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• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  light shows, a visit to the doctor, a turtle race, and ring spinning. In ... , this is a physics problem. And when there's an important physics problem ... disposal"), MIT researcher Jocelyn Monroe, and his daughter. My favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  Here at MIT, and - let's be honest, since this is more of a lifetime ... weeks. I find that it really comes and goes in cycles, and this year it ... modern corporate environment of Japan, and sending two hundred and four

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  FourFiveUnits all you could ever want to know about my semester schedule

  

  their classes this semester, I thought I would show off how naked and ... 's healthy for my brain and GPA to have a little bit more "free" time in the ... .   Here are what those numbers on the colored rectangles mean and why

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  degrees, in every career field, with the obvious exception of the five or ... probably are if you want to apply to MIT), you're good at things, and that ... . And getting paid any reasonable amount to do what you love is basically

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  school and to get accepted into a great college. Sometimes this dream can ... ’s getting ready for summer classes at the Massachusetts Institute of ... , and getting an 1850 SAT score, Terence was this year’s

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  ! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring Premiere blog entries, I ... , actually. I remember reading Melis's ring premiere entry as a prefrosh and ... and create an identity that represents your class as a whole, so why not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  fireworks, and devouring a variety of delectable treats. Here at MIT, a few ... Institute fashion - with a hack! Late last night, I received a mysterious ... . As students and visitors entered the Infinite, particularly astute

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  December 3, 2007. France. I'm in France. But I just got done with Italy. And ... blog that MIT pays me to write. So you should go over and read that now ... choose MIT as your undergraduate institution. Basically my job has evolved

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  universities where you can use data to improve admissions processes and student ... , I'll be at a diversity and inclusion conversation hosted by the Office of Multicultural Programs, LBGTQ@MIT, and the Office of the First Year

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  In case you are like me and still feeling somewhat Christmas ... never take down our tree until about July - today I bring you photos and videos from our fall Rambax concert, and a special Christmas

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  A collaborative post by guest blogger Jessica Quaye '20 and Caroline ... passing, Jessica and I learned that we both had known Professor Winston .  We shared with each other how he made an impact on our lives and also

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  Ahh CPW. The time when underclassmen, upperclassmen, and prospective ... , and most importantly....food. (seriously, there's so much food for you ... show off their unique cultures, get to know you, and help you get a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  First and foremost: I am an EC, and EC's don't make admissions ... was easier to get into MIT than it is now) and have insights into the Institute (or how it was thirty years ago; in our internet age you might know

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  MIT is serious about research. The Institute is the birth place to ... -time photography, and holds the distinction as one of the greatest think tanks in the world. You would think that access to millions of dollars of lab space and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  their stated job description. Of all of the other duties I’ve been ... Underwater Robot and Extreme Karaoke to fire spinning and a Python bee. Think of CPW like the Olympic games, just with more math and fewer sports

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  head, explored my weird mushy state of being, and penned those words for ... all the power. And years later when I found myself in the United States ... ’ll be a great time constraint on difficult problems, and an attendant

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

  number which is also placed on a map by the degrees of longitude and ... language. And it’s the only language that all of us in the world understand ... written out: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. And from this we can form

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Designing the 2025 East Campus Rollercoaster by Zack I. ‘27

  

  wheels, and other similar rides & attractions. All of our projects undergo a stringent design and approval process culminating in a review by a ... year for a project of this scope) as the design is iterated upon and

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 18, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  in transit where do i go from here?

  

  that transient state, gone from where I've started but not quite where I ... -about-the-journey-than-the-destination kind of person and I find it bittersweet once my train finally pulls into the station and I must interrupt the quiet peace I've found in transit

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  't had time to blog, and what I've been doing instead. The main reason, though, is that I wanted to write something perfect and meaningful and personal yet protective of my friends' and family's privacy, and I refused to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020