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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What did YOU do this weekend? Laura's jam-packed-action-filled adventurous fin de semana.

  

  hung up on the details of your test scores. Besides, most MIT students ... I don't know about you, but I had a pretty awesome weekend. First of all, I checked my exam grade for 18.01 on-line. Then I started running

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  instant rush of novelty that consumerism thrives on. And hey, I’m not ... already have. It becomes part of you. My favorite (and well-used) fleece or puffy jacket will always remind me of certain backpacking trips in the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Democrats, Republicans, sportsmanship, books The unbearable awesomeness of literature at MIT.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The combined weight of all the termites in the world is 10 times the combined weight of all the humans in the world. Confused ... goes like this: "An astronomer, a physicist, and a mathematician were on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  conduct one or a series of on campus seminars during IAP presenting the ... Tomorrow is the beginning of MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP)! IAP is one of the most fun times of the year. It is a time where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  are over $30,000 in prizes on the line, courtesy of trading companies ... semester’s grind again. Speaking of semester, I’ve decided to go out on an ... beautiful, inspirational maxim: Nearby were posted similar words of wisdom

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  Turns out that Anthony isn’t the only one who loves Amtrak. I called them yesterday and their very friendly customer service people helped me change my reservations because I found…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... (Ethiopian version of beef stir fry). On the side, I made roasted broccoli ... will share The Gift I’ve had on replay for a couple of weeks: Bigger by

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  night on Friday to finish a conversation with a peer. A rite of passage ... documentary on the history of the atomic bomb on Valentine’s Day. Either way, we ... time, checking out of the room, walking the stage to shake hands with

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  three of us were working on getting the website and applications up. We ... like a lot of random thoughts strung together on a piece of paper. Kim ... all of us, and TIMtalks were smack in the middle of it all on Wednesday

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  of the opportunity?" said Cathy, the grinning girl on the right. Anisha ... of these things. Whether you look on my shelves - a bunny finger puppet, on my window sill - stuffed animal bunnies, on top of my bookcase - two

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  a lot of what I had read on the website but with more detail. A lot of ... which route to take based on your goals and values. I think a lot of ... , the total amount of time we have on earth. And while I have always heard

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  you okay?" and in response, I described a bunch of things going on in my ... . Push away the thoughts of "What happens on June 1?" and simply just enjoy ... I can begin to even explain where I've been. At the risk of sounding

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes

  

  presentation on Poisson statistics, I got torn to shreds. Instead of defending ... fun! I went on a ride that looks like this*. then when I got home I con't think of anithing But Nasa! So I Dicided to mak a book about Dinosaurs! So

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 12, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  places at mit (favorite) places (to work/study)

  

  the buildings are numbered, and at first glance, the ordering of the ... and 4. This is one of the small things I love about MIT: its building ... has been sitting largely in its tote bag on my shelf because I wanted to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  jobs to focus on one job and classes. To focus on being happy. Most of ... classes to graduate, an average of one a semester. I waved around that ... , 3 my fourth. Each student must focus on a HASS subject eventually

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  -sur-Mer, a small town on the western coast of France, near Nantes, with my lab ... you up on an offer of a free room in Paris!). [] Me on top of the towers of Notre Dame, acting like a gargoyle. [] Waltzing on the banks of

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  , being founding director of the Broad (more on that later), and "world ... of Dr. Paul Farmer on public health in Haiti. On Friday Oct 20 at 3pm ... I try to attend at least one guest speaker talk a week (many of them

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  on the 4th of July. The look of horror prompted Adam's mom to ask me ... fireworks. Usually we sit up on a hill in the middle of an 18th ... Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam's family and my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  , signed, framed, and displayed outside the store. A post-it note on one of ... move on to Penn State, which consists largely (69% of main campus ... football game once, on television, at a party. There were lots of adults in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  among the many resources MIT offers to get the little bit of extra help on ... speed) (It saves a lot of time and allows you to iterate on material ... the Class of 2021 will gather and President Reif will give a welcoming

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017