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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  exciting, but I was honestly very happy for the familiarity that came with a ... When I applied to be a blogger last summer, “what happened yesterday ... ; fairly mundane stuff. But mundane is nice. I often feel like I have to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  Technology (NIST). I never thought that I would find a place that loves ... Devices and I worked in the Manufacturing Engineering Lab. So, see that ... and then arrange them to create a nanodevice. Exciting, eh? In order to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  the last problem sets I will ever do as a freshman, which is a pretty awesome feeling. All that's left to finish up this semester is the final ... . But this is MIT - what were you expecting? ;) I'm actually looking

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  at MIT whenever he is in town. This time I took him to see robots in ... . And on top of all that, Will is a fan of my field, Artificial ... besides, I hadn’t been to a good concert since the Rolling Stones were in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  ? The answer, simply put, is no. However, I do say this in retrospect. I ... other than my potential to do well at MIT. For a little while, I even ... mean, I think we all do. No one wants to get on a stage and forget their

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does ... impressive industry judges.  I should note that 2.009 is possibly the awesomest course at MIT, and I need no further proof than to note that the class was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains

  

  note="Disclaimer: i'm not sponsored, I just think that TGTG is a great ... useful.  If you’re planning to forgo a mealplan, I’d recommend that you ... are wonderful, but Mohammed (not sure if that's how his named is spelled

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  Regular readers may know that I've admired Apple's design ... Jony Ive video?). Anyway, I'm very happy to say that yesterday I joined the iPhone Product Design team, and will be working in Cupertino for the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse ... challenging for me right now, I think it's pretty awesome that these students ... , a faculty member, is actually one MIT's Nobel Laureates. He won the

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  February updates Midyear grades and more.

  

  anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember ... grade report is not necessary. We do no yet have a set date for the ... is a record number. With so many excellent applicants this year, it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  tracker (because I am crazy and put a really old tile on it) and saw it was ... will be missed. I feel like a mosaic, comprised of fragments of ... . I've made it a point to never buy a sticker for my bottles. I just use

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  my room an evolution

  

  frames. The only other downside to my room is that I couldn’t squeeze in a ... year, I lived in a double in New House. My side was colored yellow and ... semester lol. Still, that blue carpet served a critical purpose in the nook

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  got that right), AND I'm trying to do more new things in college ... participate. Camping equipment is available, if needed. For those that do not ... that they are welcome. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  Five years ago I wore a barong and sablay. In my high school ... to call home, a place that'd last, not like the city I'd move out of ... , I talk about Diana's Baths, a series of waterfalls in North Conway

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  summer jobs pre-MIT! Do what you love, whether that's working in a lab or ... I'm not going to paraphrase all of that in text. But I think the most ... is mostly because I've given away far too many company shirts to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  given that today, Friday, is Earth Day, I thought I'd take the opportunity ... program in which the Earth System is used as a context for the first-year core subjects in math, physics, chemistry and biology. It is a small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  case on that summary card. Then, in a month, we'll bring all of the cases ... year. It is not hyperbole when I say that all of you are just so, so awesome. It is incredibly inspirational to read about you and see just how

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  is insane. In that moment I realized how rich the world is, and how ... previous night. That’s right—a class where basically all you do is socialize ... taught entirely in Spanish*. But, that was three years ago, and I’ve never

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzled Solution i think the lack of comments on my last entry might mean my puzzle stinks.

  

  9 8 2 1 4 5 3 6 4 7 5 Discussion: This is just a map, can't do too ... , too long? And later tonight, get the exciting story of how I braved ... after you solve the puzzle. Flavor Text: Lost in the jungle, Joe is

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  pronounces what we know as H20 as "woodur." Too bad I don't have a sound ... entire lecture in 10-250. So basically, this class is designed to teach us ... , carbohydrates and how they exist in the body. So far, it's been pretty good

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006