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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  then I remembered: at least I'm not a triple amputee. I should be ... by engaging in a chess match there. However, he has sought political asylum in Iceland. I was just about to get some sleep last night--I had to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  know I haven’t blogged in a while (yes, yes, I feel the mass of your judgmental stares poking my back) but I’ve actually been writing a lot. In fact ... turn in a song, and naturally, I turned in “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  our perpetual battle with the mit weather machine spinning arts needs a shaman

  

  during CPW fireshow. In fact, the last time we did not have a rain threat ... the only one standing in the way of a dry and happy audience and the perfect show. I do not know what grudge he harbors and what staff he wields

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • November 15, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  Intelligent Transport Systems Lab (as I did in the spring of 2009, before going away for the year) on a traffic simulation project in Singapore. I wasn ... clean, or at least in navigable condition. To this end, I have a much

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  CURIOUS IN A BLOG POST? game) I will write up an explanation below. In the ... 't become different colors. For example, what looked pinkish face-on became a deep red when viewed from the bottom. I had no idea what was going on. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  intense craving for home/family/my mom's food - none of which I'd had in nearly a year. Things perked up slightly when I walked into my Delta-provided hotel room and saw a beautiful queen size bed. I curled up and (1) watched

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  's) In the interest of full disclosure, I should report that one of the ... On Thursday, I attended Teatro ZinZanni, "a bewitching evening of ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  is “bad”. But it relies on what it has seen before; I’ve never been ... what I remember (please note my memory is faulty and not subject to the ... actually went. Me: “A good rule of thumb [in choosing jobs that will not

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Public MIT panel on the science behind vaccines, and ending the evolving pandemic

  

  a webinar on the science of vaccines, and the role they will play in ... shortly thereafter at the same link. Because I know a lot of our readers are interested in science writ large, I wanted to boost this event so more people

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  don't mind a lack of sleep too much. In the morning, I get to watch the ... add that in the course of piecing this entry, I did laundry and found a ... , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive. Take a ... log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year ... in the contest. I wasn't a participant in the contest freshman year. I ... I'm not in a position to argue.) But, hey, take the moral high ground

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  assigned, at least in the physics department. I had to send in a form and ... . course requirements, how to plan a career in physics, finding a UROP) I ... interest in astrophysics, which is probably a large part of the reason I was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  left before EA decisions. Given that the average length of a TED talk is ... remarkable people, free to the world." I started watching them in high school ... technological initiatives than I ever did in class. They really opened up my mind

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  a blog ASAP. :-) So what did you do on your vacation, anyway? I ... -9 was CPW, followed by my first real vacation in over a year. A whole week ... is the deposit to secure my place in the class of 2010? Where do I send

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  , what makes this so special? why is it the end of the world? Well in a ... ’s no point. This is goodbye, this is my last post. I know what you ... physics (in which case, I'll have to switch my major). The interesting

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  classes. I do, but in moderation. In fact, I’m a huge fan of my one ... considering a Spanish minor, I’ve had to backload them. Secondly, it makes me ... . But, this semester, I actually had time to take a walk without a point B

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  happened, I was still a freshman, desperately trying to get on my feet. In ... first concert. I auditioned for a solo in [annotation note='"Sucker", by ... [/annotation] and didn't get it. I auditioned for a solo in one of the Asymptones

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  spent it alone. which, to be honest, isn't that much of a change of what i ... today, of all days, i feel it's appropriate to begin with a land ... really, not something i was aware of until a few months ago. but evicting

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  extensions in a row because the work kept piling up and days where I skipped ... memorial day, pset deadlines were pushed back by a week and I did more in the ... classes too. I want to learn as much as I can in as little a time frame as

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 30, 2023