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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  opinion, one of the coolest times to be at MIT. By browsing the IAP ... repeats. The Stirling engine cycle can also be used "in reverse", to ... the semester and everyone is invited, I'll be sure to disclose the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  Roast, so the balloons had to be stored someplace during the week. This ... , not often. The courtyard Friday afternoon during setup People filled ... considerable number of alums bring their families to pit lighting and the feast

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  chugging along a week in my life

  

  . "they're bamboo," the person serving me turkey tells me. "to be a little ... recitation, i walk over to hayden and seat myself at a couch next to the ... 're the most beat-up pair they've ever seen. i finally got around to placing

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  where they will be required to 'make' something for a final project or ... manufacturers to share their talents and hone their skills. As part of the ... and organizations have come together to support the National Day of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  to be SO interesting. Perhaps one day I’ll join the ranks of video essayists, as I believe video essays to be the most digestible and accessible ... contribute to the broader culture, as being a part of the inside joke (like

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  ills that afflict so many. This blog will be for, and about, them. To ... My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian Blog. I wanted mitadmissions.org to have an area devoted to the many

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to ... time of the year.  Flags for classes are being handed out for those of us ... it's not just me) are staying up way too late to finish projects and do

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  not raging against the machine, exactly, staying up late to write this ... my two suitcases. I’m going to be in Europe for the same amount of time ... which the stores are not reduced to 10 am to 7 pm, but are simply closed

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bloggers Wrapped 2019 aka i harvest everybodys data, my favorite pastime

  

  drama about him being a landlord prompted me to see what the music is like ... & 2) A significant portion of the music I listen to is not work ... was [annotation note="I turned 21 and went to The Muddy, MIT's grad

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Michael Jackson originally worked on the soundtrack to ... major and I have no idea how to navigate all the crazy twists and turns of ... except for Green, the Student Center, Walker, and Stata, which will

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I reset my password?

  correctly, you will be sent an email with a temporary PIN that you will use to ... No worries! You can unlock your account and reset your password by clicking, “Forgot your password?” You need the email address you used to
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  everyone ends up switching majors or minors at some point. Why I chose to be ... how to fix them when they “break.” Since the human body seemed to be a ... .) Helpful advice from my fellow bloggers: Bryan on why he chose to be 2A

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  legs to be amputated by radioactive flesh-eating eels in the Charles ... , which side is the front?), I decided to be extra careful and attached four ... . Matt Ritter turned out to be the Pete Sampras of paddleball*, which would

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  freshman, the main issue you’ll run into will probably be finding professors ... -Douglas Fund (not open to freshmen, except those with sophomore standing in the ... would be more inclined to think about casually; I’m hopeful about the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  , and if I don't, I will be disappointed in myself the most. Far from ... , the old series about the now rising juniors is worth a read. Back to the present day: this story was emailed along to me by Ellen Stordy, who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  else has to be inferred. Yet the subtle pressures the story applies to us ... letters, and a list of all the books. S: will reread again and again ... The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Of Mice and Men by

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  fall ’19 catalog is out! and a summary of sites we use to plan semesters

  

  for lack of better things to do. michael from 2E is part of the dev team at sipb that's working on the new-and-hopefully-improved-but-probably-not ... 'll probably be a better version than the original in the near future. i know

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 25, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  , but to be cultured and knowledgeable about the world you live in. They ... the same time. I didn't want to take too many pictures, lest I be ... taught me how to magnify images like that at the booth. (not really) I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  leaves scattered on the raised ground—they did not have far to fall, from ... the kids trudged past to their classes, and I wondered how I would have ... opportunity to cross-register at Harvard (or Wellesley, or MassArt, or the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  mathematical to me. But maybe he's just not showing the math, and just showing ... interview weekend, and over the course of my travels to California schools ... venture outside to go to the "happy hour" with grad students from 5-7, or

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006