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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  , sitting on stage at Symphony Hall.” “Pops” is a portmanteau of “popular ... Encounters of the Third Kind, and Star Wars. * * * Symphony Hall is a lovely ... tickets at the box office. A word on those tickets. Our seats would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008: So I think I’ll go to Boston (Guest Entry) More pictures than your body has room for!

  

  such a trivial thing? It’s amazing how much effort MIT puts into ... be a measuring error!" Biologist: "This is proof of procreation ... at MIT. It's also amazing how much effort the student groups put into

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  This, potentially, is the longest I've gone without a blog entry ... much worse. Classes at MIT conclude on a Thursday, giving students a ... poker is a wonderful medium in which to draw analogy. Sitting with a J♠ J

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Not Farewell After All Hello again!

  

  since MIT is known to be a tough school, and whether looking back, I wish ... about a year ago (June 2013) and - because I wasn’t ready to be a Real ... of medical school and absolutely loved it. In the past, I’ve had a lot

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  Speaking from experience, having a UROP is a big time and emotional ... . You can imagine how awesome Michael Xiang, a junior in Biology with ... years ago, adiponectin (see the ribbon representation on the right) is a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  surreptitiously jump out of my lofted bed trying to land with a gymnast's dismount ... the day. Subway or Taxi? Realizing I'd filled out a survey online that had a $30 payout, I decided to be a high-roller and take a cab to the

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  river and rainwater a rainy walk home

  

  rusty old bike is 19 mph; I wonder how fast I'd be able to go on a sleek ... last on campus Thing, which is almost always late into the evening. I ... I can across the Harvard Bridge. There's a speedometer halfway across

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  file. There is no need to give us a heads ... official marksheet....as this is kind of considered to be a big achievement ... 't appear on the mymit tracking section. "Patience rocks" is a good guideline

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  -campus student employment, and how your online student account will work and much ... . The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events should I ... addition we've enlisted the help of a great group of current students

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  Keuhne: "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... a lot of surfing on each school's web sites to gather as much ... a self-analysis, now is the perfect time to match your thoughts of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  rank all the dorms by how much you want to live in them (1 through 16), and, after some housing algorithm magic, a couple months later you are assigned a dorm, a room, and possibly a roommate. Fast forward to today

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  fifty-three minutes, and I want to take a nap. Since that is not really an ... wonderful and rewarding career, is not really a nine-to-five type of job ... everything is about food with me? I swear, I really don't eat that much

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  and another school. The funny thing is I can’t seem to recall much from ... really is just for the fun of it. But it’s a great opportunity to ... most out of CPW. While it certainly is a weekend to have fun, it’s also a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  every single student is a massive super genius. (Proof that I am not is ... even. You start to think the dome is a mocking symbol of the work you have not yet finished, and of how no matter how much work you do there

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  ’t tell you how much this means to me. Immediately having a group of friends ... that time is a valuable resource here. That’s why it’s a bit surprising ... a student-athlete in a place where the “student” part is so heavily

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  ) then how much CO2 is produced by burning one kilogram of coal? I had a ... , this just makes it easier." Me: "...okay this is why I'm a physics person ... This semester I'm taking a class called "Sustainable Energy," and so

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  stupid story about how I gave blood or ate at a foodtruck or stepped on a ... .02) or accelerated single-variable (18.01A) and see how you do; if you find ... , it is a significant investment of time to do the problem sets. Another

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  by bike, by train, by wind, by rain getting around different cities

  

  taxes, which can double the price of a car. I’m not sure how this ... when it’s half a mile away. “Danish society is proper,” you think, as you ... with the other.  apparently Copenhagen in winter is a city of darkness

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  ="116487" /]   So yea I somehow learned how to snowboard that day and left with a ... like 3:55PM. Pretty much a blessing and a curse cause now I had two hours ... academic experience. The following is a letter from the past. It was

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  blogging). However, a blog is not required. Prior experience in the medium ... is locked/protected, please also include a way for the committee to ... . Since we don't get much free time during the winter (or fall, or spring

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010