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• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there's something about ... fall coat is red, and all my coziest sweaters and flannels are red, and i ... , though. things are fine. things are fine most of the time. i think i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  modifications that are being made are ones students have been advocating for for ... preserve the murals are being made. Each floor tagged and documented its ... painted-over walls. Each floor of BC has a number of murals that are

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  Once I was at a fancy banquet-type event, one of the ones where they ... flower attached... it must have been made of something sweet, chocolate or ... to your web browser, and the best part is pictures are now super

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  plane, no two of which are parallel. I picked four vectors. In this ... our case, zonotopes are polygons that have an even number of sides, and ... zonotope, we’ve also made a (fine) [annotation note="My spellcheck thinks

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  . Facebook and google are banned, but for some reason Facebook Messenger still ... project is already a lot of stuff, so I wasn’t sure if I made the right ... people are interested in increasing China’s soft power influence, or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  on a stage in black and red Performing in the MIT Monologues

  

  the Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, but all of our monologues are ... monologues are about struggle, and justifiably so. I wanted one that was just ... , meaningless encounters, where the only relationship that deepens is the one

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  , those weeks are far enough apart that it's worth it. So, now, a post ... 've grown up on the stations in MA; my presets are ordered such that 104.1 is ... street sweeping, knowing which spots will be free at which hours, and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  the scenes to see how a fashion show is made. [caption id ... pics. All the models are dressed in all black, learning how to walk on ... ="alignnone" width="768"] slaying[/caption] 10AM - Over at the Media Lab, where MIT

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  are in vogue, and we're not allowed to paint the walls anymore, but we ... rooms are well decorated with posters and projects, and they're full of ... -one-rs, get it"]b1ners[/annotation] dropping by. Without further ado, here are

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  classmates are married now. An acquaintance gave birth several weeks ago.  People are conquering professional milestones, too. Another middle school ... a personal level, but who are further along in their careers and thus

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  feel much more comfortable with navigating Cambridge and Boston. Here are ... Cambridge—there are tons of places to check out. The Gold Star Mothers Park ... nonetheless. There are so many nice locations to visit during the day, and the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  and walking, I traveled through God-knows-where in Cambridge and Boston ... Bike stations (BlueBikes are shared bikes that you can find at stations all around ... the Full New England Autumn Experience, but some parts of campus are

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  .org. Although we are two separate offices, we report to the same Dean (that would be Stu) and share a communications team, and are working with ... 've made. These aren't final -- things will change before we launch -- but

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  In May 2016, I wrote Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later, where I shared the ... -smart students has been more than difficult: it has been truly painful. If you are ... few years trying to make wherever you are as amazing as you can (as you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  have a GAY ™ group chat where we are slowly* planning to enforce our gay ... events are happening during CPW! If you want to learn how to be gay@MIT or ... events!!!! But first I want to give you the scoop about how gay things are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  So, grade reports at MIT are not super complicated. When you go ... , not recorded Which are both pretty much okay, since you’re a freshman ... are pretty straightforward, I think, but then sometimes you’re me ( / a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  In case you are like me and still feeling somewhat Christmas ... badass. In fact, shortly before the concert I made this flyer advertising ... , where all my media stops: I was playing for the rest of the night and, as

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…

  

  little sad. But there are still some cool things coming up that I'm looking ... liked it so much more. And of course, it's one of those things where once ... things like confirm housing and check grades) are not supported in Opera

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  , MIT is difficult. This is partially because the courses are inherently ... than its number at MIT, you know it's bad news). Each year, there are ... ?" My own majors, biology and brain and cognitive sciences, are pretty

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  facilities available to you are determined on where you want to live. I live ... they're sold for drastically reduced prices. And the "damaged" books are ... ), I headed across campus to the bookstore. All of these are highly

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005