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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  aren't expecting. I plan on doing a bit of that myself actually, so hopefully you're up for it. As you may or may not already know, it's kind of ... and happy New Year! There's a new kid on the blogs, halfway through the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  . Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may ... Ever heard of Alan Lightman? He’s one of the most famous professors at ... have heard of some of his books: Einstein’s Dreams (1993), Good Benito

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  after a problem on methanol synthesis, I had the privelege of discovering ... Monday schedule... even though it's Tuesday. Just think of how fascinating ... fabric of reality, that if it changes its schedule for even one day without

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  Thursday night was my first Central Meeting of the year. Not only did it conflict with the season premiere of Ben's favorite show, The O ... " O.C. on September 28th). My visit to Orlando, by the numbers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  Maine ended with me alone in an AirBnB on the brink of (or maybe full-on ... news for all of you MIT applicants an incoming students: These, on their ... with a group of friends and acquaintance from MIT instead of moving back

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  . On the other side of the farmer’s market is the art and vintage wares ... expound on the joys of returning and the trials and tribulations of ... but felt like I had a pretty good grasp of what was going on. The events

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mondays and Tuesdays and the Spaces Between A few days in my words and a break in someone else’s.

  

  ’s raining gently, so I am marooned on a bench under the roof of the laundry ... notes that are still on the board from the part of lecture I missed. I try ... have been grading, because my notes on the rest of the hour are the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 27, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  us when we were trying to install it on the balcony of E entry, because ... in almost all of the above items) remarked on how he would gladly venmo ... none of those apps on my phone these days. MIT will give you real tasks

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  our entire lives (at least during the semester). Lots of people use ... year with a cute new cover! This year, mine (the one on the right), had a plastic pocket to put in any design you want. So, I printed out one of my

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  -based learning is having on students all across the state of MA. (I learned a lot ... one of these beauties: Usually when I don't blog for more than a ... lack of blogging.) This blog was not initiated for such reasons. The

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  has things from 2018 I still haven’t followed up on. Oops. So instead of ... night in Las Vegas, then… Pass through Valley of Fire on our way to ... , etc.). One even offered to take photos of us on top of Angels' Landing c

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  large piece of paper and a Sharpie. Trying to hang up this paper on the ... come to campus and learn a variety of topics from MIT students. Hope you ... , then, one of my favorite weekends of the year is Splash weekend, when I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  student to pursue his or her degree without any obligation on the part of ... example, you want to discuss the broader impacts of your work on society and ... , and the possibility of a full-time job; occasionally, it comes up for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  this in part to Rush, in part to a slightly larger-than-usual number of ... other things going on which I will not bother to ennumerate here. The ... ) but also what you didn't. I knew, of course, that MIT students got to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!

  

  these TVs all around the room so you know what part of the lift you’re on ... MIT, the new VWR is now double the size, has double the number of racks, has a new turf speed and agility section, and a bunch of other fun

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 23, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  description reads: Lectures by leading experts on the fundamentals of COVID-19 ... video of the lecture on this page. And here is the syllabus: I'm glad ... up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  is having an internalized map of a place: a favorite table or spot on ... reasonable, I can order on my phone, all the food is vegetarian, and it’s one of the only nearby places open until 11:00 PM. This place is freakin

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  weren't running regularly due to the 3 ft tall piles of snow on ... Craigie on Main, so I got to learn about the different types of Sherry and ... ?!? 8. Lastly, taking in the beauty of Boston On one of my many runs, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  (which you can enlarge by clicking on them): For much of my life, the ... nice chair out on the deck, enjoying the taste of iced tea and the smell of the salty sea carried on the ocean breeze. I thought about a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  Here's the skinny on my summer. I got a fellowship from the MIT Public Service Center to intern with a non-profit in Hawaii on the Big ... and July). Now, for the meat-n-bread of what I’m doing, check out this

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011