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• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  ). I, like many (but not all) at MIT, knew I wanted to go into math and science. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that my dad was an engineer and ... used to do with Tinker Toys and K’nex. Perhaps it was DESTINY. Whatever

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  .42 kilodaltons of carbohydrate, 21.2 kilodaltons of protein) binds to the sweetness receptors of the tongue and activates them in response to acid, making sour ... miraculin stays bound to our taste buds—fifteen to thirty minutes. The maximum

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  nights and interesting experiences, I want to reflect a little on my first ... because I don’t travel that much. And this time, I was traveling by myself ... -on suitcase, and a newly purchased MIT sweatshirt that I probably wore to school

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  yelled "Move up closer" And clearly there was nothing else to do. (Boy) We ... Following the old tradition... Go and change the world! Buena ... more than once. Taken From: "Coding Facial Expressions with Gabor

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  . That'd be me, I'm the boy, and I'm used to eating massive amounts of food ... the typical MIT student with a huge ego I say to Matt and Ben "Psh, I ... to do it, how is that even hard!?" Matt and Ben were skeptic. I was

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

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

  

  minute, though, I whipped out my blogger "media" credentials and managed to ... about carrying my own DSLR while wearing a suit and tie.  The guy next to ... disapprove); if you need to cough, turn away from the table and cough into a

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

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  -notch engineering and science programs, this school actually has the resources to ... the MIT community and meets weekly to review those submissions for ... creative works. To me, RUNE is at once a bigger mission to support the arts

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITSO Gone Wild! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] MITSO performs with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra!

  

  modern piece, and boy, was it fascinating (and at times, difficult to learn ... , led by MIT Music and Arts Lecturer Mark Harvey. They treated us to a ... excitement and keep music alive at MIT! I hope to see some of you in MITSO next

  • by ARTalk
  • March 15, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  wasting everyone’s time and asking for too much help. Similar to how I ... to write about skating because of how much its helped me grow and ... , elbowpads, and wristguards at Goodwill. I had always wanted to learn, but

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  many hours and in one more hour (it's midnight rn) I will drive to ... staying in Cambridge for Thanksgiving, and I understand why now (so much ... paper and do that pset when you have a puppy to play with. Thanksgiving

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIVE-BROADCAST: With the Void, Full of Powers [by Mei Zuo '13]

  

  ;          ~Albert Camus Yves Klein sought “to create an atmosphere, a pictorial ... ’ve been working with artist Otto Piene + the MIT Museum to produce ... .” Return to this page at 5pm ~ this Saturday The liftoff will be

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach: I even made my wife do some recruiting: To make it seem as though it hasn't been almost a month since my last post, I've created some

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  deal of interesting and insightful anecdotes to share. Here are some ... We were so lucky to have the UA Alumni Affairs Committee invite John Maeda -- former MIT graduate and MIT Media Lab professor, former President

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  people but not much to do.    Now that I’ve been living in Cambridge ... morning, of the cold, sunny walks to and from the bus stop, and of the ... memory-saturated period I’ve spent on campus brings me to wonder how much I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  all students, and is to be completed by you, the applicant.  The Report ... , and to mention other updates since you submitted your application ... fields for your to report your coursework and grades. This is similar to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  jobs and summer and what I want to do with my life was the last thing on ... adjusting to my new schedule and new classes (also more on that in a later ... schedule, and you never really are able to stay on top of everything. The

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  North America, and is home to over 1.3 million trees, shrubs, and woody ... kicked in; I'm allergic to pretty much every type of tree you can think of ... sneezed upwards of 50 times and had to sit down because of my watery eyes

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toy Design Wrapup What am I going to do with all of my time now?

  

  final prototypes to an audience of industry representatives, parents, and ... lines memorized and ready to recite as eloquently as humanly possible. Too ... patent." "Oh, you're right, um, ok, to an Athena Cluster!" Elizabeth and I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  On Moving A goodbye that took me a semester, and some distance, to write.

  

  from MIT and the East Coast to start a new chapter. Well, it's July now ... important people, and that's what I want to write about first. It's gonna be ... , and searching for ways to help, and not adding to the media spectacle

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  thinking and processes that can be used to mass manufacture products. As an ... childhood memories... and decided to make a yo-yo based on the 1996 movie ... . David '15, Rohun '15, and Dave measuring the rings that we manufactured to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013