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  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  first time in her life (since perhaps one rebellious quarter in elementary school), the Frosh can say, “I’m not going to finish this homework,” and ... Frosh participated in a human-robot interaction study, where she was asked

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  later) scrambled to borrow a laptop and sent in an application. And - I ... with the same vague questions, such as, "where do you see yourself in ten ... college. I happen to fit both of those descriptions, so I (who happened to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  I was in 10th grade (and since that was only three years ago, you can ... living in a dorm on campus. I was in this program for two summers (I took ... last year and loved it. Of course, I can't forget MIT's own summer

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  conversation-snippits that I caught as I passed by people. In high school I was ... in an RPG, his charisma would be... cheat code." ***** "I'm convinced ... : Well, you can't put expensive things in public places and not expect them

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Engineer, Blogger… Rhodes Scholar (!) Melis wins the Rhodes Scholarship!

  

  Institute of Technology, where she majors in mechanical engineering and minors ... , she has a perfect academic record at M.I.T. She has done research in ... in tissue engineering. She also is editor-in-chief of the M.I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  Happy May 2nd! With the final responses in the mail by today, it will be a little while until all the dust settles and we can tell you more about the Class of 2009. I'm very excited to see who the class will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  -interpolated constellations swimming in celestial gutters cluttered with light pollution. As I ... penurious radiators, I can't help but rhapsodize my midsummer memories of ... packs of gum because I mentioned that the kind you had in your backpack

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  I can tell, they only make the problem more complicated than it ever ... may have sent in one of those little response cards asking if I was interested in a varsity sport, but I definitely didn't speak to the coach until

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  today it is warmer than it has been in a while, and i'm back in the lab doing bench work again after almost a year. i can taste spring on the tip of my tongue, and i can see it in the smiles that come more

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  , where I find this heart (it looks much cooler in person). Click the photo ... traveling in circles. :-) Now that I'm more familiar with the tunnels, the ... underground tunnels. On mornings like these (3 degrees when I left the house), I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  . In class, I can't stand like this for more than 30 seconds or so. Try ... (I can file an entry on Yoga under "Academic" right?) Today I ... education office 8 weeks in advance of registration, so that arrangements can

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  was not made for walking >:( i'm used to walking almost everywhere in boston, but in the past few day i've missed an uber because i couldn't find ... are no trees and the sky is so big. i've lived in new england for the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  walked in, there was tons of bread at desk. Even baguettes, and I love ... ! - but I didn't go downstairs right away, I was in the middle of something ... miscellaneous. Hmm. In two and a half hours, I will be attending the "Petit

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  I can call "home" in Spain. :) On my way to the Madrid airport ... TEN REASONS Why I Fell in Love With Madrid: 10. I love the Metro system in Madrid. Puts the T to shame. 9. I love the Starbucks employee who

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  Hey y’all, My god I can’t believe it! It has been almost 2 months since I arrived in Boston. I have been up to my ears in work, dance ... summer! This summer, I am doing research in synthetic biology as a member

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  -3. I have a three-hour time frame in which I can grab and eat lunch ... Sci. Fantastic. I start filling in my education section: MIT Class of 2019 ... Science and/or some other major that I don't know I want to major in yet. I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  I can. I was talking to a guidance counselor over the phone today ... blogging when I can. Over at Ben's latest post, some folks seem to think I ... email and phone calls. On Monday, I finally returned a call I had been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2024 Episode 7: The Apple Music Awakens

  

  is somewhat... lacking in substance (what is Spotify Wrapped if I can ... EA decisions release! hmm... not that either... I meant, it's time for the annual Blogger Wrapped, where we expose our music tastes for the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  is by far the coolest toy in the inventory. So when I heard we were getting a fly-in for Marine Week Boston, I had to go see. The weather was ... pun, but I just can't help myself.

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  While You Wait… ...why not play Brawl?

  

  Brawl, possibly the most anticipated game of 2008, came out today. Can I ... . Although I've yet to see the hack for myself, as I've been working in my room ... ... Poke Balls, Item Boxes, and Heart Containers - oh my! I can has banana

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2008