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• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  classes is actually, uh, not a break, even if you don't have any class. My ... , which is a real classic MIT experience). Here's what we got up to: I ... afternoon, I turned in my last pset, made some bread and a chickpea stew, and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  I say welcome! Come on in, the water is just fine. I hope that you ... . This is, after all, a community designed for and about you. When I began ... you have to be a minority to glean wisdom from, or participate in, this

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  , I turned the page, and went on, shuddering in a rising tide of despair ... .02932 and .39328. A wise person once said that arithmetic is like ... with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  How is it already December? It feels like it was just a few days ago ... of year again for my favorite seasonal meme: The holiday season is a ... talk to people. MIT Beantown Shirt – Yes, "Beantown" is a nickname for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  UROP in the O'Connor Lab. The lab's a part of the chemistry department ... is what I thought would happen - it's hard to find a UROP if you start ... was my first experience with anything in a lab outside of the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  don't exist. I don't exist, because this is my to-do list: No joke ... squeeze it into the margin. I hope you'll notice that I actually added a ... list now that I've given you the proof of how completely hosed I am

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  school newspaper is in the sports section. And hey, you saw it here first, faithful readers. Actually, I think the task is to "have a letter to the ... even cooler name. 4. You might think Xena is a funny name for a planet

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  Ever wonder how a Formula 1 car can reach speeds of 210 mph and pull 4 Gs? Better yet, are you interested in working on a team to design ... is to assume the position of a manufacturing firm that has just been

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  the details of the day explained to us. No such luck. We checked in at a ... all stayed in the right order. Not a single thing was ever explained to ... , back in the day, we used to get our decision letters in the mail. I'm a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  's. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I ... about a month, those thoughts changed. It wasn't until late in my fall ... day, technology stepped in, in a big way. So my mom and I have a pretty

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  room such that the difference in size is unnoticeable. two east is a ... expressions of individuality. there is a large chalk wall in the primary den ... lounges, one with a tv, and in essence it is one long hallway. however, two

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  . The website tells you what MIT is looking for and how to get here, in as ... , according to my Writing Advisor, “thus” is a very math major word and shouldn’t be used in essays). This post is addressed to all

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Champagne, pistols, and my new UROP blogging in a power outage. that's hardcore. though anna beat me to it.

  

  you may know, legend says there is always a light on in the Green ... 't know, Independent Activities Period is a month-long vacation in January ... working.  And if there ever comes a time when there are no lights on in the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  % of the content of our universe? How does our brain—a complex system of ... The six departments in the MIT School of Science are consistently rated among the best in the world. They include: Biology, Brain and
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  is a Really Good Journal.) But anyway. Since the completion of the ... of the actin cytoskeleton, which is involved in learning and memory ... , you do the math. ;) I work directly with a postdoctoral associate in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Lodger Third in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring the country of Moldova.

  

  event. One other thing that you can see in Berlin is two ... , Kendall '07, and I got a picture in front of the very popular United States ... inscription "Made in England." For Mitra, here is the Iran bear. For Ruth

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  teaching the art of jewelry making to eighteen Sri Lankan young mothers in a ... each other. How we did this without words is beyond me, but I will always ... -Sevana artist by donating $50 in cash or beads per quarter for at least a year. In

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  ’s like to live in Conner 2, or plan stuff for REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick your classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in ... of the blogs is to allow our bloggers to communicate what being a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  amassed a cult-like following that is so strong he leapt from the 2D realm ... Emily graduated in May, she did a [annotation note="new MIT Webtoon by ... , wrote some things, designed some things, and gave away a bunch of

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  This is a new program for the junior class launched in 2007. Assisted by ... , especially in a world where leadership, interpersonal, and management skills ... interdisciplinary problem-solving, MIT is uniquely equipped, and obliged, to make a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008