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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  -of-knowing. but this class of people is, i suppose, special in that we entered mit ... people i wanted to. but i saw a lot of them in those last few days of the ... prouder than anything else, that in some small and minute way i have maybe

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  to post something I've had in the backlog for awhile.  Last year, I ... the SATs today. I remember how much it sucked to sit in a room for ... First, just to allay the inevitable questions in the comments: we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  Somehow, I've explored more of Boston and Cambridge while living in ... restaurants. When I tried to go in person last year, I gave up after waiting for ... is right in the middle of Chinatown, so I've walked by it countless

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Something is coming, part 2… Snively and I are still working on something awesome.

  

  Snively and I are still working on something awesome. This week: (In reference to this.) (Photo credit: Liz Kimball '11.) (See part one.) (Yes, we ate it afterwards.)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  up, I would be awake. I was, and I showed up in Killian in the pitch ... If I were to show you the following series of pictures, how would you ... installing solar panels on the dome in order to conserve energy while the T

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually blog about, I had the chance to connect to Vaishnavi at one of the ... . *** Q: Tell me a little about yourself. A: I’m Vaishnavi, a junior in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tomorrow is MacVicar day! Tomorrow is MacVicar day. See poster presentations by MIT students who have made an impact…

  

  I got an email today about the MacVicar Day event this week that showcases student research in our labs here on campus and in the field worldwide. It should be an exciting celebration of student achievements in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to ... necessary, even if it meant psetting out in the cold. I’ll have you know, I ... must feel so dope.” Image by Joshua Charles Woodward In that moment, I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  answer:       I have been privileged to know and befriend some of the best and brightest minds in America and around the world. But right now, I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  further ado I present to you "Walter Lewin ESG Lecture" in all its 68 ... Earlier this year I had the pleasure to meet Walter Lewin at an ESG ... , Lewin turned an ordinary lunch into an unforgettable memory that I was

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Liveblog from Apple Store I copy Paul, 3 hours later.

  

  the Mac store in about 40 minutes so I should leave before this place ... Hello world. I too am at the new Apple store at Boylston street. Unlike Paul, who was probably using his own computer, I am using a fancy

  • by Snively '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Accidents Happen My mom was right.

  

  response for me when I claim I made a mistake: We don't make mistakes; we ... around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them. I recently read an article on Slashdot about the power of accidental

  • by Bryan
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Post: Started From the Dorm Room Now We Here starting a startup while at MIT

  

  guys in the control room screaming with joy. I had just finished up an ... decisions. I participated in several hackathons at MIT. It really started off ... The following is a guest post by Sam U. '16   When I applied

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Primer trimestre del primer año Una historia de terror, diría… pero con un final feliz.

  

  abalanzaba sobre Best Buy, intentando comprar televisores y cámaras digitales

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  , but that’s beside the point) I found myself sitting in front of my desk ... the scanner in CopyTech and my belated post could finally be uploaded. I ... in a puffy jacket minding her own business. Anyway, I was in high

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  visual depictions of my summer i've been a busy, busy bee.

  

  Dhabi from the sky- a city in an actual desert:   And I was home ... Cinnamon rolls I made with Elisabeth '22 shortly after I moved into ... ="aligncenter" width="487"] Cinnamon rolls[/caption] A few days later, I travelled

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  (featured in the video). 16.810 is offered each IAP, and I certainly plan on ... robots (and that I'm in now- more on that later). As part of our final ... . Throughout my childhood, a small walk in closet in the basement of my house was

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  , I'm not graduating. Yes, I'm in the dorm for the summer. Yes, I'm in ... Several years ago (I believe it was 3 but it may have been 2) there ... opted to stay another year in order to finish up and graduate. One day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  first snow day I have had in years. The view from my window Back home ... stick around more (case in point: I had never seen snow turn black), but ... I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011