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Blog / Academics & Research
Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order
Cue Monday afternoon. I’m hungry because I decided to not spend money for lunch and just wait for dinner. -Minutes later- I was walkin’ through the Stata Center, when out… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great
I look at the clock – it’s 5 am. I started working at 3 pm. What just happened? No pset, no exam, no looming deadline. I spent the past 14… -
Blog / Personal Projects
A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)
Huawei P7. Huawei is a smartphone brand that sells widely in Africa and -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.
each problem in the p-set and still have to “collaborate” (ie. mooch) off -
Blog / Life after MIT
Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia
on 3/14 around 2 p.m. I found out I got into MIT. And now, after all -
Blog / Academics & Research
Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact
Mass Innovation Nights is a monthly product launch party for local Boston entrepreneurs. Each one is held in a different place, with this one (#MIN87) being at Bullhorn’s new headquarters… -
Blog / Life after MIT
Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see
Matt Damon? The actor? I thought MIT Commencement speakers were always famous alumni. How did he become this year’s speaker? It sounds like I’m being harsh, but I wasn’t the… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.
. Tuesdays used to be a glorious time. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Gates lobby -
Blog / Academics & Research
Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi
“The Social Enterprise Conference brings together top leaders, practitioners, and students passionate about social enterprise. In our 17th year, the conference’s content focused on the untold truths of Social Enterprise… -
Blog / Community Projects
Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours
The following is a guest entry by Patrick L. ’17 Just before 9 pm on February 28th, the 18,239th and final piece was placed into the puzzle in private dining.… -
Blog / MIT Life
A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.
semester is starting to heat up and being off P/NR is mildly terrifying. I -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students
Opportunities abound for student entrepreneurs amongst the MIT community. Today I’d like to take a look at Dorm Room Fund, a venture fund run by students for students. At DRF,… -
Blog / Academics & Research
What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them
either a P - “Pass” (!) or a DN - D, but not recorded or an FN - F -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures
cheered. Hugs followed. Solar Car Captain P. ‘17 presented me with a very -
Blog / MIT Life
Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!
That you vote most certainly does! The following is a guest entry by Cody C. ’14 When it comes to politics, there is one argument that I have heard almost… -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes
that?!?! ***P.S. Big thanks to Ceri for letting me use the pictures I -
Blog / Academics & Research
A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.
Music to complement this post Tweet to complement this post Post (article) to complement this post On Wednesday, I went to classes, graded some psets, did yoga in my P.E. class, worked on a blog post, attended -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!
closest-to-perfect space here at MIT. P.S.: I may remember more in a -
Blog / MIT Life
Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!
entering MIT, and especially over this last year, I have significantly, p