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• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  , whether that be completing all my given tasks for a day or using the most ... , but I think, for me, the notion that my decisions in every moment of every day are the final deciders for the future was something that I

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  food, of course, being one of the hardest things for this transplanted ... , for those who like la comida mexicana. Let's not forget the humble food ... chicken makes me happy. Further on the topic of "good food not paid for by

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  It snowed for the first time this school year yesterday! Originally ... are almost always tied to the[annotation note="MIT has a reputation for ... which is normal for the season. Each storm brings at least[annotation note

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  . I think the meeting went quite well; the ~250 people in attendance seemed to find the session helpful and informative. I did get one question during the Q & A section that had me flummoxed. A young man in the front

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  as "the oldest and best known award for international study," includes ... has for three years worked in a lab analyzing the effects of recombinant ... engineering, but first will read for the B.A. in philosophy, politics and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  Emergency Department asking for more pain-killers, the middle-aged woman ... attachment to the Intensive Care Unit. I did not blame God for my health crisis ... interpretations of the world. As John Whitehorn writes in Education For Uncertainty

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  arrived, I feel ready for the next two months of school before the summer ... different. For me, I spend the mass majority of my time on my Physics and Real ... , but for the first time, I truly was scared I was going to royally mess

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  SingleUse pledge here! (thanks to Lydia for the, uh, blog challenge to "write about ... into the mountains, across desert islands, into Stata Cafe, and ... . Today I used it to pry a Simmons window shut when the handle failed. My

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  that were featured on the website. So for your viewing pleasure, I ... magazine site that I visit daily called "The Root". The article was a feature of 25 African American students under the age of 21 who are making

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  for the next three hours. An Act of God, in this case, refers to one hell of a lightning storm in Fort Lauderdale, closing the runway for an ... alone soon, I promise - I've had nothing to do for the last two weeks, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  for the evening, because MIT is calling YOU! That's right, tonight is the Early Action telethon when current students spend their evening ... the last two telethons but, alas, this year the 9 degree weather outside

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  a glorious 2 extra hours on the tracks, right outside of New Haven. I made the most of my time by studying for my neuroanatomy exam, but I was ... now the ripe age of 20 years old, after a weekend of birthday

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  Thanks for all of the advice on my previous entry. I have decided to ... want to see it differently this time. Also, the opportunity to travel ... 's always nice to see the median voter theorem in action. What courses would

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  Tau Sigma is actually holding a contest for the next mechanical ... fold clothes. I promise that the repeated act of folding one sleeve over the other proves to be a mind-clearing activity. So while stuffing

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  , where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this ... wrapped into Spring Weekend for the first time this year (though both occur ... One of the biggest events of the spring at MIT is always "Spring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  especially useful for anyone planning on doing MISTI Israel. In one of the ... Engineering and Computer Science I'm doing two activities for this IAP. The ... out of the way. The other is being one of the two chairs for Bad Ideas

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Bloggerduction a challenger appears

  

  , you see.) I get the feeling that it isn't completely typical for ... the University of Cambridge for a change of pace. Now that I'm back, I want to rekindle the flames of my romance with MIT, and blogging for

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years ... to Dorchester before, not even for bowling, I decided to enjoy the great weather and explore for a couple minutes. By the way, it's sunny

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  Giant celebrations in Boston/Cambridge last night for the Red Sox' big comeback victory against the Yankees in the American League ... party, but, really, as much as my friends and I love the the intrigue of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  factors noted for suicide2. Also note in the article below: We also know ... . We know that keeping the means used for self-harm out of the hands of ... and administrators about the need to communicate, support and care for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010