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• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  summer in a row.  His major is Course 16, or Aerospace and Astrological ... absolutely incredible! JPL is a research and development center as well as a ... ride away from Los Angeles.  Caltech, which is only a short drive away

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  my day)—but not from the freshman side and not from the other side. A few days ago I had a lot of fun chilling with a few of you at Giant Stuff at Simmons (along with some torso-sized bowling pins and a handful

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  . Picking up virtual boxes with the Oculus Rift Watching a magazine come to ... a donut from the mysterious donut wall, I looked around the lobby ... event was put on by the Division of Student Life and was a welcoming of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Story Oh goody!

  

  ." "H- how?" This is a critical time for both Sara and Yuki. This is when ... across the hall. Sara '12 is also a resident of Conner 2. You may remember ... As I've said many a time, but will say again for new readers, I live

  • by Snively '11
  • July 19, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  months ago...which is terrible. Senior fall ended up being a little more ... night. It was like hitting a huge, much-needed reset button on my life ...  externship program is a pretty cool opportunity for MIT students to take advantage of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  argentina!" observed yesterday: Emmm... Sam I don't think you are much of a football (soccer) fan eh? Your comments sounds like a girl's who is trying to ... nature of my comments comes not so much from a lack of enthusiasm as a lack

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

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  because how fun is that??! So, without further ado, here are the steps ... schematic and prototype A schematic is a drawing of your electrical components ... . "Until then, the best thing you can do for yourself is to take a walk

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  variability depending upon who is responding So instead of giving a number, I ... pie is a zero.” The protests were immediate. I think there was a ... interpretation of a given individual and how applicable it may be to them.  I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  , but I’ve learned to control breakouts.  I wonder how much of life is ... (a/n: My birthday was a few weeks ago! So this blog is just slightly ... twenty in four days.  I always cry on my birthday. I think this is a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to “Teach” Leadership Please find the probability that Shakespeare diffuses into my GEL classes given that my schedule…

  

  last thing I want after a week of lectures is a lecture on “how to be a ... units mean that this course is a slightly smaller time commitment than the ... situation (How did company A react when it developed budget cuts? What did

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  . The most basic building element is a point-like particle, which has ... . However, line-like nanowires are much more versatile and are a fundamental ... Technology (NIST). I never thought that I would find a place that loves

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  much...FREE FOOD. ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH How about this: Get a ... recommends: Professor Jeffrey Harris Professor Harris is a health economist and holds an MD as well as a PhD. He studies the economics behind

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  tell me how easy their homework is - how it really isn't that much ... [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... force me to have a much deeper understanding of the material. Yes, you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  . My family usually keeps a couple of boxes of scone mix and I ... Wait Learn how to make anything listed above. Attend a free concert or ... . Here is a photo I took of a collision at Weeks.[annotation note="as far

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  the joys and frustrations of 6.009 this class will be the death of me, and i love it

  

  should make that a blog post!" So here it is, a lil post about how crazy 6 ... complicated feelings about how something that is usually excused as "just a joke ... again, I remember how much I love it and I don't feel like I'm making the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  generations, and how much the nature of work itself has changed dramatically ... communication is the single most influential factor in how we work, from the ... whose central goal is to address the question: "How can people and

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  Ok, so you know how Chris is always talking about free food? Well, I ... ? How about a puzzle hunt at the MIT Museum written specially for MIT ... creations. There isn”t much left I can get my teenagers to do with me on a

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.

  

  pipe flow. This is what writing a 21-page proposal on drag reduction in ... laughing about how much smarter you are than an MIT student while your ... world is? Well, I will tell you. It is going to the Zesiger Center to go

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  I checked my Timehop today and saw a tweet about how I was stressed about college essays. It's interesting how life changes. A year ago ... : - There is a physics pset due tomorrow. - I am hungry. I need food. - I

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie in honor of intel isef 2018

  

  then pop the balloon both inside and outside of a box to compare how far ... than others. If there is any such life experience that’s had a lasting ... ’s about how science fair as a whole made me a better version of myself. I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 13, 2018