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• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  When I was fifteen, in the summer between tenth and eleventh grades ... . When I was nineteen, in October of my junior year, I was learning to live ... ?! COME ON," I said, at the same time as a single other person in the room

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  extra questions on the spot, which we also delved in to. I’ve never ... be in a space where I could see my impressions of my peers’ work ... examining the flaws and strengths in each others’ writing. I’ve been in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  In mid-December a friend of mine, Jared '10, asked if I'd be ... . It would be him, me, and Dan '11. "Sure, why not?" I replied, and one $50 registration fee later I was enrolled in 6.270 for IAP. The

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  Full disclosure: Regarding the tagline: I have no idea how to write ... . I googled "how to write an ode" but then got distracted by one of my ... anymore), so now in an effort to get this post up, I'm just going to wing it

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  . I thought it would be better to hone my intelligence in one or two ... . In one notable example, I started to click with my CPW host, who hails from Zimbabwe, in the first three days that I met him in person. In fact

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  , so multiple visits are encouraged. I know I'll be back in the fall for ... -death experiences in the span of 4 days, but I did. Tuesday night, I was all ready to ... , Evelyn, and I went to check out some of the exhibits. Now probably one of

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  , or I won't go on the June degree list!) And so, in my last IAP, with ... ), watching movies in the lounge with my friends... maybe I'll even do some of ... month. I'm not kidding), competing in 6.370 Jomar '06: Working at his new

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Systems and Light [by Miren Bamforth '15] Even MIT's art scene is a little nerdy.

  

  and two other ARTalk bloggers in 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I would like to ... 1967. Haacke decided that he would do a line drawing in the sky with a ... 21M.A12 Does. Good luck to all you EA applicants! I was in your

  • by ARTalk
  • October 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  in freshman year. I had learned how much commitment was “too much,” so ... a sense that I’d really learned a lot in those three hours. My ... well with my learning style. I found it really cool to program in a

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  realized how hard it would be to convey my story in 12 minutes. ...My speech ... happen. I included videos of the talks in this entry, and I highly ... board in early April, and it was wonderful. I remember one night when the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Quantifying Angst the most course 6 thing we've ever done

  

  that the legend would have both the word and it's raw frequency (how many ... Three weeks ago in 6.009 (Fundamentals of Programming), we had to ... to implement takes in any text file and spits out a list of tuples of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 5, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here ... , I remember being average was "BAD" in high school because you needed

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  one is one of my favorites and I get a number of emails in my inbox from ... couple of great courses dedicated to Sustainability in Business and I ... ? Which ingredients can you procure locally, and how would you define ‘local

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Procrastination For Finals ...so I cooked dinner instead.

  

  My last assignment for the semester was turned in on Tuesday, and basically three finals stand between between me and the summer! (i have them ... studying for finals, I cooked dinner instead today. =p (it didn't really

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  start it with this line: “I was born in a place that doesn’t exist anymore ... my birth has become an accident of human history. See, I was born in ... crossing. My parents lived in the Canal Zone for 28 years and I was born

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  -interpolated constellations swimming in celestial gutters cluttered with light pollution. As I ... packs of gum because I mentioned that the kind you had in your backpack ... while trying to catch a bus? And remember how I was so Oprah

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  In just the past few hours, I've realized a few things, mostly about ... doing well enough" sentiments kick in. However... ...I learned about a different way to look at it. One of my friends in Denmark and I had a chat

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  ? Interestingly*, I haven't gotten out of MIT recently. (In nearly one year, to be ... worst one-word sentence hooks ever. See? Apparently, I forgot how to ... of the BPAFOSIPIDC: did he think I should become a licensed driver in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  of faces stared in suspended disbelief, munchlessly unaware of how ... thoughtfully, “This tastes like detergent.” That's how I lost my fear of cooking ... actually a bunch of beets. I swear, I must have been absent on the day in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  markers of excellence in their application and I will understand that their ... you. Also, I personally love it when students let me know about ways in ... declaration is the best way to go. In an ideal world, everyone would inquire

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019