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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  'm respectfully crufting in the background. But every August - when I start hearing ... remember feeling like a failure a lot. I remember being in a state of shock ... staying up until dawn in a cold November, talking to friends. I remember

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  community what it is!   Hey there MIT Blogs! I’m Taylor, and I work in ... One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... calls) getting to know staff members who work at MIT in different roles

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Solar Eclipses and Bloggers bloggers around the country all watching the eclipse

  

  Earth. To someone standing on Earth, the Moon would cover the Sun. In a ... direct sunlight. The day becomes dark and you can see the stars. Some ... sun.   Elizabeth C. '13 and I watched the solar eclipse from

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  new nature. I make skeletons that walk on the wind so they don't have to ... surviving the elements such as storm and water and eventually I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT applicants and students are quite a talented bunch. As such, I try to look out for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  knew that one was right for me. Senior Haus had a line in their i3 that ... Con, the IFC, Panhel, and the LGC. The actual Guide itself can be found in ... admissions bloggers, or visit MIT's official site for LGBT issues. I remember

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  admissions authentically, but we can’t write about what it’s like to live in ... It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) A ten year ... illuminati responsible for the common core 2) I'm trying to learn to spin

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  Sometimes I can't help but wonder what people at MIT, students ... great to actually be able to just stop someone in the middle of the ... like this, or even this.* Last semester, I found the remedy to most

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  that we've taken (I'm a course 9 major and she's a double major in course ... I'd summarize them a bit so that prefrosh and incoming frosh can see ... term), I worked in a joint Brain & Cognitive Science

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  in February. I knew the people who started it when they started it and ... space that I spend all day every day working in. Applicon was one of the ... Cue Monday afternoon. I'm hungry because I decided to not spend money

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  . In fact, joking aside in the previous thread, I honestly don't know yet who got in - with rare exception, I couldn't bring myself to look ... Waited until midnight so I could post on the 11th officially (EST

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  route -- can you find the buildings?) Ready? Let's go! In that door ... -worker were mingling in front of another Nestle frozen novelty dispenser as I ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some summer pictures

  

  Switzerland, so I'll be doing that gradually (I have lots of pictures), mixed in ... that I was an MIT student definitely helped me get hired. I arrived in ... construction outside my window. On one of my first days in Lausanne, I visited

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  that I'm here working in the Real World™ (sort of), I've learned to ... what I am proud of, is the fact that I've managed to put in these hours ... from MIT to work in Apple's iPhone Product Design team.  He spends most

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  A Faculty Dinner We invited our favorite faculty and staff to our hall for an awesome dinner!

  

  they are terrible. HOW CAN YOU HATE THIS FACE, PETEY!? All in all, the ... lounge for the occasion, and we spent the whole day cooking in the kitchen ... . '16 and Jake I. '16 Garden Salad by Me! Strawberry Salad by

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  that you were involved in? Randal Pinkett: Almost as important as what I ... the potential to become obsolete. The material I learned in the ... news... A nice article in today's New York Times science section: A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  group of people and free food! I can attest from experience that the ... and see what I may become in the future. I am incredibly grateful for ... Meeting. I’ll be attending in Central Ohio. Hope to see you there! If you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  .). In honor of his departure from our 7.03 class, I figured I’d dedicate a ... him explaining the profundity of anaphase in mitosis. I listened to ... This entry from Elizabeth in 2010 has been re-posted in celebration

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Mailings & Comms

  Be a Blogger 2022!

  

  It is summer in Cambridge, which means that: I am growing an ... 's a million fun things happening in the Kendall/MIT Open Space it is ... are the Institute's best ambassadors. Admissions officers can explain

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  put things!!! The joy of having a single is unprecedented. I can ... things are looking pretty great! I miss living in a dorm, but having a ... At the beginning of September, I moved into a new house! It's 10

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020