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• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  metaphorical plot, it's a true inspiration for my secret pipe dream of becoming ... about having just tested negative for strep. One and a half weeks later ... deadlines for me, and antibiotics had me walking around again without falling

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  spots on the hockey and lacrosse teams for any other opportunity at MIT ... encourages strong relationship building skills. Practice for most sports begins at 5pm and goes for an hour or two until 7pm at the latest. For both my

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  than usual. I’m reigniting my IAP resolution to cook dinner for myself for every night in January. During the semester, I usually grab dinner ... Chef, I’m dusting off the cookbooks and asking mom for advice. I was

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  be on time for my 8:10am flight. I asked the hotel to give me a wake-up call at 5:30. I ordered a taxi for 6:30. I set an alarm for 5:30, just in ... -hello? Cheerful guy at the front desk: Ma'am, there is a taxi waiting for you. Me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  This weekend, I headed down to Washington, DC, for the Rally to ... for the record that this is the first time in my four years I’ve been home on a random weekend like this. I go home for Thanksgiving, Christmas

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  WE INTERRUPT THIS BLOG POST FOR A BRIEF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ... leaving for school in the fall, and since it's unclear when we'll have the ... for the frisbee at a full sprint. I came up with the game-winning catch

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  Death Valley and Southern California for eight days for CREDIT, took a ... nothing almost immediately. Maybe not for everyone. Some people never stop working. Or they work and party at the same time. But at least for yours

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Franklin High 'regular guy' bound for MIT by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian ... , too, with a penchant for chess and crossword puzzles. He's headed to MIT ... him for his brains. Few local graduates in the class of 2009 were as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  this long hiatus, I've been back in Taiwan (for 3 weeks!) catching up on ... , there's no time for puzzlemaking in MIT usually). Then, I returned to the States, and I've been happily living at Berkeley, CA, for the last 2

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] For me, one of the greatest things about MIT ... 's easy for you to learn about neat stuff through the grapevine. If you ... Committee, which shows films every weekend for a relatively low price. While

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a "truly historic" new level of federal funding for clean energy research. The event came as Congress prepares to take up the president's budget, which calls for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  for all the dorm bathrooms (which I'll leave to blog readers to describe ... here! That goes for you too ladies, naked guys standing just 6 inches ... , if you manage to do rooming right (but we'll save that for a later

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  months, Santa isn't real, and eating ice cream and shredded cheese for ... 'RE IN A RECESSION, PEOPLE.)(Actually, I really didn't post this for a ... even growing a beard at that time, and yeah, we probably paid more for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  claimed to be any good at this updating thing, okay? (But for real, I have ... really cute thing my boyfriend/girlfriend did for Valentine's Day!" that ... ironic.) I went to the MISTI building for a wrap-up meeting from my IAP

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I need a mule. I also need to train for ... August, just in time for its first shoot during the Student Art Association ... in working order before the class left for the weekend. I pulled an all

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  . As I understood when applying for housing, traditional is exactly what ... take, and then every week you meet for an hour and a half with the ... relaxed atmosphere. Oh, and you get academic credit for this, and the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  acting. Every week we're responsible for memorizing a monologue or a scene ... course instructor is supposed to be really, really good. Yay for HASS ... a total lie. It all depends what the letter stands for. Well, I'm not

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT ... for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I ... ,000 And $10,000 Davidson Fellow Scholarships The Davidson Institute for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  emerged victorious, 23-19 bowls, for a total of 42 (and since this was half ... 're full. (If you came here for tips on how to get into college, I'm sorry to ... 's, Coldstone, and Ben and Jerry's while raising money for cancer research at the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... because JKim was around for this too. Burton-Conner had a dinner cruise ... generally enjoyed each others' company. Before the buses left for the dock you

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008