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• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! This entry is a eulogy for my ... projects I've been working on at my UROP for the past two years. So first ... receptors, which suggests that it's important for maintaining the strength of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  Hi, I am Stu Schmill, and I am responsible for organizing MIT ... , I went to MIT for college. I graduated about 20 years ago as a mechanical engineer. I went to work for General Motors in Detroit designing

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  forgot dinner and are in fact pining for a cold drink, hot sandwich, or ... everything's closed for the night. What do you do? Put the two together, and ... lifted, and this vacuum attachment moves in for the kill. There are

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  happened and cleared everything up for me, but it made yesterday a little ... early for cross country. (All the freshmen who are here this early are ... else comes in for Orientation next weekend.) I went back to my room and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  I think I'm going to be fixating on food for a while, at least until ... for dinner; Pritchett Dining is open for dinner on east campus. I ... food, of course, being one of the hardest things for this transplanted

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  , I didn't have any "formal" clothes, especially not for warm weather. I ... discuss our respective plans for the Institvte. So I went to the Garment ... Newbury Street could fit on the palm of my hand. So I puzzled for a while

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference of the New England Association for College ... northeast arrive for the NEACAC conference. In the first session of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... Rainbow Lounge, which was pretty sweet. For much more information about gay ... why so soon?" wrote, "Hi Matt, I know this might be a bit late for you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  MIT Class of 2007 class ring. (Thanks to Mitra for the invitation ... beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The design

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  contributing to the indefinite play of the game itself. For example, art ... high-school I resolved to play infinite games. To find and fight for the ... and put down this stroke for all that you will do! But I have noticed in

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  Wrapped is unfortunately a little underwhelming, since I use Spotify for < ... digital collections! You can borrow almost any audiobook you want for 2 ... for me to understand while multitasking and good for my general state of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goodbye goodbye goodbye what's in store for me?

  

  me? How are you gonna tell me I'm just going to need to be an adult for ... store for me. This Saturday, I officially move to New York City. I have ... for the first time in my life and I will be simply doing whatever the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  before the big concert; naturally, the entire afternoon was blocked out for ... ) and her husband in person for the first time. Our cast of performers was ... an hour. The rehearsal stretched on for so long that we didn’t get to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  expressly intended to be published on the internet for thousands of people to ... frequency. We get paid for each post we write, according to the number of hours we spent writing it -- for me, that's usually two or three hours

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  listening to music: looking for new songs/albums, actually listening to them ... . having rediscovered my love for reading, I decided to embark on the ... you offer little more than a two-sentence synopsis. for example

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  had written "Come Together" as a campaign song for Leary! Getting sucked ... fascinating, so when I was looking for a [annotation note="the art requirement ... historical context for it, and explains the musical influences behind the songs

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  our lord 2022 -- many people have made fun of me for this, but it's like a fidget toy for me at this point -- as well as baking banana bread ... Jepsen. For some reason, the [annotation note="because for some other

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  about how I was going to make my dress for senior prom. I had never used a ... their crusty career fair t-shirts for suits and gowns.  As I prepared to ... making longer stitches, which would be required for a fancy dress, I tried

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  considered, then discarded for one reason or another ... and projects, I had gotten an extension for a paper for my [annotation ... to get supplies for the trip. However, I also didn't want to be writing

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022