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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Fam Takes the MFA Photodump of semi-artsy pictures ahead

  

  't until 6 AM by MIT rules. Elizabeth was kind enough to organize a trip to ... was back in Japan wandering through museums again, which added a nice ... interesting to see what the West culturally imported from the East back in the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 13, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment

  

  muscles which had begun to rust in place... We arrived at Lexington just ... /ladder constructions, and those in the trees. Niki '09 and I grabbed a bench. She ... some hot sustenance from a Dunkin' Donuts and biked back to Boston as the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  [Guest Post] One Year Later Some things changed, some things didn’t

  

  out to his family. Here's his story.   A little over one year ago, I came out to my mom and my dad. Since then, things have settled into a new ... takes a long time for sediment to collect at the bottom of a liquid

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  ." I had previously listened to a grand total of Zero alternative country music, so when they came to perform in Charlottesville last Sunday, I was ... up in the entrance. Curious, I stopped a guy from walking in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  was too young and stupid to know what a postmark was. That's probably ... in a swimming pool full of strawberry soda, and will ride in it with ... clothing (a la Gwen Stefani). Sorry, trying to find motivation to keep doing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  a way to 3D print glass. I'd actually seen some objects on display at ... has given rise to a new universe of possibilities for uses of the ... a Kiln Cartridge while the lower chamber serves to anneal the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  in Cambridge. As someone who loves scenic views to take pictures, the ... that I've come to fall in love with.  And recently, I've been trying to ... , and orange of the leaves, for me, always adds a new type of warmth to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  Computer Science), with a heavy interest in biology.  I had intended to get a ... of business was actually taking a retreat to a glorious little cabin in Maine to get to know each other, where I also first learned to use a

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  Knife’s beats seeped through. In a final attempt to capitalize on the ... chance to dance in the rain. At home on 1E, we made pink pound cake with a ... before midnight with one of my friends encouraging me to get pumped about

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  for a scholarship to do research in Heidelberg next year; she said that ... recommend attempting to summit a volcano at 15,700 ft with only one day of ... bar from a grocery store, then rode a taxi to the TelefériQo. The

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Behind The Drones the making of the pi day drone delivery video

  

  students their decision letters in tubes, a practice that dates back to when ... A few weeks ago we posted this video to announce our decision date, 3 ... ," a fairly obvious nod to Hedwig et al from Harry Potter. A few years

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  have a tendency to overthink everything. The summer I was in Paris, I ... who seem too preoccupied with aesthetic, because aesthetic can get in ... Harvard and have this distinct memory of sitting in seminar, watching a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  course, Thanksgiving weekend. I have...a lot to be thankful for. Mom, if ... our friends in Fremont!), who came to Boston to hang out over break. On Thanksgiving day, we went to Chinatown for Thanksgiving dinner and had a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tweaching and Stitches Two things that happened this week, one of which I liked.

  

  thought. When a nurse came in to see me and asked what I was in for, I ... activity happening all around you. There's seemingly a quintillion things to ... ; is the blogger get together known in all it's syntactically misleading

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  of my favorite parts of events like this is getting to meet some ... to fewer than a quarter of them. Next year, perhaps, MIT will have to send multiple admissions officers to ISEF, which will be in Indianapolis

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn't have to be deep or profound or whatever. Vibes are important. It's 100% acceptable to choose based on whether people recognize your Homestuck jacket

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  animals tend to travel in a certain direction, facing forward when doing so ... : All of this is just a way of leading up to the gut reaction I had all ... -legged robot, he returned to the subject in his biweekly "Movie Answer Man

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?

  recommendation, but if your application didn’t include a math/science teacher ... science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a QuestBridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  physics psets which I'm just a little psyched about. So to share my ... Special Relativity with a brief intro to General Relativity is 1) a physics ... case you want to pop by with a muffin and say hi. Don't forget the muffin

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  of us has been to a mall-like place in...months? also, when some other ... after experiencing this tumultuous year, it's strange to be having a ... never did during the academic year. a friend and i walked to a 24 hour

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020