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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Late-Night Juggler In which I spend about twenty minutes trying to transcribe the Mass Ave cross signal…

  

  soul. His dedication goes far enough that he prefers to go by his stage ... awesome people like Smyly, and I figured you might want to hear about him ... faint hum of those Zamboni things which are busy scrubbing the hallways to

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 3, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  about 15 when I read "Giant Brains, or Machines That Think," a step-by-step book on how computers work, written by Edmund Berkeley. It was one of the ... around 1953. These machines could analyze data very quickly and give you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  electives I plan to take. It needs to be approved by a specific faculty member ... International Science and Technology Initiative helps students find ways to study ... (chairs, the floor, the walls), different ways to sit or stand or walk, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  or two meetings of a club and declared themselves to be members. Guess ... have a social life, you definitely have to be organized, and that ... The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  to Dulles International Airport (designed by Eero Saarinen, who also ... mysteries, a task Wilczek believes might be accomplished by "demanding more ... is very strange and very beautiful. We should admire it and be happy to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  real, and I found myself stopping to take pictures so much that by the ... , Cambridge, and Boston feel like not just home, but a home encouraging me to be ... ="11096"] If you click through to load this panorama in full, you'll be able

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  think that by the way I was feeling, I had been determined to go here ... accepted or not. But every time I get to thinking this way, EVERY single ... was something you wanted to experience. A good, hearty challenge? Being

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... run the San Diego Math Circle, which I had a chance to visit. A Math ... plurality of whom where students in grades 6-10. I spoke briefly to the group

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  oblivious to the world around me. Both are valid options. Either way, I got ... adjective than a unit of measurement, but by unspoken rules we have to keep ... ' grilled cheese would be here from 3-5pm today. Either 1) I am getting very

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  ; it must be that cars run on wind,  i don’t know any other way   ... opportunities to pursue the things I was interested in, I feel very grateful to be at MIT. If there is something you want to do, there is always some way

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some news & notes for the Class of 2011.

  

  you're registered by the deadline (Monday, April 2), you'll be all set ... A few updates for the Class of 2011... Tonight MIT students will be ... students around 6pm Eastern time, and working our way west until around 11pm

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  , if you want to look at it that way.) I was in line at La ... AWESOME to be here, and sometimes I'm just plain confused about what to do ... wooh, way to go man!) He's still working on it, fyi. https

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  those skills. You may be surprised by the things you like to do, and the ... side of life. Being both an old person and a young person, it stands to ... things in your life will be determined by complete serendipity. You can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  special solar car t-shirt. The day continued to be delightful. I got more ... before midnight with one of my friends encouraging me to get pumped about ... developments, I will soon gain access to the front of my cerebral cortex, where

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  ; The quality of the essays. I was constantly floored by the way so many ... forced to discuss them using only my inner voice. The fine ways that many ... factor. Normal students apply and will be accepted to MIT. If what you do

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  live in the dorm assigned to you, a permanent room will be assigned once ... of them devised a unique way to celebrate my arrival, near Lobby 10 ... activities were made available by each hall to aid in that purpose. A few

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  Prefrosh: Firstly, congratulations on being admitted to MIT. I always say ... within that vein. I thought it might be good to try and write down my ... are going to be constantly filled with stress. I had a prefrosh ask if

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  the airport, which assures a good time to be had by all. Waites (UGA ... gets to be a grandmother Far, far too many people are way, way too blunt ... members of the class of 09, preparing to leave thier respective wombs, ye be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  balloons to be amorphous or irregular     I had to first ... chocolate step was going to be difficult. I tried fishnets- I needed to cut ... syrup, which is way hotter than melted chocolate. The trick to keeping the

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Leaving home…

  

  travelling.] For months, I've been looking forward to the day I'd be leaving ... I'm not ready to be leaving home; goodness, I've had two and a half ... the very last time as a true "local". Well, to be honest, I felt a bit

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 28, 2005