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• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in ... to step on your camera if you leave it there." "Okay, I'll put it on ... DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  . A ray caster, if you care, is one of the most basic conceptual layers ... recursively so that you can detect things like shadows and reflections. The high-level gist of it is pretty simple; on a low level, we had to build in tons of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  can assure you that it is much greater than the sum of the complementary ... ." Yay! Below is a photo of our cabins. Instead of telling you about the ... exploration is a fine substitution. It's just like non-carcinogenic sugar

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory Board
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  us are gasping for a break. There's a definite pick-up in the amount of ... -playing thing too - which is good because it makes me seem a bit more normal ... , (if you'd told me a few weeks ago that I'd be thrilled by a jackdaw

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  hours! Hurricane aside, the resort is designed to keep you constantly busy with activities, mingling, or eating. There's even a circus school ... Hola amigos! I just got back yesterday from a week of R&R in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  can for sure say that I feel the most confident I've been, which is a ... those desires in a new way. I can confidently say it's one of the most ... ; 17.307 Excited for a class is a... strong term... but I choose to have

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  car. Keeping a car around campus is not free of course, but there are a ... racks around campus near classes and dorms. There is even an auction near ... either... PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION You may have heard that Boston has a

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  THE PAST 15 YEARS. Honestly, what is there to catch up on? The catching up is that I finally left MIT and started a new gig leading science ... served. I can’t condense this shift—mine or campus’s—into a few sentences

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  've called more pre-frosh than I can count, though sadly about half of you were ... was all fine with me. If for any reason you didn't get a call, you really didn't miss much, especially if you're already a dedicated reader of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  you can squeeze out is a patchy tuft of fuzz on your lips and cheeks. Or ... . "Beards?" you say. Yes, beards. See, November is also home to a hallowed ... , manliest beard you can in the span of one month. Leonidas is the patron

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  classes and losing her scholarship. As a first-generation student, she is ... . And in this time, where social distancing and isolation is imperative ... you say, "Vamos a Nueva York" And Nueva York was far, but Nueva York had

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  know what? You're a star. Your handwriting is beautiful, you look great ... what happens as you become a seasoned admissions officer, or maybe you ... case, selection committee is a pretty intense exercise as far as the

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Into the Sunset [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] My fascination with color guard, and participation in a colonel's…

  

  to us later on, "Sure is a lot of brass in here isn't there?" When I ... there? Make sure you show him your full respect, he's the top Senior NCO ... reasons why I enjoy ROTC so much is that there are so many opportunities

  • by ROTC
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  3-0-9, 5-0-7, etc. There are also classes of a different number of ... . UROPs/jobs take up 6-10 (or 20, if you’d like). Clubs and committees can ... ) standards. Descending from the loft is an ordeal and a battle against the evil

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  of the MIT iGEM team. What is iGEM, you may wonder: “The International ... ! Another person I would like to give a shout-out is Katie Bodner ’15 (whom I ... design her experiments and now she is a pro! Good job to all my baby bears

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  menu, there was a smorgasbord of amazing food from both Peru and the ... adjectives that show you how cool this event was! And the BEST part is, I got ... , for tastiness, there were live performances by … Inkas Wasi (http

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing Snowflakes Back It's finally winter.

  

  IT FINALLY SNOWED!!! Pictures etc coming soon to a blog near you. 3:27 PM - The snow has ceased. There is little to no evidence of the little snowstorm that could. BUMMER.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  --spaghetti against a wall. The whole thing was just fantastic--the best part is when ... , there seemed to be a lot of air in between the kicks and "injuries." This ... Brian '06, "It's like a bunch of interpretive dancers who could kill you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  AMA Ask Me Anything.

  

  Wonderful Internet Friends! There are literally (literally!) a dozen blog posts I wish I could write for you right now but I can’t, at least ... you might be bored. This is an open conversation. I will answer any (any

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 20, 2014