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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  W. '16, is a project that explores the modern fad in personal ... major. She cares a lot about recycling and reusing, which is reflected in ... is a doctoral candidate in Course 2. These designs makeuse of Emily

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  is "I make friends with the people in APO, the Assassins' Guild, the UA ... specifically how I met or befriended the friend (in many other cases, I either ... . In APO, the tradition is that Bigs are supposed to let their Littles

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  nearest Trader Joe's to campus is a quick six minute ride on the MIT Shuttle (and actually like a 17 min walk from Next House which is the furthest ... , which is honestly crazy. I'm not a calorie counter at all but these cones

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  taking 7.31 (Current Topics in Mammalian Biology), a seminar-style upper ... looking forward to it. Multivariable calc is a prereq. Eep.) I also have to take 21A.100 (Intro to Anthropology) -- I'm concentrating in anthropology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  everything he did. I had admired him while a FIRST student in high school; when ... 's, drinking a coffee and reading the newspaper, comfortable in the quiet ... rooted in a car crash he had barely survived as a young man in rural

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  cactus is Alex L. ‘18’s. Alex was in the lounge, building a Fibonacci state ... For the past almost four and a half years, which is just under a ... happens when I am not in a place, I am deeply missing Random and my friends

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  saying it is bad to be influenced by those around you, in fact that’s how ... A year back I developed a deep interest in understanding what made me ... understanding of how my Ethiopian and American roots played a part. For example, I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  A fire alarm went off in the middle of the first 20.110 exam. It was ... , except in a good way. Half of the class was taking it in one room and the ... understood that I learned how to answer them at some point in the past but my

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  because they're interested in doing community service. And indeed, this is a ... sometimes, APO is still a community, and we're reminded of it in unexpected ... to much around me, when suddenly someone said, "Hey, Kim! Want a roll

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  , but I feel a vicarious thrill seeing the same expression reflected in ... FPOPs, chances for freshmen to dabble in a huge variety of subject and ... -offs). Contrary to popular belief, MIT is not a dystopian wasteland devoid of art

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  [Drown], a collection of coming-of-age short stories set both in Santo ... lectures a week (~15 people, discussion class) fun fact: Professor Buzard is ... optimization. It's a nice change to be reading and writing so much, but we

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  keeping a lab notebook), and even in my journal at age 9 I included a ... name is Mollie Burgoon. I live in Pickerington, Ohio. I go to Peace U ... can give a more relevant introduction than I could at age 9. My name is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  semester wrap-up snaps and snippets

  

  for the aero/astro degree. here is a part of that airplane (i worked on ... square.   i volunteered in a door-to-door get ... one year ago i was living in an apartment in seattle while on leave

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  Our office is not on Twitter (although our bot is), but 89 other offices at MIT are. Among them is @MITStudents, an account maintained by ... me an explanation of what DSL is trying to do with it (and, for that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  they held some sort of leadership position in high school. Out of a list ... confident in their the ability to “function effectively as a member of a team ... agreed that the results depend heavily on how students define a “leadership

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  . How do you measure a year in the life? ... specific songs define the distances in my life? A walk from East Campus to ... measure a year, I began to wonder what units I use to measure my life. The

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  held in person whenever possible, however you may coordinate a virtual ... waived, it will not put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process. ... . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  , My Front Porch Looking In. Yes, the first one is country! Country isn ... is a band I'm going to have to explain to my kids so they can understand just how incredible they were. 0x5. Bon Jovi, Livin' on a Prayer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  sets instead of papers). There is often a significant amount of assigned reading. In order to graduate with a degree in course 9, there is a rather ... .) Brain and Cognitive Sciences (or BCS, or course 9) is a small

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  , are very much looking forward to CPW. In short, we're all very excited ... meeting looked like: (note fellow blogger Bryan in the front row, freshly back from his trip to Italy) If your assigned host is back from Spring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006