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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  different times in the same week—twice for classes, once for a club—and each ignition taught me something new. For the Spinning Arts club, I went to ... ![/caption] For my 2.671 Measurement and Instrumentation class, I designed an

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  I'm sitting at my desk in my robe right now. I'm on my 5th cup of coffee. I ate some Count Chocula. Nice visual. For those not familiar ... I need to post something. The blogs have been dormant for a few days

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  oscilloscope, it can detect, for example, whether a particle is an electron or a ... In 1997, Fabio Sauli invented the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) at ... detector.) The composite sheet is then patterned with an array of 600

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  , sometimes for worse, but so often for the better. see you in a few weeks ... morning: Although we seem to be interconnected in almost every way imaginable - we have the same romanized last names, we're both in the same

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  outlines for how to get into MIT are do well in school, be nice and pursue ... of priority list for my interests, and an overarching goal for what I ... so focused on scolding myself for not knowing them in the first place

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... up space. Don’t assume what you need. For example, some rooms in East ... . Always feel free to consult an upperclassman for directions and advice. We

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions & Coca-Cola Check-in Last-minute questions, and Coca-Cola Scholars check-in.

  

  With CPW less than a day away, I'd like to use the comments for this entry for: Asking any last minute CPW questions you have (you can also do this in Mollie's latest entry). Students who have to miss CPW for

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

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  , I was receiving an award for the first time, and in what felt like a blink of an eye, I was in charge of making them? something about that felt ... this weekend was a hectic one for my living group. [annotation note

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  does that actually mean for the MIT student and how does it reflect in ... during the semester. This is meant to cover the cost of flights for move-in ... MIT "set aside" a certain amount of money for me to eat. Now that I'm in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  ’t come to MIT on an equal playing field. My friends came in with a massive advantage, and even though they worked for it, it’s still an advantage. There ... A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... student groups try to fit in one last activity before IAP comes to an

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  ,700-$2,100 for a single. -Boston is reallllly nice in the summer! The winter ... different options next summer... thanks." In response, I have to say that my ... allowed me to live at home. For this summer, it was more economical and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  there is no non-response bias even though it was an opt-in poll, mostly ... ="If you live in a dorm with a dining hall, you are required to pay for a ... the option to pay for a meal plan, but are not required."]meal plans/in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  desire for such on-campus greening projects now and in the future.” ... making an impact on their community and world, keep your eyes open for the ... sundresses, flip-flops and shorts. Today, we are in the midst of a winter storm

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  gone an hour and a half after I put it in the freezer). On 5th East, I ... if MIT had an initiation* for us, new freshmen? All my friends have ... Matt does! And I'm starting to get more comments in general - I guess my

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  sink in a pint glass of Guinness and rise in an anti-pint glass. It ... my home for four years. But that's just a hallway covered in sharpie ... . I haven't revisited these blogs in some time; the public ramblings of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  considered morning. Summer is a time for pools, Pokemon, and playing in no particular order. While my last summer was spent cooped up in a cubicle for 40 ... half month periods that defined my childhood. For the first time in three

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... of the year for apple picking... Some people around here are so

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  distance  from my dorm to feel like an excursion of a sort CAVA - also in ... drop silence of the reading room is honestly better suited for taking naps than studying in my opinion. Add in the pretty comfortable green

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  prototype ready in September for people to ride across the city. Eventually ... 's not as substantive as other newspapers but it's good for finding out ... was a little snippet about an event at the Enormous Room, a hip

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005