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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  the star of fire to reach the zenith. Once it did, the priest would ... watching Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and comparing it to ... -Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, wanted me to get a bunch of stuff done over the next term, but I didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine

  

  ’s physical site and work with the local community to build prototypes of their ... opportunity I couldn't pass up. I took a leap of faith and was ready to be out ... hustle and bustle and the flow of people, conversation, and goods to and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 29, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  , and it’s so disturbing to see people act like it is. None of my black ... everything that’s going on. Many of us have had to unplug from social media and ... therapy to get some sense of how to move forward. And yet, everyone around

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  group of high schoolers have six weeks to create a five foot, 120 pound monstrosity to compete in a game announced in the first weekend of January. Dean Kamen's goal with FRC and all of the FIRST competitions is to popularize

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  gets painted back to white eventually and the curved walls some of the ... weight of any furniture you’d like to stack on top of it. These ... anything you can think of. My roommate and I have used the drawer sets to

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  engaged in tutorial (in groups of 4 to 5). An important point is that ... transcripts) are available to students as a kind of online textbook: they can be ... of the course as an adjunct to the live lectures, but for several terms

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over the place). The idea of MIT never became a reality to me until I ... our dorm rooms, and then proceeded to build them out of acrylic. My

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  me, you need to know that my definition of LΔ is the following: (L ... quantity. For the purposes of this entry we will apply the concept of LΔ to ... factors that help to give a clear understanding of what you have learned

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  morning 6 inches of beautiful packing snow graced the MIT campus - ready to ... court we decided to make a giant snowman in front of the great dome ... struggling to push the giant ball back towards the center of Killian. We were

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  scheduled to graduate in the top one or two percent of their class," said ... -American appointed to the cabinet post of U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former ... life-altering event," according to a profile of Craighead compiled by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  "][/video] This is also probably the most terrifying 3 minutes of my life to ... project of a reasonable scope for an undergrad to be doing; no, seriously, you could probably make a thesis out of what you want to do," and then I

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac ... . Speaking of Monday, I hope we've given you every opportunity to ask questions

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  should’ve been kinder and gentler to myself instead of intimidating myself out of things so much. I shouldn’t have felt guilty when I needed to take a break. I shouldn’t have scared myself out of opportunities to meet

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  of the ocean. The wind had a refreshing coolness to it, and as we sat ... ilayhi rajioon." We belong to God and to God we shall return. I have all of ... reminders. Of things I believe strongly in and hold near and dear to my heart

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  with the (soon-to-be-introduced) new bloggers for the Class of 2020 to ... , which is part of how housing is assigned. According to MIT's Dormitory ... at MIT. For those of you who have already decided where you're going to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Frosh No More Goodbye GIRs and Intro Classes, hello course 6!

  

  ) last semester I'm finally able to jump into a couple of the CS classes ... end of last semester, it's a nice change of pace. 6.006 Introduction To ... resources and help to be found. On top of that, the lecturer, Professor Terman

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  excessively amusing. The creator of the group asked the group members to post better photos of Pluto, and I started to look through them. One of the ... to be doing a 2.003 pset, and it really isn't a lot of fun. Adelaide

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  Regular Action — 28,349 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2030. As of (checks watch) right now, we have offered admission to 1 ... science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to work wisely

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2026
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer ... ) Herrell's D) Christina's Boston and Cambridge are home to many other fine ... distance of the 'Tute. Get the Scoop here. Joke answer: Pi a'la mode.

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take pictures of her, so I do not know how I managed to get this one. I thought it ... DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006