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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  independent artists, delivered through the Good Store, and 100% of the proceeds ... conscious life. I stumbled into the Green brothers’ corner of the internet ... for good. They nurtured my love for learning in and of itself. Plus

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  classroom and out of the classroom will give you a good idea of if MIT is ... AHHH CPW!!! Was the name of my last blog post I wrote prior to CPW ... remember the fun I had with them more than the specifics of the events that

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAΠ wherein another blogger deposits her January photos (but this time it's in late February)

  

  For a good portion of my first ever IAP, I explored ancient sites in Greece with 19 other MIT students and a trio of professors from the MIT ... ;   better than the boston skyline from our side of the charles? you

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 22, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  them virtually via the webcast of President Obama's speech. The ... can watch a live webcast of the speech here: MIT President Obama Live ... Moniz, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative, will lead the President on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  update. My grades are all in, and for the first time since coming off of ... of me just could not wait for the day when I would be on my own in some ... There is a car alarm going off somewhere in my neighborhood. The

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  So one of the unfortunate parts of graduating is that you actually have to pack up your life from the past four years.  No more of this, "I ... a member of the rowing team, I have had the same locker at the Pierce

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  One of the things I love about the Boston area is that being a ... advantage of a new opportunity that allows MIT students to visit the Isabella ... Museum of Fine Arts). On the outside it seems like it’s a normal

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  The Colbert Report. Professor Cummings was one of the US Navy's first ... Director of the Humans and Automation Lab, which hosts many Aero/Astro UROPs ... Colbert Report: it's important to understand the context of the program and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 ... 15 years of experience in the financial aid and student financing industry, including stints on "all three sides of the fence" -- working for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  nothing short of incredible, so I jumped at the opportunity. Before I knew it I was 500 feet above Boston catching a glimpse of the Red Sox ... Visitors has a number of benefits, to include skipping the long line of

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  Today was the first day of classes at MIT. Once again, the Infinite Corridor was abuzz with activity, people excited for the new year of classes. For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  , maybe more -- but apart from a few bites of poke, the last time I ate meat ... think the key, for me, is to trick myself. I can’t think of sushi and then reconcile myself to the idea of never eating it again, ever. But I can say

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  The Introduction This is only part of a comprehensive guide I hope ... written here is from my own personal experience or the advice of others. If ... ” award – Walking around is, in my opinion, the most enjoyable method of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We ... Wednesdays are pretty awesome. My Friday is pretty the opposite of awesome. Oh ... Fluids. This is the class I'm afraid of failing. It's notoriously difficult

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my last first day every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

  

  of did them for the last time, and this time it’s different. As a ... into and out of East Campus for the last time. I still need to take[annotation note="In EECS, the Master's requires six classes, but a lot of people end

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  audience places/corners of the Internet that still feel Wholesome and Good ... We're closing in on Pi Day and still in the midst of making decisions ... 've been talking about this kind of redesign for the last few years and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Lessons Learned While Hiking and what they'll teach me here

  

  various other news outlets, all of which contributed greatly to the ... the country. But I was outside for every drop. For more of the nitty ... recognize that my smile is independent of my bank account or the label on my

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  cannon blast and the faint smell of gunpowder. Because in Seattle, these ... unsuspecting passersby of his beer and chips, and smile for pictures. So if the ... and seaplanes. Of course. The nautical flavor of Seattle isn't too

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  States; I guess this is just the first small difference in a long line of ... , here in my Notes app on the side of the highway. Well, so be it; I will ... . (I have a lot of feelings about many things.) Is the person I am

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  backpack for a week Try to get over your fear of how ugly the titans are and ... minutes of cute animal vids Delete all the phone screenshots you don’t use ... ambidextrous Drink water Rank the letters of the alphabet Make a list of all of

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021