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• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  have plans to. I’m also not the kind of person to have new year ... read for class All of these things I read for 21W.022, Reading and Writing Autobiography. We read a lot of things in that class, and here are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  to scream. In a single moment, shaking under a stream of hot water, an entire month’s worth of pain and exhaustion and fear came bubbling up through my fingertips. I’d broken up with my partner of three years from

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: new HASS concentration in Computing and Society studying humans? studying computers? porque no los dos?

  

  share with you. First things first: as you may know, the foundation of ... student-chosen area of focus within the HASS requirement that does not quite rise to the level of a [annotation note="Although, if a minor is offered

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Summer With Tulip Interfaces, Inc guest post by Sharon L. '21

  

  *written by Sharon L. '21 as a part of the 8,726,500 Seconds of ... devices in between. Regardless of your role within the factory, whether it ... on the monitors. That’s one of the problems the startup I’m working at

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  big city lights and into the "suburbs" of Cambridge (which is where MIT ... BAHFest (Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses), “a celebration of well ... ” (I've blogged more about BAHFest here). This year, two out of six

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  If you haven’t been following the results of the most recent LEGO ...  recently won (!!) with a set of extraordinary women in NASA. Maia is currently ... of my favorite excerpts from the interview: About her initial LEGO

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  Today is the eighth day of fall and the first day of winter in my ... of it (recognizing it as idealistic, possibly self-centered and a ... Syllabus Areas of Development 1. Intellectual 2. Physical 3. Artistic 4

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  Let’s flash back to a sunny weekend in April, where the grills of MIT ... , or CPW as it’s often written, was a scene that had unfolded in many of ... of what each community has to offer in just three days, but you can

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music, Photography, and Two.js i am proficient at two (2) of these things.

  

  (basically just a gathering of a bunch of people with really nice synthesizers ... ton of time writing music lately - MIT is definitely an inspiring place artistically. For my Jazz History course, I've been listening to a lot of jazz

  • by Joe B. '18
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  things are becoming clear to me. This time of year my life has long been full of finding out about the lives of those who are applying to MIT and ... got to see applicants admitted and then watch them become a part of our

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  Let's face it: none of us are getting younger. In fact, I'm getting older at the astonishing rate of one (1) year per annum, which means that in a few centuries I might even be dead.  Dead. I was reminded of this

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  ’s Sunday morning now, daylight savings time is weird) on the 6th floor of the ... ; I had tests in three of my classes: 9.65 (Cognitive Processes), 20 ... computer managing the news department of The Tech like I normally do as well

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  the FRESHEST of fresh, like the Fresh Prince of Bel-air eating crisp ... game character or piece of sushi. As a winged version of myself, I had the incredible luck of flutterskating with a Viking, a pot of gold

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  To all of this year’s applicants: Pi day is long gone, and after 6:28 p.m., you probably experienced a barrage of feelings. These might ... being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  minister 50 years ago today. He is responsible for much of whatever good ... 's great about you Chris. You're just a bit soft. Just the right amount of ... school or work in honor of Veteran's Day, including at MIT. However, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  , which featured winds and pressures (975 mb) characteristic of a Category 2 ... areas of Western Massachusetts. This kind of snow, which is unusually dense, can exceed 10 pounds per square foot in weight. And because of a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Enterlude Brought to you by the letter "L", for Late, Lame, and real Life. Or something…

  

  terrifyingly untested (and, thus, unpopulated); little clusters of people ... aforementioned features for the apple of my childhood-reliving eye, the glory of ... in the hopes of securing a game buddy. “Nah,” he said, shaking his

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  struggling under the sudden influx of CPW-related e-mails, and my willpower to study is slowly but surely slipping away. I can't wait until all 1100+ of you get on campus! It's going to be EPIC. As those of you who tuned

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  Thanks to the carefree nature of my elementary and middle school years, I have experienced a fair share of field trips, including a couple to the Museum of Science, one to a theater production of "There's a Boy

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  , the entirety of the drawer declares mutiny and goes madly deskless. It ... place on the hierarchy of desk assembly, and it took me at least 45 ... 've had a harsh life. Why complain? I can afford the luxury of reattaching

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009