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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  opportunity to elaborate a little on what she said, because it's an interesting ... spring to celebrate Drop Date. Burton 3rd...is Burton 3rd, in all its glory ... looks, in the words of my little sister, "like it's going to walk across

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  lab. I am happy to report that it does, and I spent a few minutes ... kind of can't move my head. This makes sitting at my computer slightly ... means that I get to wander around and run errands and do fun stuff (like

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  the daily struggle of MIT, I wanted to take time out of my day to do ... many other people were willing to do the same. About a month ago, while ... struggle to put food on the table everyday, and I thought to myself, "Let

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  . When I think back to my years in Ann Arbor, I can't help but think of ... Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC's who made my admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ringing in the second half of MIT The Class of 2019 gets their brass rats...at last

  

  make my own dress to wear to the ceremony. Making it took almost all ... the things that make it worthwhile. And I'll be happy to wear it for ... any class token--it's one of the most recognizable rings out there. It

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 23, 2017
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  exercise our creative muscles a bit and it came up that we both like to write ... born. what a power it takes to say, and mean it, that your bones will ... life -- what a power it takes to let go, and watch, as your blood streams

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 17, 2018
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by ... us treasure and care for that community – and let us work to make it ... today, they have all said it better than I can, so I instead of writing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  Gave It Back to Me on Tuesday)”. You guessed it: MIT just dumped its ... 's for 29 hours per day and then lied about it on my blog. (*I plan to ... It's October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

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

  

  !" (These are both examples he gave when trying to define it.) I guess it ... desensitized to event emails because we get so many every day or 2) I am oblivious to the world around me. Both are valid options. Either way, I got

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  moved to a nearby Boston suburb several years back (its site is now home ... just off MIT's campus, and it is a nice treat to smell their candy ... off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

  

  told me to just go up there and play, but I didn’t even want to do it ... ://mitadmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/received_683599860416683.mp4"][/video] When I made it back to ... saying it for years, and recently that people seemed to think it was odd

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  publications and websites. During the Admissions season, it is difficult to focus ... , we can afford to take some time off. As for me, I'll be spending about ... of work to be done. So, you may ask, what are we up to right now

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  crazy party weekend from 2019 to now

  

  students teach classes on whatever topics they want to, and then you can show ... figuring out how to move better, but it’s not a priority for me at the moment ... through them). i can’t whistle normally, but i got really close to figuring

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  The long view days, months, years

  

  laughed. He was apologetic for taking so long to cut my hair, when it had ... ENT clinic to set up an appointment. It took fifteen minutes to relay ... to try: be blindfolded for 24 hours, inspired by a blog post I read. It

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well ... , as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. Everything should be as simple as it can be, yet no simpler Albert Einstein

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  , what it means to be an MIT student, and how to find support and push through hard times. We even have a play put on by students to provide useful ... Water War and for the Top of the Sponge roofdeck party. It's funny to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  challenge here is deciding what to do with it. I learned during my first year ... compared to the happiness you give up to achieve it. This is where it stops being worth it. I’ve come to understand that the things I want to do are

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  it was an official event and we weren't allowed to use the moat around ... this hammock thing was, but it was fun to try to crawl around in ... , MacGregor, it's Entry Rush). 5th East now has nine new freshmen

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  from DUSP, which conducts its own talks once or twice a year to let ... from? Anthropology can help identify new, people-centered approaches to ... conclusion: SHASS is awesome and you should come to MIT and study (in) it!

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016