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• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself ... day. You can pray for 36, but it isn't going to happen. One of the best ... coming to college. Sometimes I look at the people who manage to do 3452

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  snippets from a semester minus academics, of course

  

  burgers for the entire weekend, so i did not feel great when i got home ... fantastic because i got to see a lot of teams perform for the first time in ... friends and being able to hang out with my whole class for the first time

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 21, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  for the antiquarian book connoisseurs. Same goes for the $2 ... , and I know none. For the fun of it, here’s some technical antiquarian ... . And here's what (I think) foxing looks like: (Aristotle, "Organon. The

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  some IAP adventures as told by my camera roll

  

  whirlwind for me, and since we're now in the midst of the first week of the ... "]headaches,[/annotation] but overall, I enjoy the satisfaction of cooking for myself when I have ... .[/annotation] There was a lot involved: making the noodle dough, stewing the meat for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 4, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  dropped a pillow onto the floor and left four hairs on the bed. For the next ... foul, greasy hands on the sanitary bed sheets; and settling in for the night like ulcers. For the next half hour they tossed in their beds

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  slightly awkward) compliment at Meet The Bloggers, to "Joooliyah" for ... Sigma for letting the marching band crash their barbeque in front of ... research for the past three years in a UROP with Professor Robert "I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  ended up being pretty excited about the concert for two reasons. 1. Fans ... " and "clay aiken television picture" and they could probably look at the ... quickly surf away in embarassment? Did you then look hesitantly to the left

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  meet for two hours each Friday in the New Media Center, the Mac ... short films and montages for fun, I can definitely agree that on the job training really forces you to get to know the world of film-making. For the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  kindness friday and affording myself a little bit of grace

  

  Kindness Friday! The day prior for my exam I’d dressed in all black—black ski ... here, however, that only the latter of these was a task for Kindness ... . Going to 1220 recitation would make me feel better prepared for the next

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • March 26, 2026
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  discuss our respective plans for the Institvte. So I went to the Garment ... Newbury Street could fit on the palm of my hand. So I puzzled for a while ... was, or what the numbers meant. For another, I had no idea what articles

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  pipes hanging from the ceiling, when my son looked over with a smile and ... looking at the link), so I was somewhat skeptical. But I am nothing if not ... parent who registered for a Financial Aid session - okay, it was the candy

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  past few weeks, we were finally ready for the football home opener ... -Center pool to cheer briefly for the water polo team. (We will, as a general rule, cheer for any team which asks us to. The water polo coach came in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  class are working with the Rickshaw Bank, a project of the Center for ... India, the Cycle Ventures students are looking to implement some of the ... Assam – it’s famous for its tea and it’s home to the hottest pepper in the

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  spontaneously reaching for the flip video camera when my son refused to eat his ... direction.  Frequently, the hardest thing for me to do is nothing, because I ... prepare the student for admission to MIT. I will say that I did not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Doing research 277 feet off the ground A tour of the Green Building roof with the MIT Radio Society!

  

  around the world as well as for radio astronomy. With the power turned off ... , which creates this beautiful mottled flamey look. On the roof itself, it ... help them reach their destination. For a long time, the Radio Society

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  , compared to the current five days a week for some. Further, the dorm dining ... only be permitted to sign up for the 14-meal-per-week plan ($3,800/year). Sophomores can either sign up for that plan or the 12-meal-per-week ($3

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  . For every death that blows up on the internet there is someone being locked away for 15-30 years for taking a TV from the corner store; for ... entire savings to make bail after being taken in for “looking suspicious

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  hacking and what it really reflects about MIT. If you're looking for an ... MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... of the interdisciplinary nature of MIT. In 2005 MIT Professor Emeritus

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  , filmmakers followed around the participants of 5.301 Chemistry Lab Techniques as they struggled with the intensive, high stakes world of ChemLab Boot Camp. The footage has now been edited together in an engaging way and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  Beginning this coming Sunday, April 26th, MIT will be going on the road with Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic states. Details can be found here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009