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• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  worth more to me than most of the objects I own, but we don’t have a good ... family was “The Game of Life.” It’s a bit like the mobile game BitLife, I suppose. You start as a young adult, and walk along the pathways of life

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  Spring term classes started a few weeks ago, and hence all of us ... . This may sound like we simply fall back into a well-worn rut, but in fact ... week attending lecture (as a class of 300); plus two hours per week

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  A parent posted a great comment on my last entry, with too much to talk about for one entry (especially since I have a hockey game to play ... to a camp like RSI for admission purposes - other than for its own sake

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  real homecomings for me. In the few moments that I wasn't working, I was ... favorite foods. I don't know about you, but there are definite foods that ... . When I think back to my years in Ann Arbor, I can't help but think of

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  little lost, a little out of place. The two weren't entirely related—I was ... matter in the entire month…until Friday," to which I say, "weak sauce"']a ... being curled up inside with a blanket while, outside the window

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  scribbles in my notebook, a smattering of quotes, points and diagrams: "I have a friend who's an artist and has sometimes taken a view which I don't agree with very well. He'll hold up a flower and say "look how beautiful

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  elderly man leaned towards me as if sharing a secret. “your friend isn’t a ... to go bouldering on MIT's climbing wall. As we rounded the corner, a ... strong!” Building 14 is shaped like a square and has a square courtyard

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  students do whatever they find worthwhile – whether it’d be a mini ... !) taking a class (many people do. ‚ò∫) Browse around this year’s IAP site for a better idea ‚Üí Overview of IAP 2010 From what I've heard, some

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] Choosing a set of colleges to apply to can be a daunting task. I discovered MIT fairly early on in my search, and when I read the Admissions Blog entries of a certain biology major

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  clothing tips. Admittedly, I wasn’t a Glamour reader before the competition ... Stewart (I just couldn’t resist putting this one in =) ): We attended a ... only had a ridiculous amount of fun, but also left the City feeling

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  founder of the Grameen Phone program) spoke to our D-Lab class a few weeks ... School of Government at Harvard) educated my freshman advising seminar a ... thesis advisor? Professor James Poterba. Now that he's a best

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  , folks will get a free Harry Potter T-shirt, eat "exclusive Harry Potter ... Boston/MIT-area parties. At Newtonville Books in Newton (a Green Line trip ... . Beginning at 9pm until the "magic" hour, the store will host a "a night of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet

  

  and experience the Internet as it was before group chats: a ... can use the Disqus login or comment as an anonymous guest. Just don't be a jerk. That is all.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips. 0:18 A lil' bit about me 0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out 1:21 What "being ... former Associate Director of Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  . But right now, I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an MIT ... this MIT News article about her win and a great interview, posted by ... Of Lilly that MIT suddenly had a custom snapchat filter activated on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  wanted to share a PSA! Sorry I haven't blogged much over the last few weeks ... is the Siemens Research Competition. MIT is a University Partner for Siemens, which means that we 'host' a (virtual) regional event and provide

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  some fun with them on the roof! Adam S. '14 wanted a photo of him in front of the fanastic Boston skyline, and it wasn't long before everyone ... had a wonderful time, and we were all so glad that Morgan brought us up

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  Friday Luncheon. A close friend of ESG's 8.012/8.022 Professor Paola, he ... to the ONLY reason someone wouldn't like physics, Walter Lewin never ... pictures to grace our dorm walls. Not only is he an amazing lecturer, he's a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MTB Party Pic & TechTV CPW Coverage Some fun ways to remember the weekend...

  

  this past weekend. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did! A quick update before I depart for a few days of vacation... First, a big thanks to ... Bloggers party. If I shrink it down to fit here, you won't be able to

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Year of the Pig Photoshop fun for the lunar new year.

  

  ." -- Jane, California "I discovered a super-secret poster of the next sequel of the Star Wars Series!!! :P" -- Aditya, India "That is a ... of a pendulum is ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY independent of the mass hanging

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 18, 2007