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• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  strong and I had to unzip my fall coat. The trees have finally changed for ... .[/caption] [caption id="attachment_39898" align="alignnone" width="4032"] Look down the ... I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... ’t wait for the regular action folks, and this year's Pi Day video ... . The stuff I’ve embroidered so far has made for great gifts, and it is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Everything I ever wanted to know about making stuff.

  

    Many thanks to the Global Grand Challeneges Summit staff for the photos, and to Ed McCann and Mark Murcko for some of the anecdotes and quotes of the scientists featured here.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  , it was about the future I saw for myself crumbling as my knowledge of ... one could be a coder and someone interesting for me to talk to at the ... . And then there came that fateful day when, while looking for a summer

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  the wildfire burning 13 miles south of me. I'm also looking forward to ... programming/designing for cool things for school. Other than that, enjoying the ... So it's mid July, Summer is well underway, all the major Holidays

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  .   Here at MIT we host ROTC programs for three branches of the military ... actually do have a class class. You go to the Air Force Classroom which looks ... that this varies greatly between the branches, so I can only speak for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  points for anyone who can tell me where I got the phrase). We all see the ... , looking at the display on the microwave, while my mother holds me and gives ... War. Ok, that's about it for me. I look forward to sharing my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Photo Scavenger Hunt Let's give this a shot.

  

  's have a contest, who got out the latest for summer vacation? post your final day of school in the comments, graduation day doesn't count unless it was also the last day of school) My summer last year was laid

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 15, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in BRASIL! my summer in january

  

  and I would walk about 10 minutes to the metro, ride for 3 stops, and walk 10 minutes to the Brazilian British Center for a total trip time of ... , so I felt the trade off for having my wallet slowly become heavier and

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 5, 2026
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  . Happiness is not a place. In the following months I went to CPW, shopped for ... new life. The whole time I waited for some sign. This is it, it was ... happy. For the next two days, here’s some important advice from the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  then I found the statistics! For example, out of the group of 7 countries ... tickets to Berlin for the weekend of the Finale. So, I realized that I hadn ... program so far. I figure you can go look at pictures of the French Riviera

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  with your problem sets for the week (or even if you aren't...) and are looking for something to do, you virtually guaranteed to find something ... for the Skullhouse brothers and pledges to invite friends over to our

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.

  

  creative juices flow, think again. On May 18th, they announced the winners of their Tech Video Showcase. Watch the videos and judge for yourself ... Bach for Kids! —http://techtv.mit.edu/file/95/ 2nd Place: Spice Cream

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  : As we worked, Akash talked about his plans for the 2009 Class Council ... no responsibility for the flawed logic... "Gee Akash, that sounds ... Line!) and original scenes as well (look for a good one with Harry, Ron

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  wanted for myself. I think one thing that gets underestimated here is the ... for the tests was honestly the worst experience for me. I stressed so ... neglecting to take care of myself by taking time for myself, and ignored the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  women. Half of the nation’s medical students are women, and for decades ... mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the ... can do about it. The Association for Women in Science, the National

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  out there for the sake of all you adventure-y dreamers out there. Unless ... , I was rather less prepared for the return trip. I flew back in jeans ... basement that sells reagents, equipment, and other laboratory needs for the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  cool enough to make me continue in the physics track, so I showed up for ... schedule to take a physics course! But the metaphor holds for so many MIT ... virtually sing, showing their passion for what they do. It's part of the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  Moines looks the same as my audience in Paris. As this is a college ... . Each year it just gets more stressful and selective for the poor kids who ... On Monday night, instead of studying for finals, I went to church

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  ’ll look back on this Pi Day and realize it all worked out okay. Here is the ... message. I want to share my story with you and thank you for all the amazing effort you and your team had made for all the candidates :) Thank you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020