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• Blog / Personal Travel

  A day without rain + pictures of yosemite

  

  , there is none. For the first month and a half I was here I did not see a ... the dark clouds-- glowing gold with afternoon sun. I squinted for ... , here is the context for the pictures: Satellite group here (at NASA) went

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 18, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  , or lack thereof -- for really it had been friendship, under the wrong ... ="manic? sleep deprived? There may be another word I’m looking for ... for the snow, the people I’ve met and the ones I will meet, and the wild

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The End. ftw.

  

  Just in case you were wondering... As of 11:27 PM, I have completed every requirement for graduation from MIT. Excuse me while I go celebrate. =)

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia

  

  first stop was the Museu da Amazônia (MUSA for short), where we got to ... ’ve guessed. And the cherry on top? For dinner, we went to a restaurant that ... play some music as a group too. Luckily for us, the first activity of the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  to give a colloquium at MIT. Kip, for the biology students reading this ... the lottery for free dinners with distinguished members of the physics ... lottery, I usually prefer to save my luck for the day when I will be

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  [annotation note='The past two years I had been a counselor for the Course 6 ... no. Also, my goals for the month. Yes to JOMO, no to FOMO ... performed at Harvard's An Evening with Champions (EWC) for the fourth time

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  excited, sure, but the third win in four years for the Pats is nothing ... phrase "intuitively obvious" infamous on the MIT campus. He "ran" for US ... ~950 this year??" and "The quota for intls, is it 100 accepted or is MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  . Something feels different for me—among the usual buzz of activity ... annual weekend retreat for the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research ... My favorite room is a well-kept secret. I won't reveal the location

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  can have a regional competition here in the UK for the first time. In ... host a summit for all the recipients. In May, I got an e-mail from one of ... security for half an hour (apparently people really struggle with the concept

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  beginning of the school year for dinner. (As I checked out their website, I ... only to look through the small but interesting collection of books), and ... Since I'm returning to blogging after quite the unplanned hiatus

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  window is looking at hydrogen regions in the galaxy (actually, he just ... information. In ten minutes, we'll break for lunch. Sounds of the office ... , from all over the place: BU, University of Kansas, UVA, Macalester

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  to work on the hunt. so i was looking forward to it for quite a while ... say, okay, well, i'm going to the party. i'll be there for an hour, max ... around for a few more hours until the end of the party. and when everyone

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  newborn.  In the 3,000 days, I moved to Washington, D.C. (for a fellowship writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... for five years, reconnected with a friend I met on the first day of CPW

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Splash. Was. Awesome. I taught: 3 classes, 5 sections, 246 kids.

  

  classroom. I LOVE arriving early, and seeing the number of kids waiting for ... want to teach! Perfect. I love that the classroom fills up. 40 kids, for ... ?" and "are there any Citizen Science programs to help look for pulsars

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 21, 2012
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  , for the low, low price of 1,50 euro per hour. However, the upper room ... . 2. My job. However, the computer is supposed to only be used for ... the Dom. It also looks pretty nice inside. On Tuesday, they're going

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  often the entirety of my tuesday. aka introduction to algorithms, and for ... dance show i went to! the energy was really high for this show and i ... story on the stage???) very much a fever dream, which seems on theme for

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the ... academically and personally. You are the best of the best. I wish we had enough room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  money, always save 6-8 dollars for sleep. It will be the best investment ... it is definitely a rule that I have found to be true for me. The reason ... or at least get you the notes for that day's lecture. 3. PNR I am

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  questions I still have for myself and the things I think about as I search for ... post can guide your own thoughts, the beginnings of a framework for you ... [/caption] success The [annotation note="i intend for each section to have one

  • by Phi A. '21
  • December 15, 2020