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• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  apologize in advance to any animal rights people who may be offended by this ... expertise to be very helpful (though hopefully I'll get there someday!), but I ... you can use your imagination to picture what it was like. Or better yet

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  . Somebody remarked that it was impossible to get by the Brandenburger Tor ... seemed kind of strangely appropriate. After the game, I went to go get a ... yesterday's entry for, well, more pictures. I, I can remember standing by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  , something you learn best by doing: indeed, to be civically responsible is to ... people to apply to a program and stay there, or why none of our websites ... curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  biological engineering. To "prove your worth" to the department and earn a degree, you're asked to use your expertise to tackle a realistic, complex ... the rest of your time to work on the project. Unfortunately, because my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  though I realized there were other ways to get involved without actually ... like everyone under 40 is crazy about it. I'm not going to get into my ... ?" etc etc) I've gotten more exposure to politics than I ever had in my

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  on days like this bright Sunday afternoon, when I get time to sit and ... brushless motor. I’ve finally learned how to properly breathe in Yoga. I ... ’ve gone to office hours in my best pair of pajamas. I’ve turned 30 minute

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  ), which means you get to know your professors and the other students really ... .007.[/annotation] You’re not beholden to just one track though - I personally lie ... as early as sophomore year, allowing us to get both depth and breadth

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  purchase meal tickets and how to get to Lobby 10, and shuffling through ... weaved through the horde of students in the Infinite to get to lobby 10 ... . Even though I did get a little discouraged by the knowledge that my

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone an MIT alumna makes a counter-top sized biolab that enables anyone to grow living cells…

  

  using biology. To get you started, Amino ships with Amino Glow App - your ... allows me to do just that - I get to create organisms with fun properties ... biohacker from Montreal. Before she came to MIT, she built wearable costumes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  . What better way to get to know your hall? So a lot of you have ... weekend, I blew off steam by going on retreat with my hall (3rd East) to New ... your weaknesses, and I'm not saying that NOT having AIME scores will get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT or Bust Our story begins here...

  

  language by the time I graduate) I'm still deciding whether or not to double ... 's Inauguration last May. In order for you guys to get to know me a little better ... want to hear your thoughts about my blog and I want to hear about the

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  't only have to choose a place to spend then next five years of your life ... blogging and getting paid by MIT. Well, that's not too bad a deal. But ... wallet itself. So I might have to get my debit card replaced, at worst. But

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  the fun part. But I seem to get into a build, fly, crash, repeat cycle ... ... although I don't know how much he'll be able to say -- he is funded by the ... I have a couple of unrelated things to relate today, so I'll put

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  bright hair. From left to right, the Fairy Folk are played by Sarah ... noblemen and Mechanicals, by contrast, wear clothing more suited to their ... there are a fair number of ways to get that experience. Twice a year, MIT

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  room selection. Your goal is to maximize your score. Your score is ... of being more preferred by the other players, so I decided to pick only ... three rounds, the rankings are combined to get a final score, calculated

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  great chance to get outside and watch some fire athleticism on Roberts and ... . We are currently 6-1 in conference play and getting ready to begin the ... the year. What is something you’re looking forward to for the rest of

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  could pitch their startups to the venture capitalists and get feedback on ... . and you have to cover your costs. This is opposed to a software startup ... ; Afterwards, we listened to some of the pitches from the audience, followed by

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  ones I will notice. I found out yesterday that I'll get to be a blogger ... budget. But get ready!!!) I look forward to learning many things about ... : what it’s like to be a freshman in East Campus, what it’s like to get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  . I got to meet astronauts, hear Elon Musk speak live, and get expert ... fortunately well-positioned to get a picture. That's Michael Collins ... MIT. When you're stuck, there are friends there to help you deal with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  get our schedules and get to talk about our classes, yay!" I will tell ... using Python and MATLAB. The awesome description: We get to build virtual ... &A video...). Send me your questions (either by posting the comments or e

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011