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• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  can say is that there's a lot in the environment, the way that I grew up ... ?" One thing you learn about knowledge and learning is that a good portion ... burn and itch in my mind, the things that I can't seem to get enough of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a super timely post about spotify wrapped bloggers wrapped 2018

  

  long time ago. On that very same day, I asked the bloggers to share their ... represents them. A common complaint this year (and last year) was that the so ... the song is from 1933, so that should be my oldest song and not whatever

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  find out that you there was even a full major at MIT in both writing and ... Trivia: What is the name of MIT's literary magazine, and which MIT ... student, I too found MIT's writing and literature courses to be among the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stories from Uganda [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Installing an exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.

  

  paper is cut to size to fit the print. Dry mount is waxed-based and will ... , and I'm all done. The gallery is a constant work-in-progress. Sam Magee ... and cleaned the space up a bit, but even with these changes there

  • by ARTalk
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing

  

  contributed to the team”s point total: Sunday: - Cake and pie baking contest ... ball. Find the gum ball using only your mouth and the first person to ... : Greek Convention Throughout the week there was a “Jar War’- each team had

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  else is there to spend all of your hard earned TechCash on? How about a ... the rest of your life, which for a lot of people, is perfectly ... I want to talk about the MIT bookstore. Almost every college out there

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Watson. Zebrafish and Cancer: What's the Connection? is a rich narrative ... Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  , I was able to watch it, thinking the same thing: "this is so cool!" I ... a ton of MIT internal email lists that I am on. I proceeded to get ... it a few days ago! (Sorry Rishi!) Anyhow, this is certainly one of the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 6 A new video podcast.

  

  machine", and the awesome Disco Dance Floor (!). Check it out: Hosting ZigZag again was fun. It was a beautiful day in Killian Court, and hopefully it will be that nice again for Commencement (a.k.a. graduation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  's national championship. ''It's good to see that being a geek works out in the ... Sports Innovation, whose mission is to involve undergraduates in the ... , said he was looking for a senior to fill the position but was won over by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  the blog and immediately told me that we had to make it real. Despite ... folding table, a giant BLOOD MOON FEST banner, and access to the Simmons ... seals came out a bit small and nondescript. I went to check on the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  a presence about her that people are drawn to," he said. The Hometown ... , paying more attention to the news and bills that were being passed," she ... mythology, since the fifth grade. "The footwork is intricate and there are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  matched up based on answers to a questionnaire that you completed and we ... /MIT stop. There is a giant campus map right outside the T stop, or you could ... ? And how did you get to be hosts? Are all the bloggers automatically

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... end to all the free, and I think I’m approaching that end. Today there ... -by-trashcan. It depicts an insane freshman and is signed by the author, with a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Working at a Toy Company! I promise you, my job was cooler than yours.

  

  realized that they had large rockets on the back of their tank and a huge ... filed out into the "stadium" and were announced to the spectators. There ... to be fun time at MIT. I wrote a large chunk of this entry back at the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  'm taking that as a lesson that I need to worry a little less and just enjoy ... bakery that is local to Boston/Cambridge. We learned the techniques needed ... , and one of the perks is that we have all these incredible opportunities

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  have a little alcove that is home to a laser cutter and a 3D printer (I ... the 3rd floor of building 35 you ask? Well there used to just be a ... that being a blogger obligates me to be, of course took pictures. There

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  completely burned out, and there sadly isn't an exact prescription to help that ... this post and moving on to the 5000 other topics on my to-do list, but I ... my most recent post and stop right there. There were good things that

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  come up with a vision to change the world and a plan to put that vision ... joined ~50 other MIT students and boarded a bus to the Camp Wonderland ... students; it felt surreal to share a meal with both the Chancellor and the VP

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  . For those too lazy to google it, LiveScribe is a pen that does something ... number of pens we gave away, and that of course led to the odds. Tip #1 ... there was one way to solve this, and that was to solve this. I was able

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009