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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  wasn't a result of sleep deprivation. I was bored out of my mind. The ... the heck out! But I'm sure if anyone is learning a lot from robots, it ... dropped out of high school and earned a GED at 17. So I'm a first

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  conversation a few times, but the more I think about IAP, the more I don’t like ... . Now I realize that A) I’m allowed to post sad and angry things, B ... dedicating time to writing short stories. I’m having a lot of fun! I love

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year Everyone! See you in 2006.

  

  I'm outa here until Monday, January 2 and I won't be able to respond ... all a wonderful holiday season and a safe & fun New Year's! (I ... 2006! :-) B. P.S. A big thanks to Timur for the Santa Banners on Matt

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members ... Michael Epstein, who graduated from MIT with a Masters in Comparative Media ... school for a Masters in Comparative Media Studies. Basically, there is no

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  . I’m one of the past chairs of ESP, so I take more of a “backseat” role ... emails and being a sounding board for new ideas. I wasn’t responsible for ... any cleaning items for our programs.  A few days prior (I don’t

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m still alive And I missed entry #2000 by one! Blargh!

  

  So where have I been? Short answer: doing work. Or just at work. I just got a UROP doing chemistry and molecular biology-related stuff in ... needed to be posted on the blogs. Expect a real post from me this weekend

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  Tonight I won the MIT Marching Band’s coveted SPAM scholarship. As those of you who know me can guess, the other six entrants were really no competition for me in…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  it better. when i’m having a good day, i buy myself a coffee to ... finally my turn i still drew a blank. i couldn’t believe i was almost 25% of the way through my time here. i can’t believe i’m almost 50% of the way

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  because they give me a chance to tell people what they mean to me. i don't ... last friday a lot of my friends walked at commencement after a speech from tim cook and a ceremonial turning-of-rings. this class especially

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  to be a member of the TIA (Toy Industry Association). I wasn't. The ... Every once in a while something so noteworthy comes along that it ... take a trip to Hasbro's world headquarters, conveniently located in

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  friend had been watching from a distance; I wasn't the only one who was ... reach that far, I don't have the momentum to get there, I'm not strong ... There are a lot of phrases in the english language that can be used

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Story Oh goody!

  

  As I've said many a time, but will say again for new readers, I live ... cook almost all of their meals there. I'm not very cooking-inclined, nor do I really feel like learning right away, so I don't use the kitchens

  • by Snively '11
  • July 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  all what classes I'm taking this term! I've got a varied and hefty ... class as a student, I'm a TA! BWAHAHAHA!! It's a nice job, I explain ... . MIT has one of the best econ departments in the country, so I'm a lucky

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  already knew, but for many of you, that won't be the case. It's not a bad ... willing to snag a cot for you to sleep on, which means you won't have to lug ... computer, I have a video of basically the entire show, but I wouldn't want to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  ridiculous stereotypes about MIT and MIT students. I'm a little touchy about ... how to talk about anything but science? A. Well, most of us don't. But ... , and we're proud of to be a little offbeat. Around here, "nerd" isn't an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  had one more mission to fly and we wanted to re-fly a mission as well in order to score a little higher. We were on the clock--the weather forecasted heavy rain and a thunderstorm starting around noon, in which case

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering and Premed (we have a really cool major that lets you combine Mech E ... (where the sidewalk ends), I'm from Bethesda, MD (a suburb of Washington

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  ; Planetary Sciences"]EAPS major,[/annotation]a.k.a. big Earth nerd. Isaac L ... placed on it and a Canon EOS Rebel T3i with an eyepiece adaptor that I ... [annotation note="He didn’t put his camera on a telescope but he had a 300mm

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m A Famous Rockstar The title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous…

  

  That title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous for being a rockstar. :-) First, the "rockstar" bit. We had ... to fill with people. It was AWESOME. A great way to start my mini

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  Hassan, Sela, and the Niger Delta Hassan K. ‘17 is my friend and ... and African communities on campus, and would also be a big part of ... staff, Hassan founded a “Hacker House” in San Francisco during the summer

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018