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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  . :) Class 1: All about glassblowing, safety, and collecting the glass. The very first class was safety day. Why? Because glass is super hot, and ... your mind and body. We’re actually recommended to wear long sleeve shirts

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  separate according to density and the initial degree of intermixing**. Voila ... Amidst a Dali-esque landscape of finals-related drudgery and holiday ... end-of-semester jitteriness, and observe the stress-killing antics that

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  comment and I'll let you know. DID YOU KNOW? The entry title comes from ... around on a dock with a Vietnamese children's choir and singing "even ... sing things like "1776!" and he replies "When did Columbus sail the ocean

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  women at the Institute (MITRA NOTE: I have pictures of this, and will ... Janet '06 and Neera '06 worked with the Student Activities Office, other MIT offices, and various corporations to organize and fund this year

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  lot of different cues I know about myself that indicate a bad state, and ... different and typically more positive way,” which I think perfectly captures ... what’s next. It’s literally “a” and “new”. A new… what? You may be

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in BRASIL! my summer in january

  

  authors from the United States and Brazil, which allowed us to compare and ... While most of my friends were freezing and building igloos on MIT ... , and urban planning!"]Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 5, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  state, wandering through life like a ghost and trying to find different ... , even if I'm in a disoriented state. And I'm grateful to the people that ... edgy, I've spent the past month and a half feeling as though I am

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  post.) I was born in America, but my parents and grandparents were born ... MIT and traveled to Japan." "That's good! But... why did you go to Japan ... thought] led me to study Japanese, in order to learn about its history and

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  emails, and even your random Facebook pokes, I genuinely became attached to you guys; and I think it's safe to say the other bloggers feel the same ... you guys - mentally and emotionally, if not physically. I remember

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  first week of orientation, you get to go around and visit all the dorms ... all your stuff and move to a different dorm. The day after REX ends ... which room, which bed, which pillow, and so on... until you've decided

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  deep knowledge and his language translation research at Oxford University ... I took a test early last week for my Japanese language and culture ... and heavy eyelids. I cracked open my textbook and traced out kanji

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  universe and did the impossible and fell in and out of love in a million ...   With her nails painted black and the whole of the world Turning ... got shorter, the angst got angstier, and those headphones got stitched

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  discharge. We learned that MGH and MEEI are two different institutions, with ... documentation and patient advocacy within the Institute BUT you’ll need to ... 's medical system, and medical facilities around Boston. They thought that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  defining the future stop being vague

  

  words. We want it comfortable, we want it just, we want it innovative, and ... current world is not good enough, and we need to strive for change, and we ... used to cling to regret—I wish I could go back in time and do MIT all

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  week (more on that soon) and am here to spotlight an incredible project a ... . Who: 9 students from MIT and UC Berkeley What: Biking across the ... Plants” and “Eyewire: A Game to Map the Brain”) Images from the Spokes

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  haved like 30 celsius degrees all over the year and I must admit I do not ... just about three years ago this week when I was a freshman and still sort ... school backgrounds, and freshman year was pretty hard for me. So the fact

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  , and we were flying back to Boston to be greeted by 19 degree weather! it ... weeks before spreak due to the pandemic, and i've had no opportunities for ... group of [annotation note="all junior, sophomore, and freshmen bombers

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  've got four piercings on my right ear, and two on my left[/caption] This ... in my dorm went and got piercings together. Their excitement and joy ... gained from going to college and getting my first paid (on-campus) job

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  degrees is "freezing cold" and we break out our winter coats. Unfortunately ... symbols on the tabs disappear and you have no idea where you are clicking ... uninformed self, they seemed foreign and special and important. I was under the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  to do) was mechanical engineering. I liked to build things and create things, and I thought that led me to being a mechanical engineer. Fast forward a year, and I've had some new thoughts on the matter. I've always

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009