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• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  internet we all take for granted. I also learned (somewhat) how to code in ... "]careening series of events[/annotation], I took an ill-advised courseload of 8 classes, totaling 96 units. In the spirit of procrastinating finals studying

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  field notes on all the fruit tending to plants, self, others

  

  foliage in the north, and not for its fruit.  Only the lemon tree has ... At some point in the pandemic I began to collect tropical fruiting ... housemate Kevin brought home a Meyer lemon and put it in our sunny living room

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Save a tree… ...eat a Beaver. MIT makes me fill out lots of paperwork. Get it? Beaver? Oh…

  

  Medical Report and the Supplemental Medical History for Varsity Athletes ... long! These were all due August 1st (yesterday, for those of you who are ... required for all incoming freshmen, so I hope everyone met the deadline

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore ... The Engineers": An artist and an Engineer had found a gallon can. Said the artist, "Match me drink for drink and see if you're a man." They

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  see what Concord Market has in store for us! [carousel image1 ... The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. For over 20 years, the Student Center housed an MIT treasure: LaVerde's, our beloved on

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  't be surprised to hear that writing an essay or studying for a midterm ... different. That's all that I've been up to in this blink-of-an-eye of time ... % attention in endless zoom classes and to not lose my shit for no reason all

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  was not made for walking >:( i'm used to walking almost everywhere in boston, but in the past few day i've missed an uber because i couldn't find ... are no trees and the sky is so big. i've lived in new england for the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  all of you to apply to MIT. It’s an honor and a privilege for us to read ... MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2030 are now available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What is Simmons Hall Like? part of my freshman year experience

  

  college is quirky than by saying you live in a triangle? I had the room for ... assignments came out, we were all together in 5A. In fact, 5A, for the first ... On my 18th birthday and going away party, we had a huge cake with an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, but maybe I’ll save it for later, since I realize ... run through Boston at the time, and he was chilling in someone ... ’t wildlife in Boston; I’ve seen my fair share of creatures, including the

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  , but for a Set of Inexplicable Reasons it did not go up in time and has been sitting in my drafts box since. However, I still believe, fervently, in spreading the message that Many Things Are Arbitrary. For one thing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  been internalized. They grow on you. (For those of you curious, in order ... , we make up a diverse class which makes for an amazing culture of ... this week are waiting for the newest psets to come out, come in your hour

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  the technical shapes them. The internet, in particular, is an artifact ... Regular readers may recall that I've been teaching a bit in ... students pre-registered for the course, representing 9 different majors and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes you just gotta relax (putting this out there as a message for ourselves as much as for anyone else)

  

  stayed in office hours for 15 hours), a 6.042 pset (wouldn’t have been able ... 7:00pm - 6.042 on campus 10:00pm – Danny meets with someone for an ... actually could sleep in… sleep is wonderful), we were still very, very busy

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  LGO (Leaders for Global Operations) Program at MIT, in which students receive a Masters degree in some area of engineering combined with an MBA ... question, and report back to the picnic spot in less than an hour. GEL

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  was tasked with writing an introductory blog. He spent months trying to ... —drafts that never made it past the first sentence and exist in a folder on his ... initial goal was a tad ambitious if not dramatic. With this revelation in

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  visual depictions of my summer i've been a busy, busy bee.

  

  Dhabi from the sky- a city in an actual desert:   And I was home ... ="1000"] Badminton[/caption] The Glass Palace in the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens in Bangalore was used to host flower shows in the 19th century

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 3, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  , News Office October 18, 2006 The Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Studies will present an evening with Iranian graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi on Oct. 23 in the Stata Center's Kirsch Auditorium at 7 p.m. Marjane

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  your robot as an individual, especially for beginner builders it ... Below is one of the robots I built for 2.007, MIT's extremely popular introductory design and manufacturing class: For reference, here's the first

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Two Things Just a quick update

  

  1) I'm going to be taking a 2.005 test in about an hour. Wish me luck! 2) The Prudential Center is flashing blue and yellow. . . does this mean snow tomorrow?

  • by Snively '11
  • November 19, 2008