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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  , explicitly foregrounds these concerns in discussing how the MIT education, and ... efficiency of management and to eliminate fluctuations in economic and social ... special talents, and to provide an environment in which these may flourish

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  of reasons. I wanted to get better at guitar and paint more, in ... love getting to go to so many. Getting my job offer in September. Learning how to sail and having the confidence to sail. Getting over my fear

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  learning community in which you will be encouraged to explore how these core ... coming in for the festivities. Most of us know each other as we chose to ... , who wanted to bring back the grand old hacks of the past. In honor of

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

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  ?” someone asked. According to Google, 6:00 pm. “How long does it take to get ... websites and documentation are more likely to use “MIT”—so much so that the ... , to participate in the Discover Aerospace FPOP! In my overly simplified

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happiness in threes

  

  Okay, so I just figured out how to add the Spanish keyboard to my OS ... ...it's kind of pathetic, I suppose, that I just figured out how to do this. But ... yet (I'll get to it later, I'm about to go to sleep...), but basically

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not your stereotypical sorority girl Tonight is the first night of sorority recruitment!

  

  clarify exactly what a sorority is. According to the Panhel website ... recruitment! Recruitment is a five day process, where you get to meet a lot of ... are nothing like what the media portrays. I'll try to dispel some

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  lay in its ability to transport me to another world, another story, and ... the best places in the world to be a student” and the top two reasons ... research, MIT, and life in general. One digression led to a conversation on

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  ’t know how to do, and would relish in scoring “average” at MIT. Shockingly ... in too much of a rush to get here – enjoy this summer, spend time with ... (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  pumpkin. Time to make a stem! Get an assistant to gather a small blob of ... to fund ourselves. The revenue from these pumpkins is a big reason why ... anywhere else! If you’ve ever been to the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch before

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  about lab and about how these past few weeks in Bhatia Lab have taught me ... 've learned a little about life - and how to live it: 1. Tell the truth. I ... best. 2. Get a good night's sleep. Every night. I've been in lab as late

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  dearly. My own history with whiteboards, how I use them in my life, and perhaps most importantly, how to fix old and dirty whiteboards. You know how ... ’m starting this off with the how-to guide. All that other content is down below

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITWE Goes Digital We stan Fred in this household 😤

  

  website outages, it’s easy to forget nowadays that MIT is a tech school ... department in a nutshell[/caption] “But Andi!” I hear you cry, “How could you ... Pad pros to everyone in MITWE and the Festival Jazz Ensemble! That’s right

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  . Essentially, MIT students get the month of January off to do whatever we please."]IAP[/annotation] period and decided he wanted to make an automated nerf turret. Here is how ... lot of torque due to its size. The Nerf Gun In order for this to work

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  (thing is true) but why? I go to MIT 100% (or so I've been told) I get these ... longer in high school and b) supposed to be somewhere (read: class) right ... how likely I am to Do A Thing today, we can ~extrapolate~. To figure out

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  going to get canceled for the almost two years I had it planned, and the ... "C's get degrees" and move on with my life as soon as possible. But--in ... everyone takes anyway, so I'm here to explain how your first midterm seasons

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  strings to form odd or funny sentences, lined them up in a creative way, and ... therapy dog, Blue, to class. :) In the class, we do a lot of reading and ... hospital and at home in New York. I had to miss my final classes for recovery

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  requested the contact informations of a RSI representative in INDIA to get a ... . ------------------------------------- Anon wrote, "Could you please tell me in details how to apply for an ... take to do so." Seve wrote, "Pls how do i get to track my application on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is why we can’t have nice things harmless things that irritate me

  

  don’t need to have a “We’re off to see the wizard” moment in the middle ... .   To no surprise, I'm not the only person who's experienced this. In ... People walking shoulder-to-shoulder down the Infinite There’s always

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  a state of moving ny --> ma, macg adventures

  

  move-in because I felt I would get too lazy to ever set it up afterward ... in the room, but we could not get it to work after troubleshooting for ... . Smooth and calm. It was roughly 5 hours to get from NYC to Boston, much of

  • by Waly N. '24
  • April 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  told, I haven’t necessarily had to do before. In the end, the month was ... material. It is, in the big picture to me, a tradeoff. In comparison to last ... be done in terms of this city, and got to have a much-needed week off

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018