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• Blog / How to Human

  I Get To Blog Today! Is this meta enough?

  

  question a lot over the last few weeks. And rightfully so, it's really been a ... not get easier through the years. Here I am, a junior (crazily enough ... this place. My semester has been a literal oscillation between weeks of a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  I had a plan for this blog post: I was going to build a[annotation note="Quick loft backstory: East Campus gives us a lot of furniture ... a loft before school starts, and then write about it. Then I had

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  first week madness memes does anyone relate? lol

  

  , with the assistance of a great memey friend"]meme creds[/annotation]

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Spotlight: MIT stands with the people of all nations we are one MIT

  

  , only one year after its first classes were held in a storage warehouse. By 1895, 39 from a total of 984 students were international. Three ... , President Maclaurin began his tenure at MIT with a vision to build a more

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

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  , bundled in three layers of pajamas resembling a plaid-colored icicle, on the fourth floor of next house, overlooking the frozen Charles River, viewing a skyline of a city I call genuinely like calling home. In a quick recap of

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  2.009: Product Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2 ... , product design, working within a budget, and gain unifying engineering ... ; embodiment design; and construction of a high quality functioning alpha

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  cafeteria- you don’t have much of a say as to what goes on it. SAT Prep Pizza, maybe an AP Apple, a Boxed Mik of a Basic Language, and a Common Core Cookie to top it off. Yum. College is when they stuff you in a chef

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back 2 school

  

  a big window in our house and i sat on the couch in front of it and ... an airport and i was in the second-to-last row window seat on a redeye ... i met a lot of new people, including our amazing new bloggers, and i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 10, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

    Let's review a concept taught in the lowest levels of ... slide a book across a table, its displacement is equal to the distance it travels. But what if you throw a ball up into the air and catch it at the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  and into the next year. I have a ton of plans to make sure you guys know ... will get a camera so these videos won't have such terrible quaility lol). So just in case you don't want to watch the entire video here are a few

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  . xkcd is “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” Its creator, Randall Munroe, has something of a cult following here at MIT: we’ve hacked ... Munroe does more than draw comics: he recently published a book

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  To give you a flavor (well, many flavors) for what MIT students do ... as you reply to this email? I am currently replying to you as I eat a brownie from a mug (an activity I highly suggest) in my apartment in Boston

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  school year, two events occurred last Thursday and Friday that required a ... Poses and Pictures of Hands A data summary-esque analysis by Ceri Abstract Ring Delivery is a time-honored tradition in which Massachusetts

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  instead of having recitations they have supervisions . A supervision consists of 1-3 students and a supervisor that is either a graduate student, who has some background with the course, or a professor/fellow. These

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  Growing up, I admit that I watched a decent amount of television. I wasn’t a couch potato by any means; I loved to go fishing with my ... down with a case of the sniffles and the best place to curl up and nap

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate", which varies a slightly by academic year (for example ... things off (a building) without a ground crew. Do not hack alone. Above

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  This New Year, I want to try a resolution that would mandate how I ... resolution to not start over or delay anytime a goal falls short, I need some ... finances. 3. Go through the INSANITY workout program for a full 60 days. 3

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size ... exotic to a city girl) his aunt took me to a fashion show, organized by one of her friends. This friend owns a second-hand clothing store, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Quarrying Around Ice skating in an underground tunnel

  

  Skating place at a Vermont quarry, I immediately responded that I wanted to ... Grotto has to the Freedlyville Quarry. The quarry entrance was about a mile ... everywhere, and the quarry was filled with what seemed like a foot-thick sheet

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 21, 2013