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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Home, not just a Haus fighting the good fight

  

  Gogh’s Starry Night, the source of inspiration for a mural I painted in ... first time this happened, this disassociation, as it’s known as in the ... would be okay. The few people I did tell had trouble believing me. It’s

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  *) That’s right! Studying! Or psetting, or various academic ... overall was harder. There’s also a couple things I’ve been doing outside of ... you have never asked before, however meaningful (“When you came to the U.S

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  over slightly to pull the doorknob. My right foot slid down the boot’s ... . The women’s bathroom in Simmons shone with a clean metallic glow. I ... . Carefully, I reached for the roach’s domain and shook the shoe with the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  . Unfortunately the Camel’s engine wouldn’t start, so the Albatros took off alone. It’s no surprise that so many German aces flew Albatros fighters; the ... -of-the-century car, with constables in their own car in hot pursuit. The convict’s car

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  ? I understand people’s motivations more clearly. Body language, tone ... Gwendolyn’s hair be up or down? Does each actor fully understand their ... . In any kind of leadership role, your job is to do what’s needed so your

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  pizza consumed, the higher one’s overall satisfaction with life in general. Right now, life is pretty good. It’s Sunday, September 14th, 2014. I ... future when the novelty wears off, but for now, it’s an exhilarating

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  section. Away we go! Who are you? Sigh. It’s only been a year since I ... at the same time, it’s been a really amazing thing to have all these ... different to me. For all that’s different, a lot hasn’t changed. I’ve found

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  called Space Dandy. Space Dandy is heavily influenced by the 1970s and 1980s (though it's set in the future, characters still use boom boxes, cassette tapes, and computers with punch cards). The 70s and 80s were also

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  landscape. Look! Rita is a sloth! There’s no doubt that we are firmly ... students for free during Spookyskate, SaveTFP’s annual Halloween event, where ... moving from one moment to the next and there’s never time to stop, breathe

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  if I got into MIT I would be the person I wanted to be. That’s not true ... happy. For the next two days, here’s some important advice from the ... year’s Mystery Hunt set at least two records: it was the longest hunt, at

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  . After a night’s rest, the team woke up and cooked breakfast, then ... for the day’s riding. For me, the first day consisted of a ride up ... M/QoM) record attempts from the day’s assaults. After a particularly sumptuous

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class Crossover Using engineering leadership while stuck on the wrong side of the internet

  

  – Engineering Leadership. It’s a short class required by the GEL program, and ... print. First I’m going to frame the situation. Let’s start here: Last ... and forth over The Tech’s various mailing lists about how we plan on

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  Frida’s Soul Food near Columbia University 11:27 pm – more movies and ... New York Admitted Student’s Gathering and met members of the Class of ... another of my MIT friends in the city for the week, sat in on their women’s

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  – if something’s messed up, it’s usually to blame.) The real gem of this ... up pretty chipper people (see Matt’s post). For those of you who were ... , about how much thought they put into deciding what’s best for each person

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  Everyone. MIT’s Leadership Training Institute is a student-run leadership ... “how I get down.” LTI’s curriculum combines self-reflection, service ... student’s vision a reality in the hopes that his success will motivate

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus: Building a Camera at the Hobby Shop [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] If you have an idea, you can build it.

  

  Art Association’s Speed Graphic. I loved the results: The fine ... woodworking or metalworking experience. But that’s the great thing about ... how to use the Hobby Shop’s water jet by creating something for

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  of a pset), the situation isn’t any different. It’s a brand new, red ... the size of a tangerine. It’s nothing really that special—there were ... every moment of my life at MIT—that’s just setting myself up to be

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  a timeline of the project’s progress, and conducting interviews ... (developing a new applications-based curriculum for MIT’s introductory ... . Winter Break passed and I had a chance to look over Beth’s paper. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  traveler’s schedule." Dietrich’s Transition can be driven on any surface road and requires only a sport pilot’s license to fly. The SUV-sized vehicle ... , and patent-pending deformable aerodynamic bumpers. Since the driver’s

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  Today I spoke with MIT News about the impact the Supreme Court’s ... Damon’s MIT-janitor character says to a rival from Harvard in Good Will ... .50 in late fees at the public library.” But of course —  and as Damon’s

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024