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• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  of text that fall into each of three categories: positive, negative ... In 2019, MIT swapped out all of their coin-operated laundry machines with "Washlava," a laundry platform consisting of IoT-connected machines

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  walking into an axe murderer’s lair. But I felt a sense of trust when the ... long alumni typically wear it – I’ve spotted it on the fingers of a few others my age – but it has been present in all aspects of my life ever

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  This morning, I was Googling Chris to find a photo of him, and was ... don’t feel out of my depth. Chris is starting his PhD in the fall ... ’ve never been romantically drawn to that kind of person—the Forbes 30 Under

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

  today is my birthday & i still don’t know who to become

  

  i. The days wheeled past like a flock of starlings, and suddenly ... like a moment in time, sips away like a bottle of wine. Here I am, blinking into the mid-afternoon sunshine, trying to recall how I got here

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  yeeting classes bye

  

  ever take a class that inspires one of these lists? things I could be doing instead of this class: reading The New Yorker talking ... The New Yorker.[/annotation] taking pictures of black holes

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i’m doing typing in a comfort style for a change

  

  now almost everyone's heard of it. i got it especially bad, though - hands and feet for a few days felt like someone was jabbing a needle into ... two weeks of class at mit doesn't mean you get to catch up on the stuff

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  (Danny here—a friend of mine reached out yesterday and asked if I ... peers. We wanted to share a snippet of our experiences and reach out to ... be really awful and lonely, and maybe you spent lots of time just

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  questions it raised sent us deep into the Internet, doing research on the history of U.S. involvement in Israel, on the Patriot act, the conflict in ... that my line of sight was no longer perpendicular to the laptop screen; I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  like stepping confidently into the center of a deep puddle, knowing your boots are totally impervious to the wet. Except maybe the joy of strutting ... 18. get it?) The value of i choose 18 is (34376687 + 1499084559 i

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  craziness of the semester is already over, that I have completed my finals and ... home, heading away from the bubble of MIT towards the place I grew up. I ... at MIT for only two and a half years of my life, compared to the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  at the end of year two here, I have a whole portfolio of hilarious ... is cross section of my semester in screen shots. 1) I hit exactly $0 ... RING PREMIERE. 3) Three of our Theta freshmen discovered gchat emoticons

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  unmistakable weavings of a live saxophone. When the game disbanded I followed the sound. At the bottom of the steps of 77 Mass Ave was a lone saxophonist, young 20s, blowing into his alto, horn case closed. I climbed up the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the next level by joining the MIT Cycling Club for one of the Best Ideas Ever ... halfway through, I was kind of tired and really looking forward to that ice

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  , probably more than you realize (ooooo, cryptic). Burton-Conner has all of its ... first day of CPW so they could study. Luckily our test is this coming ... .001 (Mechanics and Materials) test went over like a bag of rocks. Technically, I

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  - or better yet, make it into an aquarium to really complete the theme of ... At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  still am - I just got out of my 8.02 final, and I have 5.12 tomorrow.), I decided that upon my return, I'd treat you to my collection of 18.03 quotes ... I've compiled the best of them here. Enjoy! "If the roots are

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  Tuesday morning, and Sam '07 also had quite a bit of work to do, but since ... cup of coffee from Au Bon Pain in Kendall Square and drank it during the beginning of class. I am not a coffee person. I rarely drink coffee. I do not

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  Today marks the end of a four-day weekend. Traditionally, extended weekends guarantee an endless amount of free-time to catch up on problem sets, papers, and reading, but for most, they degenerate into a remarkably fun

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  folks who handle the logistics of processing and inputting MIT mail into ... . I know that many of you haven't heard yet, and that it's enormously ... say that (1) the Post Office is dealing with insane amounts of mail due

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Boris Alexeev: Solving Graph Theory Problems Boris Alexeev spent five months working on a math UROP with Prof. Daniel Kleitman.

  

  week-long program for Intel Science Talent Search finalists. As part of the program, we spent two days presenting our research to a panel of judges and the general public, and I had the privilege of being assigned to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2005