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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  something that wants to be substance one day when it grows up. It's April ... used to attend table-turning sessions where people would gather around a ... having to pause every four minutes or so to pay attention to what it is we

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  equipment we have, so if it breaks it needs to be repairable with Home Depot ... dark and quiet 24/7 to not disturb anyone's sleeping, and we use ... in Cadlab, one of the MIT Lab spaces on campus. If you can call it a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  we were asked to do it four days before the event, so we had three days ... to take to stay safe. The only reason we can look dangerously hot (pun ... . The handling end is for the spinner to control the fire, and can be any

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  cash) a currency called primogems which you can then use to wish on a ... explore If you want to start playing, I really recommend it! You can ... someone. Still, love can be reckless and intangible. It is hard to say that

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  . Finding how people can fit and work together was crucial to this company ... Google docs as their preferable means of communication and meetings to be a ... you do - you will have to work with other people. Whether it’s leading a

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  Technique) It is far too easy to be taken by the material—one of the ... not been so moved to the core as I was last night. Perhaps it was the ... quickly approaching, I resolved last Friday to email Tod Machover directly

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  which you're dealing. If it's what you want to do, MIT can give you a ... can do the intent to enroll thing online, or do I have to do it the old ... . Anything you can tell me? Do I need to panic and wonder where it could

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i stole a vhs player! and other old things i’ve acquired over the last 2 and a half weeks

  

  able to use a rotary telephone or a VHS player? That’s because it’s hard ... [annotation note="Ok, it's like 3 now, but i'm not going to change ... "]laundry[/annotation] in Simmons, and was waiting in a lounge for it to finish. Behind the tv

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  to know if you have to buy the TV, or do you rent it or... ? The TV is mine- I ordered it from BestBuy and had it shipped to my dorm just so I could watch Veronica Mars every week. =) Phil: Not to say that it's even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  can be doing in the meantime: Making a list, spreadsheet, or Google ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a ... citizens and permanent residents can choose to apply for either deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  circumstance forces them to use it, whereas someone who has successfully wrestled ... need to be able to change it. this system is sometimes used by obnoxious ... realize they made a mistake but feel that it is unacceptable to switch back

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  pretty much the pivotal element to many Orientation events. Believe it or ... Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program), but it’s never too early to explore ... ton about career development. Plus, it’s another opportunity to meet

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Trip to Princeton U Taking advantage of the three-day weekend by taking a trip to Princeton!

  

  ,000. It is the fourth oldest university, chartered in 1746, compared to MIT ... . It was SO cold and we had the genius idea to walk from Penn Station (34 ... Three-day weekends seem like the perfect opportunity to catch-up on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  much going on and you can't be a part of all of it. + People tend to not ... bubble - it can be easy to get caught up in whatever role you've taken on ... . People can be miserable in, say, Next House just as much as in EC. It’s

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  as it seems.  At MIT, it can be easy to get used to my daily life, but ... make it to class (mostly) on time? What routes do I walk on a regular ... started using a stopwatch to time some of the walks I’ve made. Simmons to

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  and head over to play. It is lots of fun. Or maybe I can talk about how ... its brief appearance for the day. Or I can talk to you about Good ... due this week. Would you like to play Tractor? I learned it recently

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  supermarket and it is absolutely DIVINE with honey"]tea[/annotation] to ... ’t want to hear this, but tl;dr, it sucked. I remember bribing myself with chocolate to get myself to write those essays — you can have another dark

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  students to use before it's due, and a version with solutions after they ... do feel rust because of how long it's been, it's been so fun to think ... much more. But I'm very excited to see how it goes c: I really, really

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  entrance. But it turns out that you can do quite a lot of things with pegboard. And right now, it’s home to its inaugural exhibition: artwork from ... thought it sounded super cool. I sent it to my roommate Caragay; we’d both

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in New York! where chicken and rice is so good.

  

  . When I'm not working, I put my 30-day unlimited MetroCard to good use by ... semesters to get through! :) Anyways, just a quick update about what I ... I think one of the greatest things about going to college is the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 27, 2010