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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  National Park in Maine. We planned meticulously for the trip – booking the Airbnb months in advance, creating an itinerary of trails to hike, and even ... friends objected. “Don’t people drive on the left side of the street in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  Hey guys, happy 2011! It's been awhile. As I write this, I'm in San ... semester - and also, I've mastered the art of changing out of a suit in a ... much to say in this entry other than to give a brief update of how my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  world send teams of 4-6 high school students to represent their nation in ... competitions -- concluded in Merida, Mexico. This year, 513 competitors from 93 ... themselves here). The problems are stated in a straightforward fashion, making

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  I met Will and Kristina in very different parts of campus. I was ... popped up and started speaking to my friend in Chinese. I hardly even got his name, but in my mind, he was already The Hispanic Guy Who Speaks

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  . Being a hopeful Course 10Eng-Biomedical and without fluency in any other ... University. I was thrilled, here would be my first chance to learn in an ... 11:52 AM on June 9th, a cool but sunny day in Johannesburg. I took an

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  'm optimistic. If you're the guy mentioned in this blog entry, I was so shocked

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

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  Design and Manufacturing I (2.007 in nerd-speak) involves two ... Blanco and Slocum. Professor Blanco was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He studied Engineering at the University of Havana before coming to the US in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Look at these pictures I drew in class from my lecture notes this semester

  

  belugas actually don’t have dorsal fins but uhhhh who cares i found out that notability has a basketball-themed template evangelion ???????

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  August. I was sitting in Killian Court alone. The sun was sharp ... , wrinkled button-downs. In the time intervals uninterrupted by traffic, the river was blinding. At this moment, you could've told me I was anywhere in

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  disagree. There are three major decisions in the college admissions process ... control over the college admissions process and, in the end, be very happy ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  've spent about two weeks at the Salem International School and a week in ... , unbelievably, my last week here in Germany. On the last day of teaching in Berlin ... flurry of good-byes, hugs, and promises to keep in touch. But even those

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  My name is Keri Garel, and nothing else in my bio is true anymore ... Development. I've now seen more snow than I ever cared to see in my life; by that token, you can tell that I'm certainly not new here anymore. (In

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in EAsT camPUS A few of the basic things to know.

  

  live in a place where you can have a big, awesome kitchen with personal ... known to make a home out of EC as well.. 3. Residents live in doubles or

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • July 31, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  can speak for all of MIT in saying that our thoughts and hearts are with ... 40. No woman had won the medal in its 60-year history.” Two years ago ... rising star in economics since her doctoral dissertation- on a new way to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker ... . FIREWORKS!!! I was always told that July 4th in Boston was ... names, and in the true spirit of MIT, a friend said: Friend: If I had a

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... ), things to make us react in one way or another (Linsanity), things to make ... Tumblrs that post pictures of fresh designs in architecture, etc. Usually I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Square wheels will roll if the road is in the shape of a catenary curve, which is the shape that a string hangs in when you ... work with Amtrak and studies in Course 11, I think I have a job for you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  starts getting cold you will probably see a noticeable change in my ... a drowning snowman in the moat?” And we laugh, agree that it would probably one of the more epic things we’d done in a while, and proceed to

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  up a global warming research center in Antarctica.” “Why ... to change the world in the same breath. I’ve never met anyone who ... passionate about engineering his entire life. In 6th grade, he asked his best

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  ’s been a big year. Check it out! STARS@MIT: A Year in ReviewWhen I was ... for advice in my small town. That’s why I’m so excited to share what ... programming, here’s a year in review of what STARS Ambassadors at MIT have been

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025