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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  <NEWSFLASH> I woke up Thursday morning, realized it was March ... enough. There it was: The E-mail I'd Been Waiting For. "I am pleased to ... for 10-12 weeks, hanging out with astronomers and scientists and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  't previously know last night, and the topic of school came up. (SIDE NOTE: that ... think the problem stems from not having a good word for "friend of a ... of a "friend^2", etc. That would make things so much easier, for

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  caught up in camp-life. I braced myself for all of the academic challenges ... years left!), I’ll wrap things up here. For you recent-high school ... it for senior year – I’m not a big fan of change. I alternate between

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Well I Know That It’s a Wonderful World from the sky down to the sea, but I can only see it when you're…

  

  I slept. I slept voraciously. I slept with a vigor to make up for ... the Academic Record page for like the n! time, it was a strange feeling ... . Unfortunately, this semester also turned out to be rather less exciting for me

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  up to this summer, but for now, keep sending in those questions! *Just ... As Snively wrote, school's out for the summer, but that certainly ... 've been on for the past two months.*) A couple weekends ago the city of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will show what materials we have processed for you. We should have ... up with your Educational Counselor. If we have not processed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  was helpful, because now I'm fine with getting up for morning classes ... , asking questions about the trends in everyday communication we take for ... today, and our goals for the course. It looks like a fascinating class

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  " on a heater, and let it heat up for 20 minutes while the a computer recorded the temperature. Sure, that sounds pretty easy for a lab experiment ... do a "Web Lab" for 10.302: Transport Processes. What that means is we

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

  If I Try Really Hard, I Can Resemble Ernest Borgnine First stop on the tour: London.

  

  city of London put it up for sale to make way for a new bridge. Oil and ... photos from the first stop on my trip -- London. Check back soon for the ... long way up! It's yours truly ;-) A view from the top Big Ben &

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  'm writing an article about the tournament for the MyMIT website, so I won ... the charming way to flirt. It turns out that my nerdy pick up lines ... though, since 1) I had a backrest and 2) 10-250 ended up getting so full

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  new information about my life just dropped [ from the archive ] roses, thorns, and buds

  

  , 2024, hoping to post it for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving slipped away, and I thought, hey, it might be fitting to post it for Valentine's day ... committee GSD a while back, Jinhee W. ‘26 decided to switch it up. She instead

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • February 21, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  ) and definitely does not look suspicious at all. So let's open it up and ... .2060 "Blackbird" lab kit. It's got most of the electronics we need for prototyping ... decked-out version of the kit. A lab notebook I'll be maintaining for 6

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  happening -- baggy metal shirts for long hours in shop, sleeveless shirts for the forge, cropped ones for social events that don't include bits of flying steel. One of the major joys of MechE for me has been the ability to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] give us your words you have words. we want your words.

  

  Alan: Hi! You have words— Fatima: and we want your words— Alan: for our poetry. Fatima: For the past semester, Alan and I have been reading poems that I write for my poetry workshop class and Alan writes for their

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  apocalypse might show up on your doorstep asking for a charitable donation. Give yourself more time and avoid a heart attack. You’re too young for that. Send your scores now. Please don’t get stuck paying $30+ for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today, and now I have enough apples that it would be wasteful for me not to eat

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  got lazy and started using Lyft more, for the convenience and also ... (only $15 for a 1-year subscription, and cars typically hire for $12/hour ... experience for me even when there are angry Boston drivers on the road. Where

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for ... at old requirements for admission.  Last year I posted our essay ... , not only through what they literally write (i.e. "For fun I like to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  turn it into a for-credit UROP as well. RATP has asked us to consider new uses and features for the Paris metro (subway) system -- ways to ... the operation of the trains -- and new space is opening up where those

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  .027, "City to City." This course includes departmental funding (!) for travel ... . While in Scandinavia last spring break, a few of us met up with the 11 ... above sorting out some payment for a meal we shared. Denmark doesn't use

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006