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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  the normal allele was going to be called "Clark Kent," but when they ... 'd be like that until they found out what was really going on in the ... Happy New Year, lovely folks of the internet! Kids 'round these

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  the universe. It's 'dark' because it cannot be seen on its own; we ... in Paris, France working at the Observatory of Paris. Roughly 1/3 of the way around the world from my home in the States, the Observatory was

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  would be one of the most important decisions I've made this year. Now that ... means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is ... initiated together as eleven new brothers, the way it was meant to be. Beyond

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

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  , be it" pool scene... clearly, they've never seen the team in action I ... Let's start this one with a picture. So, we went to see the weekly midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Loew's in Harvard

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of student support services are available?

  Being a student at MIT can sometimes feel like drinking from a fire ... the water pressure. They are a friendly and easily accessible hub of ... 're considering taking time away from the Institute, or you just don’t know who to
• Blog / Residential Life

  who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective

  

  does seem to be accidental (and also her name is redacted in the police ... For the last few years, I've been living off-campus in a house full ... 't living in the house at the time, but there were about four WILG members

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 28, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  . Before the fall semester arrives in all its glory, I’ll be staying in ... The other day I was watching a video about typography and the speaker was explaining why, because the human eye is innately attracted to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to ... about this time for early action for things you might want to be doing right now, and also my post about interviewing. You may be interested to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  -eyed students wake up early to be at the head of the line outside the gallery ... Want a Warhol in your dorm room? This is exhibition week of the Student Loan Art Collection at MIT's List Visual Arts Center. The Student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  promise I will get off the topic of food (soon). ... -MIT Exchange. This is the actual exchange program. CMI is the Cambridge-MIT Institute that promotes partnership happenings between the two universities

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  the question, "What's the typical MIT student like?" and then they have to say something like, "Oh, the campus is incredibly diverse but all ... office--you really do an excellent job--but I think I just came up with the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  pastries just waiting to be injected with ice cream! They opened the store in ... chocolate ice cream. Being MIT students, we also analyzed the chemical and ... on our journey, one which would take us across Boston and involve the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  , you'd see a bimodal distribution, and we'd be smack in the middle of the ... Zaira, an 11th grade student from Brownsville, Texas (the tip of Texas, by the border), designed this banner. She is considering studying

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  for years, like how I felt trapped between the dichotomy of being a ... being a hobbyist, from being a kid tapping out fanfiction at midnight. The ... the first place. What if I want to be terrible and artless? What if I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  not be ready for the September test date. So I blocked off IAP for some ... at a major turning point for the protagonist, the movie ends up being a ... studying for the MCAT, the next great obstacle between me and medical school

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  (another) postcard from GTL spain and an unexpected crossover with the Edgerton Center

  

  ’s anything I’ve learned from being here this long, it’s that when the weather ... be left with a heightened appreciation for the 4 years I get to have at ... be checking in on the students from our school and offering advice

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 1, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  research, I have ascertained that MIT has one of the best global programs of ... ’s time to share the wealth, so I’m here to lay out for you all the tips and tricks to getting yourself around the world on MIT's dime. Start: 0 mi

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  is, well...being old, I guess? For example, 2.002 is the follow-up to 2 ... time.However, the flip side of being a senior is being absolutely and ... lines should be motivating, but as graduation gets closer, the opposite is

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  You’ve read in my blog entries about the weekly Engineering ... second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a “GEL 2”) is that the ELLs take a lot of behind-the-scenes planning. ELLs are two

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011