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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  ! Q. Can you tell us about an undergraduate course that you teach? A. I ... talks, I'll feature a mini-interview with each of them. Prof. Jonathan ... -care expert." Q. Can you tell us about your current research work? A. My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  do MIT students do with one month of freedom? I’ll be working on my ... Before Graduating From MIT” list. I e-mailed my sorority and asked to hear about their plans. Here’s what they said: “This IAP I was selected to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goldilocks and the n HASS classes too hot, too cold, just right. on picking a hass class.

  

  So while I like to pretend that I don't procrastinate sometimes, up until today, I've procrastinated about selecting a HASS class for next semester. Unfortunately this semester, I left the selection of my HASS

  • by Bryan
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I have senioritis

  

  OH NO

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  … special surprise… for us that day. I will say nothing more.” I was very ... the middle of the rainforest! But I was also a little suspicious. The ... that you should read.) A week later, I received an email from the Music

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  As we’re approaching the first of 2024, I’ve been thinking about ... year at MIT. I think fondly of that year, despite all the difficulties ... firsts. Here are some that I remembered, in roughly chronological order

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Flies And I lose track of it

  

  stress from midterms somehow, right? (I’m a little bit sad that no ... up on work/sleep/fun/etc. Personally, I seized the opportunity to ... ’re alright. But sometimes I really just have to step away from campus,” and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  which point in a job interview can I ask about salary?"  Stay posted. May ... .  Like most stereotypes, this is not wholly accurate.  For example, I ... popular, in fact, that I'm told there was a 50-person waitlist, and my

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  5 stars! The whole shebang: I had originally intended to write this article on the Degas exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), but I saw ... I reached the Huntington Street entrance of the MFA that afternoon

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is ... Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... opportunity to do so. Greg is one of the most talented makers I've ever met. He

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived ... folks I saw at the reception were Prof. Woodie Flowers, my old dormmate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  separate entry. Something Borrowed... All I can think of for this section ... million-dollar question. Suffice to say I am back and I have lots of advice ... hackers... I am more excited than usual because I will be a freshman

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the ... . Before my sophomore year I finally painted it the three shades of green you can see below, supplied by Random Hall for free: Below are some of my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fall Adventures a day in rhode island, maine, and boston

  

  My favorite season has always been fall. I love walking around campus ... during late September, I made it a goal to make the most of autumn[annotation note="A goal that was quickly cut short because I got sick :("]by

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 6, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete feat. women's soccer & meche

  

  still can’t lift legs because of my foot, but you better believe I've been ... — 4 of which were the past week. I’m going to take you along for the ... selected idea and how we would move forward.  Right after that, I went

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 31, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  When I first arrived at MIT last year, the International Student ... that was the United States. As a chronically online Gen Z-er, I’d already consumed so much American media that I felt more than ready for this

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP: The Class Edition I'm back in class

  

  aggressively screening e-mails (ie, not answering e-mails that I feel can be ... Well, my two weeks of no IAP agenda have come to a close and I ... third day of class and I thought I'd show you a bit of what I've been up

  • by Snively '11
  • January 22, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  All the advice you’ll need for the next twelve hours not clickbait

  

  It's okay to feel anxious or excited or nervous. But if you can ... . Right now, it can feel like the most important thing in the world is what ... , thoughts, and personality. Your decision won't change you; only you can do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  that I have spoken to did not expect to join one when they first entered ... sorority is really like, I felt that I should explain why sororities are both ... where some of the sisters live (for example, I still live in the dorm

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007