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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  the best books ever: Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a ... they're awesome. For 21W.755, I get to write a short story every week ... for this week was to think back on our lives, pick out a memory that

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  , Katelyn slept for 2 hours and still had a headache at 10:54 pm, according to ... lecturer is universally recognized for never sitting down, among other ... quantities of alcohol for the sake of scientific education. Because only at

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  For several weeks now, I've been actively intending to write about FASAP, an advising seminar for MIT freshmen that has not one, not one-and-a-half, but no less than two purposes for existence, both of which are exciting

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  that that kind of talk, that kind of pressure, is OK especially for ... what pass/no-record will be for you. Personally, I've always believed in ... embarrass you or for you to wear around your head like a crown, grades are a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  were amazing. I looked around on YouTube for a clip but just couldn ... tube-age? BitTorrent! I surfed around on The PirateBay for a while and ... * copyrighted material for which you do not have explicit permission from the

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  friends. I am excited for some of the classes I'll be taking, but with ... weather for New England weather, and leaving behind a great experience ... to Spain for giving me: the warm weather I missed so much in Boston

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  house but did consent to their use of the flower pots outside for midday ... of them til I find homes for them around here. So I took a trip back to ... to use the litter box, been to the vet and had their sex determined for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Zone Cell Challenge Why work when you can hack other people's servers?

  

  (usually seen as the Latin Cerberus), is a protocol for mutual authentication ... , for example, the sipb.mit.edu cell, run by the SIPB. This allows SIPB to ... servers (remember - they're for the Watchmakers): casio, seiko, and timex

  • by Evan B. '10
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  that I now have time to dedicate to. This summer, I've been working for ... to our central goal of developing a high throughput bioreactor for ... stay at MIT for grad school if you were an MIT undergrad. So hopefully

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  Harvard to small highway to Watertown. MIT is in a prime location for you to ... Family UROP fund for undergraduate sustainability research, I might even ... open him. Sadly, there was no room for him in my luggage. 5. Cooking

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  things to look out for in a university, and they're all great. But there ... my German dorm for this summer, laundry costs about half a euro per machine, but can only be paid for using a special laundry card, which can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  then proceeded to get no credit for the whole thing because [fill in ... dying to publish their findings quickly to get the credit for the ... work. Later, they tried the other way around, mostly just for the hell of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as ... for almost ten years and I've participated in national competitions and ... :]." Ariadne, I've arranged for you to be contacted this weekend by Nicki '07

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

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  history. Since there are so many people applying for so few undergrad spots ... for grad programs. Everybody applies to basically the same set of ... summer. However, the resume I have is formatted for colleges and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  "Where there is a will....there is a way" for a reason. All the wonderful ... number of rooms and allow the individuals to decide for themselves. I also ... new Bioengineering major, for example, was considering holding a lottery

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  " mold. Basically, West Campus mocks East Campus for being "weird" and East Campus mocks West Campus for being "normal." Good fun all around, and I ... plans for residents of those dorms. In my experience, West Campus students

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  A while back, I asked for parent questions and received exactly one ... college counselors spend hours crafting a recommendation letter for each ... student who's not the valedictorian is the better match for MIT. Ultimately

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  i made a dress out of target bags i also edited a video about it

  

  I have big psets. For the past two Tuesdays, the 10pm-11pm time slot ... -sewing with, which I pilfered from Math Prize for Girls 2024. Shout out to Tor ... . Thank you to Ceri for believing in me always. Thank you to Trader Joe

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 21, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  albums i like and why i like them pov: i ramble about music and won't shut up

  

  , would sometimes be the only person cheering for the heel, or villain. In ... a week on a black and white TV. He always rooted for the hero, and ... makes the final track, Hair Match, even more resonant.  Thank you Bry for

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 8, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  hobbies, what you do for fun outside of class, what your advisor should know ... –famous for our beautiful beaches and perfect weather, but also for our unique culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025