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• 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

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  , screaming for my mom. Muddy water pounced on my legs with icy strength. A few ... I’ve ever had to, an effect self-evident in me staying up late on ... up and moves along, you race alongside it, barely mindful of how much

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Blog] What It’s Like Studying Design at MIT Recounted by two seniors

  

  body, so we hope that this blog can be a thorough resource for ... course number for design is 4-B, and it exists as more of a sibling of ... for short), and students can certainly take it in more of a fine arts

  • by Gloria Z. '26 MEng '27
  • February 4, 2026
• 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 MEng '27
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  spoilers for the movie arrival (and by extension, the novella story ... sleep normally for several weeks afterwards, probably because of affection ... ’d agreed to break up when i’d asked him to, it would’ve been fine, and it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  frantically around the floor with David '08, aka DTemp, a photographer for the ... biggest suite on the floor, so it's a pretty central location for people to ... proportion of them." "So with these goals in mind, we set out for the local

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  2008 as official inventors for Hasbro with Hasbro picking up the tab. We ... comfortably in a bus designed for twice as many people as we had) and chatted ... trademarked name uses all capitals for TOY FAIR) is one of a few major toy

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  lin-manuel miranda scares me my final paper for an MIT class about musicals!

  

  ’t shut up about"]Hamilton[/annotation]. It was the first music I’d ever ... note: did you know that MIT is a world-class school for humanities as ... the top-10 U.S. universities for humanities” sense. not that rankings

  • by Allison E. '27
  • May 24, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths

  

  For most of the semester, I've lived and breathed in the ever ... 've been blessed. Can't remember the reagents for the reaction you have in ... " is unfavorable for a few reasons: 1) it's as cringe as it is cheesy,  2

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 7, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  Shout out to the MIT VPN for helping me climb the Great Firewall. Facebook and google are banned, but for some reason Facebook Messenger still ... summer--researching at the Media Lab and going to Ethiopia for the water

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  graduating come June. I have had all A's throughout high school except for last year when I got my first B. If it weren't for that B, I would have been ... . The problem you're coming up against is one I've seen so many of my

  • by Snively '11
  • January 5, 2012
• 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 / 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 / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  For those of you new to the blog: a Questions Omnibus is a post where ... a question, look for the answer in a post like this rather than within ... ?" I am! You can see the schedule for the entire MIT Office of Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  VEDA In which I try to vlog every day in April

  

  just giving snapshots into MIT life. For the first couple days (or at ... (again), Meet the Bloggers  You Can't Just Ask for Prefrosh || VEDA #18 ... editing, cups Catching Up || VEDA #21 – voiceover recording, s0 much w0rk

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 24, 2015