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• Blog / MIT Life

  Borne back ceaselessly into the past I've had a week! The whole earth was created in a week!

  

  't it? Sorry about that, chief. Basically what happened is that I had to ... " on a heater, and let it heat up for 20 minutes while the a computer ... at MIT. But the real challenge is to explain why it heats up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  has to be entered into the database and tracking system. Next, things ... possible). And, if you need to send us an update, we can also accept it after ... 't much of a party, but the title at least made the task of opening

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  people instantly jumped up and rushed over to me. They spoke very slowly ... Weekend was just as dignified, and strangers were just as eager to help. I ... upperclassman at a lunchtime barbecue. I apologized to her for not talking much

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  , and attempting to imitate British accents as best I can. All the ... :) ~*~ This IAP I went to the Philippines with Yuri ’10 and Anita ’11 to work on ... too much involvement in the Philippines before, so it was our job to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  France, some stay at home ... and some go to lab. After a brief search on ... fascinating and addictive world of opera, using audio and video examples to ... opera. This course is geared for both beginners and those wishing to

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  had. In lieu of a proper picture, I have made a diagram to try and ... going, and one group was just leaving, and starting to put out the fire, so we headed down intending to take over their fire and chill for a bit

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  i’m catching up a blog about all the things i wanted to blog about but couldn't find the…

  

  And just like that my junior year at MIT comes to an end. Not with ... to step outside often and remind yourself that the world you see ... Designers, this semester and I’ve been very grateful to have scheduled time in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 20, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Into the Sunset [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] My fascination with color guard, and participation in a colonel's…

  

  [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] As he walked up to us and stretched out ... has a lot to do with my appreciation for the tradition and dignity of ... the shoulder of the cadet next to me and said, "There's a general in

  • by ROTC
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  recently read words absorbed by my brain

  

   Normal People, and this short story is a predecessor to the novel, featuring Marianne and Connell. There’s a sentence in this story I keep coming back to ... ’ll be able to process everything I did read. She articulates so much of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  year, it's been announced with more and more fanfare every year. This year, Chris Peterson summoned me back from my alumna grave to apply my treasury of comedic novelty photoshoot experience to pieing the bloggers in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  were newly admitted to MIT get to visit the campus and experience student culture up close, from exploring dorm culture to experiencing real and ... mechanical engineering major and when I first came to MIT I had rarely ever

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m doing this IAP i guess i need to be more specific

  

  to teach high school students. I applied for externships and GTL, but ... coming together and running a huge class (6.147 Battlecode) to a student ... dollars in prizes, and an opportunity to work on software-related projects

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  much everyone knows me as "jen lai" ("jen lai" also happens to be a ... oldest and best known award for international study," includes among its winners political figures like Bill Clinton, George Stephanopoulos and David

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I noticed a funny question on the invitation and was so intrigued that I ... #6. Notice how much more into the salsa dancing he is, compared to me

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Novartis

  

  spiffy new building every time I walk to the supermarket or to Harvard and ... up in 2003 and is home to about 700 scientists. Ever seen those ... . Basically, everything is shiny and ready to break, I mean use =) All right, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  profession? Sorry to those of you who have actual careers like car-washing and ... could leave you here, but once again I have something to show you. Two ... climb up to the roofdeck of Random Hall and I transcribe the sunset that

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  this much - you loved your job and you loved sharing your love of science ... Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and ... finally worked up the nerves to ask a question in his class, only to confirm

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  ; the former from Latin tangere “to touch”, and adding the prefix in-, for negation, goes to integer. So “tangent” means touching, and “integer” means ... . And typography changed, as things tend to do over five centuries. While

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  WMBR: College Radio at MIT will anyone watch the entire 36 minute video? probably not

  

  member, and was on air within weeks. I've continued to remain involved ever ... had to leave campus, and the resulting panic will go down in some ... predict from overachievers with too much to do but not enough hours in the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  conveniently labeled. Ta-da! The laundry room. Not much to say here, really ... bike, and elliptical machine. But I couldn't remember the combo to unlock ... dance and theater groups) will request to use the space for practices or

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006