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• Blog / Hacks

  “futility island” socially conscious hacking? in MY institution?

  

  small strip of grass between Walker Memorial and Building 14. It was called Futurity Island: essentially, a very very tall honeycomb stack of ... that the pipes (a "symbol of the Anthropocene") are drawing our attention

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 25, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2019!

  

  good people of Boston Spinjam are meeting on Mondays on Killian Court right outside my office for some spinspiration It's time for those of ... of MIT students are MIT students. Admissions officers can write about

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  This past June, we wrote Axes of Confusion, a post about our struggle ... , specifically in terms of a course 6 class we ended up taking last semester, the infamously brutal 6.031 (Elements of Software Construction). This is what we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / Events

  I went outside! *inhales, belts 'for the first time in forever' at the top of lungs*

  

  bunch of really nice pictures and want people to see them, tbh) MIT seems ... something called the MIT Outing Club. Most of what they do is organize trips ... cabins that students can use for a small fee. One of the halls in East

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  photos that accurately summarize my current state of existence: The ... -students. The top photo is a week in the life of Junior spring. I’m currently in 5 ... transition this year. Plus some of my classes are “frontloading”, which

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Solar Eclipses and Bloggers bloggers around the country all watching the eclipse

  

  out the sun over a path that included the states of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kentucky, Tennessee, and South Carolina. For the rest of ... Kresge Oval on MIT campus. The MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  It totally hit me today when I stumbled upon a copy of the Tech and ... schedule, and you never really are able to stay on top of everything. The ... recruit, early and aggressively, especially around the time of MIT career

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  It's that time of summer again. HackMIT, one of the largest ... , and realize the projects of your dreams!" Head on over to hackmit ... guaranteed admission, then be one of first to solve this year's HackMIT puzzle

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  number of things that they are worried about. Grades, SAT scores, the amount of extracurricular classes taken, etc. etc. etc. At times it seemed ... organization for lost orphaned baby whales in the middle of Africa, speak Spanish

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  the class of 2019. If there’s an event in your area, you should ... taste of a few of the events this coming week. Check out your MyMIT portal for a comprehensive list of all events being hosted this week as well as

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  First, I have three very exciting pieces of news to share with you ... (Astronomy Picture Of the Day)! According to the Greeks, the Pleides were the seven daughters (the constellation is also called "The Seven Sisters") of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  unexplored intersection of science research and public outreach. Before the ... aren't the most important part of your application. Letters of ... doing research. Gradually, the blurry outlines of A Competitive Applicant

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  of news and found the New York Times. I was enamored by their graphics ... of luck, I got an offer to join their team for the summer and am ... of my sorority sisters -- Nicole, Rebecca, and Ruisi -- in a cozy

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  campus during the week due to the general hustle and bussle of psets, I ... hours of wonderful original content. But before I continue you may be ... their poem to the best of their ability. After they've finished a few

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT HSSP and Stanford Splash! Seven fundamental questions, and a field trip to the west coast

  

  ): The Evolution of Our Scientific Answers to Seven Fundamental Questions ... just the ones I'm aware of.) We want Splash programs to learn from each ... , see how they function, and give them suggestions. At the end of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  watched the second presidential debate. How do I make the most out of MIT ...  MacArthur 'Genius' Grant winner - held a reading of his new book, This is How You Lose ... (President of MUJI) and Hartmut Esslinger (Founder of Frog Design) gave a joint

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Typical Friday Night Done with 6.046 exam, time to chill

  

  Analysis of Algorithms) exam this past Thursday. Once it was over, my brain just kind of shut down and didn't do anything productive for the next 96 ... , post-6.046 exam. I know that before I came to MIT, my impression of the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Attention local high school students interested science and engineering! Have you heard about BeaverDash?

  

  of Women Engineers would like to invite local high school students to ... each year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). No previous engineering experience is required, and male and female students of all science

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  though, it's tragic. Snow is one of my favorite things, and winter is ... , skis in hand, and it never happens. After the massive amounts of snow we ... 's "weird". And weirdly enough, on the first day of March we had our first big

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  getting desensitized to the negative connotation of procrastination so that now it has become you know, a staple part of our day? - Hey whatchu up ... Tumblrs that post pictures of fresh designs in architecture, etc. Usually I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012