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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  I'm a brother, I can say without any reservation whatsoever that it ... , really. But at the same time, it goes straight to the heart of what it ... to put it into words, the primary difference is an almost overwhelming

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  . If you can't come to CPW, don't worry, I still love you! And I'm *super ... Wait wait! Stop! Hold the presses! I have one more thing to add to ... printed and are sitting in boxes waiting to be distributed to YOU when you

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  thing. We were going to take it back to campus, but we ended up eating it ... year we’re going to have it figured out, right?” “That’s what we’ll keep ... doing great in that department, so it’s nice to have a single friend to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  nights that turned into early mornings. It marks two.. whole… years… I can ... him haha jk). No, it’s because as a member of RingComm he had to be at ... location is also next to the garbage cans and trash shoot, and behind the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  that due to the high demand for the event, it might happen again in the ... ’s Metropolis, then you’ll know that it was one of the first films ever made, which by virtue makes it a—gasp—silent film

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  , did the best that I can  I moved up to Maine until I couldn’t stand it ... if I let it see me, From the top of that tree that everyone else can ... different ways an forced myself to have a go of all it and blah blah blah But

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  to do, whether it’s a chore around the house or something for work. So ... to these kinds of things, so we’ll see how long it lasts):  I ... at the sky, bonus points if I can see stars. I try my best to spend

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  can finally think about something else. Yesterday, I went to Houhai, an ... ? Apparently, you are allowed to swim in there...Despite knowing it's a lake, I ... Well, there’s certainly truth to that. I arrived in China almost two

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  semester to create an outfit out of––you guessed it––trash. From collecting ... local businesses. It was obvious that Trashion was dressed to impress ... lighting was super cool, and I’m really glad it all came together so well

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  . It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique ... for checking this: give your essays to a good friend and ask if they can ... doing the work it is supposed to do. Good luck, and happy writing!

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  Engineering Research Group. It wasn’t hard to find people to help out. We ... Professor Patrick Henry Winston ’65, SM ’67, PhD ’70 Will likes to see stuff at MIT whenever he is in town. This time I took him to see robots in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  , which turned out to be a complete LIE, but it's too late - I'm hooked ... So here's the story. Each year I allow myself to faithfully follow ... Tivo, bless you) means I can watch these four shows in about three hours

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  Thanksgiving, making it impossible to attend all of them), I'll go into a couple ... this season (in fact, it's the first undefeated season ever), leading to ... Lil B lecture and it would mean a lot to me personally if MIT is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

  circuit to model public power supply using lightbulbs, hand ... helped me to develop confidence in my own skills and knowledge, and it has ... to learn about power distribution and to gain a sense of the how the

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  comes to mind when think of MIT... I don’t blame you. In some ways, it’s ... important thing I can say is, in my 3 years on campus, I have never had to ... , etc. are allowed to be scheduled from 5-7 PM. That way all teams can

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  It's May 1! Welcome to the MIT Class of 2010! If you have sent back ... and say hi to Ben, Nance and I!) It's going to be a wild ride -- fasten ... comments. We're excited to have you as a member of the class! We've spent the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  person, it can either force you to be much more productive, or much less ... .) You don't have to be on your game at all times, but it's a good idea to ... advice blog (written by someone who went to all her Tuesday classes with

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  's mom had prepared a late lunch of fish and porridge. It's good to not ... [EDIT: It has been noted that the photos in this entry don't show up in Internet Explorer. I'll try to fix this soon, but in the meantime, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  captivating and irresistible. I had to resist taking photos though, because it ... the impossible-to-avoid the courtyard. It’s fabulous, and glass ... attending MIT, you can even get into events for free. Last weekend, I took

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  to have things sort of figured out in my mind, so I can say something ... ’ve found it. So instead I’m going to write about that. Last semester was ... to make changes to be happy with your situation. I think it helps a lot

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017