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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  .2060 "Blackbird" lab kit. It's got most of the electronics we need for prototyping ... decked-out version of the kit. A lab notebook I'll be maintaining for 6 ... and multimeter. A little box of miscellaneous electronics for 21M.370

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  happening -- baggy metal shirts for long hours in shop, sleeveless shirts for the forge, cropped ones for social events that don't include bits of flying steel. One of the major joys of MechE for me has been the ability to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] give us your words you have words. we want your words.

  

  Alan: Hi! You have words— Fatima: and we want your words— Alan: for our poetry. Fatima: For the past semester, Alan and I have been reading poems that I write for my poetry workshop class and Alan writes for their

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them

  

  grants of between $50 and $250 to pods and virtual groups for art supplies. The intention was to support "shared art experiences for learning ... suggested that we apply. I didn't really know what supplies to apply for at

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 7, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  Sabrina told me about it."]Sephiroth[/annotation] get announced for Smash ... co-signs this sentiment)"]‘All I Want for Christmas is You,’[/annotation]it’s anime. Can you do this for me?” And, with a tear in my eye, I looked at my

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year ... take a gap year, how the first week went, and what my plans are for the ... would have made the last few months a lot better for me. More specifically

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  search for classes by number, and filter by different categories, which ... 't have a final, and isn't a CI-H? No problem. Firehose is most useful for planning for the next semester and finding classes that don't conflict, but

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  apocalypse might show up on your doorstep asking for a charitable donation. Give yourself more time and avoid a heart attack. You’re too young for that. Send your scores now. Please don’t get stuck paying $30+ for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today, and now I have enough apples that it would be wasteful for me not to eat

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2019!

  

  right outside my office for some spinspiration It's time for those of ... live in Conner 2, or plan stuff for REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick ... main, we are looking for bloggers with good judgment who can write

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  got lazy and started using Lyft more, for the convenience and also ... (only $15 for a 1-year subscription, and cars typically hire for $12/hour ... experience for me even when there are angry Boston drivers on the road. Where

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Recap: wearables, games, and other SUPER products

  

  Last week, I posted the webcast of the final presentations for 2 ... Sense, a wearable for firefighters that can detect if a room is unsafe to ... team: tachi, a board game platform for the visually impaired and sighted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  It’s a new school year, and I’ve started UROPing in a new lab! For ... to hop between projects, ask for help or input from anyone else in the ... on and I already have significant responsibility and input. For me, who

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  old girl at nerd camp yelled at me for being part of the globalist illuminati responsible for the common core 2) I'm trying to learn to spin dragon staff 3) It's time for those of you who might want to be bloggers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  roped my friends Cathy '17 and Tara '17 into making a video for all you ... have the video for you. Our goal was to make an accessible, virtual tour of MIT's campus for people who want to know what it's like to be at MIT

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  dinner has happened for the past three years. A few of us who were not going home for Thanksgiving first organized it in 2014. Since then, it ... our heads of house and they joined us for dinner with their entire

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  2020 Admitted Student Gatherings Get a vision of your future at MIT

  

  you haven’t done so already), early spring is an exciting time for ... acceptance letters, current students are getting ready for spring break, and ... …but don’t quote me on that. For all the newly admitted students out

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for ... at old requirements for admission.  Last year I posted our essay ... , not only through what they literally write (i.e. "For fun I like to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  a little harder for your situation. You may be overwhelmed thinking ... . If you don't want to take my word for it, comment with your must ... available to you to answer any remaining questions that might be lingering for

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  post on her blog to let you know about some exciting opportunities for admitted students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for Campus ... hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2016. If there's one in your

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012