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• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not ... independent living group, that means: Improv, meditation, DIY sushi, a jam ... , hair dying, Italian dinner, forkapple*, shoeblade**, a tea party, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  are many reasons, reasons too complex to discuss in a PhD dissertation ... engineer to appear on such a high-profile tech publication that I can recall ... that darken whenever a television is in view. The second is low- power RF

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  you 11415 years to hit a million dollars. Unfortunately, this is not a ... most stylish professor I've had in my life. Not to mention his academic ... enough to teach an old dog a new trick, I'm sure I can teach you my

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  within a diverse community while developing skills in areas of problem ... Massachusetts, allowing students the opportunity to fully engage in the leadership ... joined ~50 other MIT students and boarded a bus to the Camp Wonderland

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  , winner of the Nobel Prize in 2001. I think I would have asked them to autograph my problem set. Now to see if they want a guest spot on my blog ... EDIT: Matt mentioned there was a lecture in 10-250 by Prof. Schrock. I

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  Town and Rural Students) College Network, a collaborative effort of a select group of 16 colleges and universities, including MIT, dedicated to ... intended to build upon good work already being done to promote greater access

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.

  

  I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must ... inquired "Where's your mousepad?" "Well . . I don't have one. . . but look, it still works!" A week later, after I had totally forgotten about

  • by Snively '11
  • December 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  is a small clip that attaches to any piece of head-word athletic equipment and vibrates to alert the athlete if their head accelerates in a ... a mechanical engineer, decided to address this issue by designing a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  Planning) and really want to pursue a minor but probably won't due to time ... leading to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design degree ... functioning buildings, but also designing and constructing places in such a way

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  flattened, we naturally decided to indulge in a little Twilight bashing ... have a spare copy of Twilight lying around. Since it held no value to us ... inevitably tore in half, relegating us to the simple luxuries of book

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  asked "you want to sit outside?" in what sounded to me like a completely ... went to a Canadian school in Jamaica for a couple of years. Everyone ... outside. He flew in late last night (way after Raphael and I went to sleep

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  . Today was my first day and I decided to come in at 8:00 - which, in turn ... the morning. If you haven't been to college yet, that might seem like a ... compared to my usual wake up time of 9:00 last semester, in order to make it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  project was still a lot of work. We had to collect a lot of data, plot the data in a million different ways until we had our "AHA" moment the day ... experience to go through the project proposal process, devise a concept to test

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  everyone a place to go for Thanksgiving dinner, and we tell residents to feel ... think it shows that we’re all people. And at some point, being a friend to ... been used to describe Next House's annual Thanksgiving celebration. I

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Wish I Was an Astronaut I was a nerd even back in 3rd grade.

  

  and his men opened up a new door, To that new frontier in outer space ... Not really...but I used to. I wrote this little diddy back in 3rd ... course 16 anthem? Background: In 3rd grade, we had to do creative

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  of us in the comments below. Anyway, I was pretty curious to see what ... 'm off to a tea party held by the local MIT Club. ... When I came back to England from Easter vacation, I was greeted by

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  day before that we invited the early pre-frosh arrivals to a welding ... enjoyed getting to know them and showing them around campus, our school, our ... Ever wonder what a deep fried McChicken would taste like? How about

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  self-confidence to pursue a career in biological research, but also a ...  internship gave me an incredible opportunity to not only understand a great deal about cellular biology, but also a chance to improve my French and learn

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  , they are a changing. The air is crisp, the trees are ebbing into their ... give you Snively's 21st Birthday as seen on Conner 2! Watch and see how a birthday is meant to be celebrated! There's everything you could want: jokes

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

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

  

  many other people were willing to do the same. About a month ago, while ... homeless people in Boston this Thanksgiving. We partnered with a homeless shelter to donate the proceeds to and, in less than two weeks, enough

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015