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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  or in syrup? 2. What internal pressures are observed upon penguin ... internal pressures are observed upon penguin defecation? Dr. Victor Benno ... is, of course, the international symbol of Ig Nobel. I guess somebody

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  -sets, and I assumed institutions operated in the interest of the people they ... Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research was built. A decade later, I joined that same institute as a PhD student and shortly afterward, a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT mind, and hand, and heart

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the 149th commencement ceremony in the Institute's history. At and by way of the ceremony, 1,054 undergraduates and 1 ... could really synthesize who i had been and what the Institute had made me

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  compare it to that physics demo. The institute is the speaker, sending waves ... of my friends were asked to take a one-year leave of the institute ... smashing all over the institute? No, that can't be right... Well, it's not a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  you having to get up. You forget that this is an institute of world ... nine email blast was an email from Vice President for Institute Affairs ... Institute--and weighted to favor students". This was greatly exciting news

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  realized that, though; they stopped offering 5.60 which is the full semester course and they're only offering the half semester ones now, which I guess ... technicals, for a while there, I was going to every single office hour offered

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  conner...my god, is she a beauty. from b to shining c, burton conner offers ... about your living situation in spring, and though we can't offer you ... 'm glad we could offer interesting experiences to the freshmen who attended

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the ... next few days really thinking through the offer. The dean arranged a meet ... Practice, which offers real-world technology cases and projects from partner

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  being offered to meet the caloric intake of every student on campus. Plus ... check to take advantage of any of the opportunities offered to the fullest ... admission to the academic enterprise and then offering those who clear the bar

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  more often talk about aspects of MIT that are freely offered to the world ... freedom to get around. They offer convenience and flexibility to fit the ... gasoline. The Transition also offers modern safety features including an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  . There are now 37 AP courses. My high school offered just 3: Calculus ... high schools that offered zero APs. Similarly, I had classmates who attended high schools that offered dozens of these courses, and, yes, some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  similarly-priced plans offered by Cingular and T-Mobile, and gives you free ... to have Verizon at MIT). Cingular does seem to offer better rates on ... to be offering this $200 rebate promotion on a wide selection of phones

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  internalize information. So, if you're looking for inspiration— or just to

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  internationally, which then enabled fun leisure travel. I’ve been able to keep in

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  Client: The International Student Association, for its Inter

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  This morning, I was Googling Chris to find a photo of him, and was inadvertently reminded, thanks to news reports, that he was once a child prodigy who represented the United States at the International Chemistry

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  i've never done misti, which is mit's international experience thing. i was given the chance, in april 2021, to spend the first half of 2022 in imperial college london. i spent a few days thinking about the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  around them and buzz internally like a fly, wondering whether to do

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  i feel completely fine and maybe that's okay

  

  , I looked into my internal state, and I found...calm. My troubles hadn ... small group of other interns I've met via a mutual friend, and most days ... usually say no to"; intern events, group dinners, sports games, so on and so

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 12, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  In The City That Never Sleeps NEEEEEEEEW YORK CIIIIIIIIITY

  

  interns (PEAK mit experience if you ask me) eaten at SO many tasty places

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 17, 2022