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• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  about ancient in terms of repairs. The first shop I went to didn’t have a ... -offs, might think to take my phone off the floor. Maybe I should invest in pants ... big crack in the bottom of my drawer, waiting for inadvertent hands to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  from The Nance Effect. As hard as it is to believe, even I needed to take ... blog seems to really resonate with many in cyberspace. It is hard to ... , many of you went out of your way to remind us that mutual respect is the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The waking of all creatures that live on the land Lingering at MIT with my wandering eye. UPDATED, BABY.

  

  as JKim, but this is because by the time you have gone to MIT for three ... 're going to be important for the rest of the class. In 5.12: Organic ... worried that I might not end up in the most advanced section, as I was in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  I had trained myself to overcome last year. Instead, I sat in the ... touch it, my defense mechanisms kicked in, reacting to the stressful ... to shed the weight of psychological debris created, most notably, by

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just a Yellow Lemon Tree… I wrote a rap song for you.

  

  went completely in the other direction and is taking on an Anthropology ... indigenous populations in countries around the world. -Applied to some exciting ... dominate the classes that I'm in now...(spent too much time on

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

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

  

  "Professor" in the US.) My lab advisor is Dr. Piyajit Watcharasit, and her ... this dichotomy in which you have the power to either save the world or ... -sized, in fact, at least, in terms of cyclotron. The final machine is about a

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

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  . When it comes to the internet the key is to have it respond to you ... -space-with-a-soul-with-fpac/ Design is everywhere. Like most things, you just need to know where to look ... changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long ... 12, at 12 noon in Lobby 7 (the "main entrance" to MIT). It will last until the coin is found, usually sometime Sunday. To give you a flavor of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  repercussions turned out to bite me in the proverbial butt. Thus is the beginning ... rude awakening. 18.01 is much harder than BC Calc. Much much harder in ... know (which, admit it, is what most high school homework is), the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  parents face. For me to weigh in on the merits of an individual applicant ... institution)? If you have, I’d love to hear about it in the comments section ... about the difficulty in selecting the students who will ultimately be

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  Sports Innovation, whose mission is to involve undergraduates in the ... 's national championship. ''It's good to see that being a geek works out in the ... college: Hopes to find a job in sports engineering. Most memorable wind

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... weeks ago thanks to the technical Theater Arts faculty in Rinaldi, whom I ... -length musical in only two weeks. It’s definitely the closest I’ve ever come to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  back in puzzlement and continued to stare at the water, thinking. I ... there's nothing in the water that is white, how does it suddenly turn ... 't have much to talk about. So aside from answering all of the questions

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  , experts in their field. One area that seems to be taking off right now is ... in the MIT 100K competition in 2006. We got to the semi-finals and then ... hacks?) What is your preferred way to the get the tour: on your smartphone

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  students don't have enough holidays, so they added some to the academic calendar, to guarantee each month has at least one three-day weekend. On most years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  leading to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design degree ... So, there are pretty much five schools at MIT. From most popular ... the entire School of Architecture+Planning is pretty small. The school

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  green grass in Killian. (Photo credit to the wonderful Preeti '15) Most ... about myself in the process. After all, it's only when we're pushed to our ... . Enjoy the little things in life. Whether that be getting to the T stop

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  locked in to the dining hall meals. Further still, with so many events ... to go out to eat on the weekend, it is extremely rare that one eats at ... their opposition to the plan (not, of course, to suggest two thirds are in

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  HST is in the field of bioinformatics. He uses MATLAB "to analyze data ... stores glucose in cells). Since adiponectin is used to metabolize, or break ... functionality. He also worked on software to identify the most significant

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  of the core aspects that caused me to work hard in high school. I would ... , but it’s like 3 in the morning and social norm requires me to smile and ... one of the most amazing openings to change the world. Now if you are

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015