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• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  , Honolulu, Hawaii, is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... about Jenn: 1. She is a really good pianist. In 2009, she played Gershwin ... concert So sad. The best I can do is a photo from the concert: 2. Did you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  Mystery Hunt 2006. What is Mystery Hunt? Mystery Hunt is one of IAP's most exciting activities. In short, the Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT ... ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  conferences. I personally think that doing MUN is a very welcome break from the torrent of science that is present everyday. =D --- In other news, I'm a ... exam and received either a 4 or a 5 (this is THE one instance where a 4

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  calling with questions. In an effort to answer these questions, here is a ... SAT writing section be considered? A. The SAT writing section is ... TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which we have minimum scores. They

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

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

  

  admissions, then all I can remind you is that success is not always a straight ... page. And I hope his story, as he told it, is both a solace and an ... elsewhere, and who write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  wouldn’t write a letter for me. Ugh, Abigail is such a selfish jerk ... growth. It’s a gripping narrative of how abuse can affect someone so ... SCP universe. The SCP Wiki is a collaborative writing website about the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  for years, like how I felt trapped between the dichotomy of being a “girly-girl” and a “tomboy”, and how boys got to be multifaceted but girls ... dried that I realized being a professional writer is very different from

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  finishing my major (which is surreal), but it's also a mindset change that ... 'm not looking forward to! Which is also a first for me. There was always at least ... because a meat blob full of electricity and chemicals is telling me to do it

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  courtyard and the subsequent feast. The following description is courtesy of a ... is traditionally lit by a flaming roll of toilet paper sent from five ... is what you were all waiting for anyway): SO MUCH MEAT. MEAT MEAT

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  this is a little abrupt, let's start from the beginning. In Burton ... is using it. Upon entering a bathroom you are usually faced with ... above it. The shelf is a convenient place for the necessities: gel

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  : Kickstarter, which is today launching a new funding category specifically for ... Chevron, which is announcing a $10 million commitment to the Fab Foundation ... Gershenfeld)     Among the various initiatives announced today is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  world"), most within walking distance of MIT. Today is the second day of an amazing three day event here called the Scooper Bowl. It is billed ... ' Cream * Rock n' Pop Swirl * Tripple Play * Apple Pie a la Mode * Oreo

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  Lab can help you understand. AgeLab is a research group here at MIT devoted ... System": AGNES is a suit worn by students, product developers, designers ... feel old? Well, I, as a prematurely wizened twentysomething, can tell you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  !!!!!!!!!!!!) This is just a quick update on how life is for me right now (that's what ... , I will be done with all psets (this is just a theory). I'll spend the ... I should NOT be writing this right now because I have a ton of other

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  relations in a world that is just a step away from our own. Her: Ex Machina ... reading so can't say too much yet, but it deals with hard topics in a ... elusive skill of patience – waiting for the bus, waiting on a friend at a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  know how cool the sailing team is (we ran the account during spring break ... your teammates is falling behind, you might try and slow a boat on the ... friends. Here is a photo of us with our bomb waiter Max: (Photocreds to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  , now how about the Ig Nobels? The Ig Nobels are a humorous offshoot of ... tell the difference between a person speaking Japanese backwards and a ... ; development on a chemical weapon -- the so-called "gay bomb" -- that will make

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest post] Eating Your Way Through MIT The story behind Chop Stir Hack, an MIT student food magazine

  

  What follows is a guest post from the Chop Stir Hack team. CSH is a ... . Today, Chop Stir Hack is still a vibrant, student-led effort which has ... recipe. A delicious example of a recipe we received last semester is the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  hitching up my covered wagon and hitting the Oregon Trail. (Is that not how ... , at work? And the answer is ARE YOU JOKING? He’s always been a model ... Developmental Biology, and I’ve been working since then as a postdoctoral fellow

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  been a very good opportunity to learn how the economic theory can be ... regarding health and productivity. The host: The IFMR is a very ... and masters programs. It is a focal point for researchers and

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011