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• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  JT would get back to them with the changes to the schedule for that ... . And then occasionally, for a real thrill, we'd go watch the B ... watch, but I decided playing wasn't for me since I seemed to have two left

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  likely to be, or perhaps a sense that maybe it's best not to know. As for ... robots to explore other planets. The high point for me was when I was on the flight team for the Magellan spacecraft, which orbited Venus and

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  started blogging for Admissions, I wrote a number of what were basically essays on subjects that I had been thinking about for a long time, and had ... . So I started floundering when looking for inspiration. Or at least, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  -explanatory. And then, there's the others (up through the current term), by subfield ... speech and writing related. Context for these and similar questions ... and do techniques for experimental neuroanatomy and electrophysiology

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tech Nomads Four MIT students are spending the summer racing 8000 miles across Europe. Find out why.

  

  underpowered for doing the shopping. We have no entourage of support vehicles ... Mongol rally is a charity event raising money for some fantastic ... drinks at the launch party, leap into the cars and head for Dover. Once we

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  asked to design a prototype car for the nonprofessional weekend autocross ... has been on campus for five years. Schools that have been in the competition for many years generally only make minor adjustments to the original

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  up and running than everyone thought it would, so I decided to come ... .01, Intro to Neuroscience. This class has changed since I took it (for the ... semester of UROP for credit -- so if you're course 9, I categorically

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  to get into the Museum Of Science for free. A few weeks back, Diana ... : This exhibit is not for the weak-hearted. The constant crashes and ... , so multiple visits are encouraged. I know I'll be back in the fall for

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  . You can't stop us. I’m fairly convinced that nothing can, except for the sweet and eventual embrace of death that comes for us all. But, at least for now, I’m not too worried about that inevitability. Some things have

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  ,[/annotation] the massive flurry of dormspams as clubs begin to campaign for ... currently kicking my ass"]6.1210[/annotation] TA asked us for our favourite ... name for a New Zealander"]Kiwi.[/annotation] I’m sure you’ve noticed the

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  event there was a dinner that spaces opened up for, and we volunteered to ... ) Freshman Arts Program trinkets: a puppet we made for our fiber arts group ... dinner, and our counselor portraits folded up 2) Rubber ducks from an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  Thanks to Petey and Kathleen for giving me the idea to blog about ... were “easy” ones: how do I register for classes? If I use the last of the ... ’d been part of for a long time, that I knew a lot about and that, by senior

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  , but knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t give up the community I have for ... reputation, especially for us nerds. In particular, as a multiracial woman, I ... cannot speak for other schools. It is entirely possible that many

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  -Centimeter Pillow and block-printed Feynman diagrams for the four primary Higgs production mechanisms. (I'm a physics nerd; not gonna apologize for that ... can do here. Thanks to Lauren for letting me post this. Oh, and it

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  for her thesis before she starts medical school (she's up to her ears in ... 've been saving pictures of things I like and sticking them in there for ... this to the MoS staff member responsible for renting the facilities, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  things to look out for in a university, and they're all great. But there ... my German dorm for this summer, laundry costs about half a euro per machine, but can only be paid for using a special laundry card, which can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  suffering for him to feed on, so we wake him up with a huge party that ... " mold. Basically, West Campus mocks East Campus for being "weird" and East Campus mocks West Campus for being "normal." Good fun all around, and I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  desire to stay in academia at least for a while yet. Hearing me talk, he ... in favor of sticking with science, which, for me, was an accessible and ... note="I wonder how that'll hold up with inflation"]$20, 20 years from now

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  recommendations. mcYunBaconBitz asked: "I signed up for MIT 2 other colleges, and a ... really look for the answer here on the site -- there's no need to ask basic questions, for example, about standardized test requirements or statistics. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  residents can tap into 24/7. Since the [annotation note='the primary gym for ... lifted in (almost) all of them and chronicled/tier-listed them below for ... desk for them, I’ve seen that space can be limited. So, dorm gyms come

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024