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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  see whether I've found a pulsar. My supervisor has a bunch of new, high ... supervisor, and they figured that something so regular had to be man-made. Since it had to be man-made, it had to be coming from Earth. Something

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  .twitter.com/Nfw63iQBjG — John D. Cook (@JohnDCook) July 14, 2015   Richard ... curiosity we have as a species I hope that gets into the minds and hearts of ... (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy), a high-altitude NASA plane that

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  Five years ago I wore a barong and sablay. In my high school ... the Department of Education. At the end of my gap year between high ... is about to end I think of its beginning. If time will push me into

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  thin plastic shatter, so did my heart. For I knew that to be the end of ... cute and therefore ended up on my laptop case. iHQ The Innovation ... Many months ago, I broke my water bottle cap. I tried to find a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  '07, asked me if I wouldn't mind going up for auction, and I obliged kindly. However, soon after, I began to worry about what my auction price ... is a man beyond description. He has been known to compete in dance

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  that you will do wonderful things in the world, wherever you end up. I ... This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. In a ... year. Our yield was simply too high - unprecedented, as a matter of fact

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  A couple of weeks ago, I flew thousands of miles across our wonderful country to visit the great state of California!  Growing up on Long Island, I didn't have much (any) exposure to the West Coast, and it was

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  (harhar) "Hardcore College Admissions." 'Twas fun :D Man, I love speaking ... Sometimes, when life at MIT gets too tough, this is what I think of, in all seriousness: Wow - in just one more day, I will not have

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  yellow. I'm still unclear how I ended up at Harvard, but there I was ... said commitments. Anyway. I've slept an inordinate amount this weekend and finally feel ready to rejoin society. Today I woke up and looked out

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  ’s fast - i fear to look behind me, but i do anyway. i can’t see the end of ... good idea. the broth is slightly clear and has a coat of oil on top. i always try the broth first thing whenever i eat ramen. that's salty. i take

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  a few weeks ago i had a job interview. we had some extra time at the end so i took the chance to ask my interviewer (let’s call them p) a few ... ? is it your work or personal relationships or something else? p: i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  . Fun fact: I had been the travel coordinator for my friend group (Kathryn Z ... get home when you oversleep and you have a morning train to catch" so I have put some instructions below. Screw up. I stayed up super late

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  I'm a proud resident of Burton-Conner, a lovely dorm with nine floors ... , and although I'll [annotation note = "I really don't know how the COVID ... murals this semester, and high-definition photos will be taken so that the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  four years if I'd been just about anywhere else. As a top high school ... I graduate tomorrow, so I guess this is my last entry here, or ... for the last four years. I came in as a premed, somewhat intimidated by

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  . self-awareness. I got so close man"]off day.[/annotation] Life is ... day more of what I want to do when I grow up. And man, I still am ... , sweaty man (who is married, + also really sweaty). I liked watching him

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.

  

  Tuesday morning, I excused myself from de-insectifying MATLAB scripts ... -shortening chemicals, I wrestled down the nightmare-inducing plethora of health concerns ... Harvard Bridge. As I approached the threshold of drowning, I flinched away

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  the end, it turned out like this: and after carving all I could carve ... Life has been sprinting by these days, and I go through periodic cycles – making rounds from “Hey…I can do this…” to “OMG. This is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  It's hard to remember a time during my senior year of high school when I wasn't totally jazzed about MIT. I got accepted, and that was pretty much it for me. I was going to MIT. I never really entertained any

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  Before committing to any major choice, I think you have to be ready and willing. As regards me and my decision to be premed, I had few doubts that I was willing. That decision had stayed alive from at least

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  the pieces scattered behind you

  

  , carved long ago into different paths: the 3-mile loop I ran in high school ... . Every hobby I picked up, except blacksmithing, lives in this room. My jewelry supplies are still in the desk drawer, though I've taken my best

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 28, 2023