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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  coached a new generation of creative writers with Will '12 in the ancient ... As the advent of another academic year approaches, I feel somewhat ... with excitement and wonder. Of course, the honeymoon didn't last forever

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Making The Switch Making the transition from high school to college, Chapter 1

  

  and myself. So my first semester at MIT, I spent a lot of time figuring ... Hello, I'm a PC. Hello, I'm a Mac. If you haven't seen one of ... not the subject of this blog entry, but if you do need advice about

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  of genius at age three or four. After returning from visits to the ... 'll highlight it in a future entry! A little background: back in the summer of 2003, the MIT News Office did a series of these articles called "Hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  Beethoven to Mahler Last semester, I took my first music class at MIT: 21M.235, or "Monteverdi to Mozart". 21M.235 is offered in the fall, and ... one of my physics classes. My friend Ben H. '14 was in a similarly

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  . Try new things. Meet new people. But at the end of the day, do not ... better and better, but most importantly I had met a new set of friends and ... [/caption] With all of the things I have done at MIT, I’m most known for my role in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  Start spreading the news! The new mnemonic for the planets is: My ... winning! If you'd like to redeem your super awesome prize, email me at bryanblogs [at] mit dot edu. Tomorrow: How I work for a genius.

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  first snow it snowed on campus

  

  hometown of Portland, OR. To be honest, my first year at MIT, the heavy New ... courtesy of @jovilly_ on Twitter[/caption] [caption id="attachment_58337" align="alignnone" width="1152"] courtesy of CP_OD on Twitter

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  in Florida. Last night began the first of four presentations with my colleagues from Princeton, Swarthmore, and Wellesley. (Check out the rest of ... we got from the audience were some of the most thoughtful I've heard in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about ... . This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  This past Sunday, at 4 AM on the side of U.S. Highway 1 on Badger ... darkness of Highway 1 in the evening, until, finally, at 2:50 AM, we stumbled ... [/annotation] and stopping at least five McDonald's; a tragedy that would cost us 125

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  new paths, allowed me to marvel at the complexity of modern science ... shudder at the thought of an independent three-month “vacation,” but also think of future days at MIT without homework as thrilling. I’ve also had

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  A lot of the day-to-day communication at MIT happens, not through ... , it's convenient - and at MIT, everyone checks it. They don't call this the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nothing, after all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  would drop me off at the gym and i would run laps around the track, and ... that they tried to kidnap me. i spent most of my childhood distrusting ... vast majority of people are safe to be around in the vast majority of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  it's bad to eat within 2 hours of going to bed, so late at night when ... just to provide a more comprehensive look at what MIT has to offer. Here ... News Office). Congrats, Farhan! I took 21A.453: Anthropology of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  These first 3 weeks at MIT can best described as a whirlwind of new ... , travelled to all parts of Boston in a mere 4 hours, had fun at REX events ... the 100s of emails advertising activities at MIT have mentioned free

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and ... . What should I name the new room? Examples of other rooms on Burton 1 ... singles are not for the claustrophobic, the faint of heart, or in this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of ... . Every day, I discover something new about MIT; I’m so amazed by everything ... Electric Vehicle Team, Formula SAE, Marine Robotics Team, and more - all of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  ), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student-produced videos introducing each of the 17 (this year!) dorms at MIT (counting New House as 6 different dorms - New House, iHouse, and 4 cultural houses

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  University of Denmark). Investigates the significance of wet underwear and ... of the 20 Craziest Scientific Researches. Some of the Craziest ... Organization) It calculated the number of photographs you must take to (almost

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  -year-old brother, and I am the happy owner of a shiny new Sony Vaio! My new Vaio is ... clueless about the actual workings of my shiny new Vaio; I know enough about ... the percentage of MIT students living at dorms owning a TV set

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006