the time, he was the only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  knows how many times, and each one has a story, whether it's that of the ... at the start of my sophomore year, the door was not only blank, it was ... put on it to be special, to reflect the fact that it was the first time

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  's just one more thing I just thought of yesterday: laundry. Where are the ... doing laundry is never a problem. The price of 75 cents per machine might ... only be refilled by the housemaster between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  Tube channel and you can actually watch the first one here right now. I ... vlogging every day of April and trying to release videos somewhat on time, but also I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro after using Sony Vegas for the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  Director of the Educational CouncilHometown: Little Neck, NY (in Queens ... Rocky, The Godfather, The Princess Bride (read the book first, though ... Carnival, The Inner Game of Tennis, the Spencer booksAdvice about applying to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

        On the evening of June 6, 2012, a satellite with its camera pointed toward the sun sent the first 500 GB of its daily report back to base. Clouds covered the world thousands of miles below

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  : Conduct first-hand research on the process by which humans die by freezing. Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... supermarket down the street. Granola bar of unknown provenance. 12:30 PM

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  the process of drug development. He is incorporating his Mechanical ... create a device with the capability of culturing very small pieces of 3D tissue. The goal of the project is to design a high-throughput device that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005