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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class-tastic

  

  classes this semester -- and so far, it's been great! I only have one class on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and two classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. My classes don't start until 11 AM each morning, and I have plenty

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  semester Having musically-inclined friends (and a relative) at MIT Having ... concerts in the past week, for free. Concert #1: Verdi's Stabat Mater and Te Deum, performed by the MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) and the MIT Concert

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  impossible to try and capture it all in a blog. Never fear though, I'll figure ... , the future of cars, and Bill Gates at once, even if it means I just have

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  out tons of free stuff and market to the college crowd. Alas, I didn't attend as a college student, I was there for Livescribe, demoing and ... people recognized Chris and I there and we got the usual "Hey! Are you that

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  I have so many things and so little space, but I'll try my best to ... Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun" and I shit you not when I say it's probably one of the most influential and life-changing talks I've ever sat on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the Class of 2023 is ... and pick the place whose culture and residents feel like the best fit ... time to enjoy yourself and to meet as many people as possible, freshmen

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  I rolled out of bed at 8:30am last Friday and raced to Pappalardo ... cuts and scratches littering my hands fueled my trek to campus. Today was the last chance I had to work on and impound my robot. It didn't work

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT A video in which I talk to myself and I am an awkward MIT student…

  

  I did the vlog thing!   I didn’t take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 3, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... your legal name and the Office of the First Year may use your preferred
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  today, while my friends and I were walking down the river to Trader Joe’s. [I’ve been planning for a while to have a midlife crisis and switch to ... classes that fulfill me instead of the ones that are required, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  comfortable riding a bike, I was nine years old, and In the past decade I have ... control of the bike and threw myself off before it fell into a rock pit) and ... control of the bike and slammed head-first into a bush), With a lot of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  On an extra-long Wednesday a week ago, when spring break has come and gone and the temperature's still in the thirties, and the wet gray ... , and it can all feel artless. But then you might look to your left, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  [by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, and Ken Haggerty '11] MIT is at the center of one of the most original and ... groups here, allowing students to explore their talents and experiment with

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  So you're flying to college. Or you're flying anywhere alone, and you're me. You charge your iPod and your computer and pack extra underwear and ... 'll probably miss you, and you're excited because the airport you're going to has

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  I took part in HackMIT last year, and it was a great deal of fun! I ... mentors, and tinker around with lots of new shiny gadgets, technologies, and ... ’re Shannon P. ‘20 and Jierui F. ‘20, and we’re on the HackMIT organizing team

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  opportunity and artistic statement. Think of it like that classic episode of ... same story is told, in turn, from the perspective of Rob, Laura, and ... , economic analysis of Bono's visit, my entry is about rock concerts and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  SNL and Ghostbusters and others) was doing a show at MIT and that ... didn't get chosen in the lottery, which was sad.   AND YET shout ... ), she came down in the audience and made fun of people for about twenty

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia

  

  and 24 (but not 13, 19, or 23) n 1 and 24 (but not 13), that important ... on 3/14 around 2 p.m. I found out I got into MIT. And now, after all ... after graduation)—and yes, I've witnessed these responses in the wild

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  somewhat arrogant and definitely premature [annotation note='Link to previous ... the MIT dorm kitchens and subjected on campus students to a dining hall ... to shutdowns, and some people lost their sense of smell due to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert ... year's Spring Concert will be hip hop stars Fabolous and Lloyd Banks ... Fabolous from his songs such as "I Can't Deny It" and "Breathe," and you may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005