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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  creating robotics simulations like these. A lot of time was spent trying to ... to write about for my final project, so I took a theory I have about ... Hollywood actor so he could get rich enough to buy a spaceship and return to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  at a dining hall, but now that I have the time to let out my inner Iron ... can be a turn-off. I guess I’m just used to it by now; you see, I ... local television, my dad mentioned the word “fridgey” when referring to a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  things to hand-wire a computer. I used doorbell wire, nails, light bulbs ... organization in Philadelphia, and I ended up getting a scholarship to M.I.T. I ... school in that area. It was a dream I had to go there. When I was just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  to look at things. --- A couple of weeks ago, my dear friend Davie - who is a super expert birdwatcher - invited me to go on a "birding" trip ... one accomplish such a thing? By learning to see. All the exotic habitats

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  thinking a bit about age and about what it means to be eighteen, anyway, and ... to a two-year break from school, I'm finding that my passions ... to be a worthy contender for most intriguing class this term. We meet

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  senior appreciation post in which i rant about my idol

  

  from everything you have ever known and loved and to settle into a new ... distinguish a time when I was not trying to convince myself that I actually ... , and still be so ready and willing to take in a lost, naive freshman with

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  be able to consider you during Early Action (just a few weeks later) if ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your ... to get them to you in time? A: I previously answered this incorrectly

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea

  

  .  As a side note, in order to address my homework, I’ve developed ... require you to have a separate timer. You start a work session, you work ... , after seven sessions, I had the option to do a scuba certification dive so

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • November 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The CrimZone. there are 2 impostors at harvard

  

  Orientation, when I decided on a whim to get a Harvard library card, which is ... wanted to get a library card, came with me and we both got our cards fresh ... fill out a profile and check-in to the event before we could spin the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  it would be a great way to continue my love for art in a, well, tech ... even a trip to the opera house. I’m always excited or the events ... —for example, last week a group of FASAPers embarked on a trip to the American

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  sent a link to a Google Docs spreadsheet where we were supposed to fill ... expected us to treat a completely unmoderated shared document with respect ... of the hoodie designs. I just want to share a fun experience. Of

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see, Alex (a prefrosh then, an '11 now) decided to shatter a light with his sousaphone. Oops.

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Video: New Zigzag MIT's podcast takes on athletics on campus, and more.

  

  A new episode of MIT's video podcast, Zigzag, is now available. It includes a nice piece on MIT athletics as well as a Thanksgiving story ... alternately hosted by Marsha Bolton from the President's Office and myself. To

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  write once a month or so to tell you what we’re thinking about, working on ... to getting to know you. To tell you a little about myself, I’ve had ... terrific universities (including MIT). I never aspired to have a career in

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  a great cause! Our room! And my roommate! The hallway to our ... I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We spent the past 24 hours at the Endicott House , an MIT owned mansion in a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  fountain. And, to add a little more class, they also had an awesome jazz band ... [see also: Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory] Last night, after a long Saturday of working to select the class, I hopped on the Safe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  ? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the ... , many of those have moved; NECCO moved to a nearby Boston suburb several ... , however, is still made just off MIT's campus, and it is a nice treat to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  take a break. I shouldn’t have scared myself out of opportunities to meet ... try my best to be forgiving towards myself, but I still slip once in a ... myself, and I managed to catch myself up in my classes. I made a huge

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  i’m catching up a blog about all the things i wanted to blog about but couldn't find the…

  

  my week to do artsy things. There might be a few charcoal stains on my ... chance to say goodbye to in Cambridge when we left campus. Here’s a list of ... And just like that my junior year at MIT comes to an end. Not with

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Let it snow What I did today instead of sleep for 29 straight hours.

  

  went so far as to have breakfast there Saturday morning. It's a long ... need to be retreived), I noticed that there was a really neat view out of ... took a couple of pictures:   Then I went back to sleep. When I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 4, 2005