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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Went To The Ballet! 💎 color me refined 💎

  

  "]floorpi[/annotation] informed me that day-of tickets to the Boston Ballet are only $20, and they ... felt much more theatrical than championing a solo routine, which made it ... facade I buy into, but those are intriguing for a reason: because they

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 18, 2025
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  pictures. But some of our cruft are better at words and cameras than me, so here are some of those who responded to me. Michael C '16 Here in Dallas ... got to see it last min!! My coworker made it into album art and it gives

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  really like topics that are based in math, or at least involve a good ... psetting by myself, which was the mistake I consistently made last year. I ... can be a lifesaver. Office hours are great. Math is okay, I guess

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  ’re fine. Most of the time, the factors are beyond your control, and it isn ... and cons probably matter less than the fact that the decision was made ... you are spending too much time reflecting on things. Take your own

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  -pressure probably helped me. I made the cut, for the live round. Turns out my roommate ... chance your roommate will beat you. Because this is MIT, so the odds are ... the tournament out for yourself. Here are the qualifying rounds from

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  surrounding buildings are collectively known as the Prudential Center. I picked ... . Navigational difficulties aside, I eventually made it back to Burton-Conner just ... places like this are just a half-hour T ride away. The world is a big

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  ’s photos are magnificent, so be assured--her work will frequently be featured ... your general state of being right now. Many of you are excited to get out ... ’ve caught up with old friends from home and made really good bonds with new

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  breaks are just silent pauses, or occasionally the conversation of the ... , people gradually scattered, and, as soon as my friends and I had made it ... , my friends and I are staying inside, watching World Cup games, making

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Weekend Shenanigans the adventures (and photographs) continue

  

  heard of cornhole. Essentially, there are two wooden blocks, shaped like ... . Harder than it seems--beanbags are not aerodynamic. But after playing for ... , with some old friends and some freshly-made friends, to Rocky Horror

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  The last post I made was about my summer, and I haven’t even written ... . (This is mainly due to how awesome and entertaining these poems are.) For ... pavement was slick. Turn the key, and tug door open. Things are better when

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  (like all MIT freshmen are) to be super hardk0re. In fact, he's SO ... . Sprinkles (played by French House's Luis O. '13! Yay! :D) are determined to ... . The Musical Theatre Guild made something like $3000. It was one of our most

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  the thousands of fliers that are posted over MIT bulletin boards ... kind of guitar.   And here we are today! Over the last few weeks ... check the fliers!). It was perhaps one of the best decisions I made last

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  class follow-up to 2.009. 2.009 introduces you to how products are made ... 's last terms are comparatively lighter, with lots of time to focus on all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  total isolation, we are often pasty and atrophied, our voices hoarse from ... objects and the ones that make it into our eyes are the ones that comprise ... provide, made a crumpled nest of my most important notes while I was

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  grounds as "reuse". Looking around my room and my hall, here are a few ... . Accidental implication? ...Perhaps.) Obtaining such things is often made ... nice title. Happy summer! -Cam [3] ... yes, those are my legs in bed

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  these benefits are not without complications. Astonishing advances in ... what matters and why.’ MIT students are so very lucky. They have choices ... . Belonging to such a tight-knit group has made a huge difference in helping me

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  in the 8.012 section had an exam. Proctor (smiling): "8.012? Are you ... weeks. She told me that the kids are currently busy chopping wood to ... that we were almost knee-deep in snow made it even more of an adventure

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  is, really big snowballs are REALLY heavy, and at the end of it we were ... 't tell how they're made. We took to destroying the snow ramp. Now for ... left are eyes and a Solo cup button. The body of the snowman, however, is

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  The fourth Thursday of November and the few days before and after are ... works in a bakery, so the pies and cookies are always top-notch (and in ... wouldn't have made it through the first few years without the help of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  our online magazine. As we hope you'll find, their interests are ... about catastrophes, natural and human-made, and write stories in specific ... ). In short -- there are some great opportunities here in writing and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008