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• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  I recently bought a pair of rollerblades for $8 from the Garment ... 's just that Cambridge streets are really more paved for those with slightly ... crevice pretty much sends me flying ten feet through the air - useful for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  traveling to different planets, perhaps living in a ship for years until ... leaving for another planet. But that's how it is. This is not the Earth ... part in countless research projects, and win grants for service projects

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Truth Values [by Ken Haggerty '11] A fantastic one-woman show about life at MIT. (Now playing!)

  

  Crosswalk, and the Student Center). For those familiar with the area, it ... for the entire performance. It was fantastic. It was very real, not ... stand has delicious cookies for only $1 each :) The show was followed by a

  • by ARTalk
  • September 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  No I'm not a Cylon (or at least not that I know). But for those with ... "the new Ben." For those who don't remember Ben Jones I can instead say that my name is Dave and I'm the new Communications Manager for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  -valedictorians set for MIT Originally posted on: Friday, May 29, 2009 by Adam Freeman ... minute older than Chandler. As for competition between the two? It was ... happy for each other's successes," she said. Case in point, Chandler

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  been skiing or snowboarding or just plain cold for more than 20 minutes ... closet at my old grade school, which was headquarters for some secret spy ... for her dog. Problem is, she wants this 47 and three quarter foot oak

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  reading the blogs for years and visiting campus during CPW, I thought I had ... warmer locale than Boston. Unfortunately for them, I am currently sitting ... many sweatshirts you have on, they are no match for the terrible wind

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  do so likewise this year for you all EA'ers! *[ also = „ÇÇ ... enjoyable drama (to waste time on while procrastinating for psets, lol =p) and ... way - where they put the exam ID numbers of everyone who qualified for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  Yesterday was a big day for the news media, what with the automotive ... already posses a Spanish nickname (a must-have for recognition as a member ... learn and had bought Santa hats and candies. It was time for a second

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  the banner, for some unknown reason. Anyway, as much as I admire the ... Course 2 or 6 major for the rest of eternity, or at least until someone ... 10) for 30 minutes, reverted to Mechanical Engineering (Course 2

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  This is more of a mini-entry, a blogget if you will. I know that for ... hours tooling for a C on a test, and you should take pride in your ... place in the world, and definitely not perfect for everyone. It

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs ... ) problem sets I'm responsible for grading every Friday, and where I bring ... a thermodynamics problem set for the past four hours straight

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  with an unearthly chorus of low self-esteem for the past week. Take a ... thick, stubborn Problem Sets. Segways don't have airbags. But, for a few ... including the imaginary captions that mysteriously appeared for some of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  stroking for the day, the real reason is because today was so cool, so ... ] "What did you have for dinner? '[whatever you ate for dinner ... what he's up to. "What d-d-d-did you have for d-d-d-dinner? EASY

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  there is for science and engineering, but many of the humanities ... support systems for the class from scratch. Coming soon, the website will be ... for the dorm, I'm on call in case of emergency, and I get free housing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer, you'll find a pretty heavy ... try out for their annual competition, Mic-Check. If a student had a poem ... additional award of $150.00 for the best original piece. "Oho," I said when I

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating inside buildings but nobody has yelled at me yet (well, except for Copy ... . This morning I woke up at 5:30 and went skating for a couple of hours. I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  crystalline side-chain block copolymers for actuator applications". That's a bunch of big words for a simple idea. 1: Attach liquid crystals (the ... page to find out more about them. I worked with Eric officially for pay

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  parent who registered for a Financial Aid session - okay, it was the candy ... up for the bouncy ball drop at Senior House, or the human hamster wheel ... … I did snag a hot dog at Theta Delt (thank you for your kindness to a

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  until about a few weeks after I graduate. Also, I made fun of Ben for not ... six chapters for my first exam on Tuesday. So, there'll be an entry ... easy, in that order Record for number of grapes held in mouth at one time

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008