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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  an added effect, hang Christmas lights around the room and dim the main lights.   (pictures courtesy of Banti G. ‘17 and Emma F. ‘15)   ... MIT evening is like, and I will not be able to tell. By “evening” I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  world. And people are half that equation. Last Friday, I led my wonderful ... different Engineering divisions - Electrical, Mechanical (Design), and ... failures of the AC unit for the car leading to a few occurrences of smoke and

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  with my admissions colleagues and the incredible alumni who interview our prospective students. The transition happened quickly and I didn’t have time to ... full of finding out about the lives of those who are applying to MIT and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding Time for you know, things that aren't psets.

  

  super worried about adjusting to classes and being able to keep up with ... (x) than actually learning it. Between lecture and recitation and psets and eating, (and sleeping?), it seems like I'm doing at least

  • by Joe B. '18
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July A video experiment just for the heck of it

  

  Hey friends! This post is a little unconventional and inspired ... stylized/artistic/vlog-like diary in which she and her friends speak their ... Illustrator and Premiere. So I decided to take advantage of the remaining time

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)

  

  Cory and I paused for about an hour and a half while looking for ... ’s observations on climbing plants and the similarity of their strategies to those ... disease research, and a comparison of petroleum and coal in the same issue

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and Sarah Kay Week 2: TableTop, Net Neutrality, and Complexity Theory Week 3: Independent Video Games, X-Men, and ... nipping at my heels and it seemed a bit irresponsible to not devote my full

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  -or-treating and mooch candy from all your GRTs? Aww yes. I, for one, opted for ... existence, and seeing as the fanbase subscribes to a TV show that not only ... goodness' sake) but does so in a witty, artful, and interesting way with well

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  Saturday is a singular bag of nacho cheese Doritos and a fun ... treatise on how to gain weight and never let it go, 2) a poem of seemingly ... themes of poverty, violence, and love, or 3) a catalogue of food I devoured

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  have been harvested, children are no longer needed as farmhands, and UROPs/internships have finished, so why not go and learn a thing or two ... (here are a couple). And every new year, I find his musings to be just as

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I GOT TWENTY DOLLARS IN MY POCKET (because I got a press pass to SpringFest 2013, of course. photos inside!)

  

  technical terms, a really dope* concert with Macklemore and Ra Ra Riot. *note ... sound. and tambourines, of course. Next up was Macklemore and Ryan Lewis!  The star showing of the night, and the reason why this Spring

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  opportunity to explore a diverse number of science, math, and engineering fields and work on career development. The students will be able to network with current MIT students in a casual environment and discuss how MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  , parents and the I-have-to-buy-groceries?-type : there are dining dorms with dining halls and that nice ol' traditional mandatory-dining-plan that you know and love from all those other schools you've visited). However, when

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  to some fixed point on Earth, you're all moving - and fast. It's all ... , you learn that any reference frame, with the right calculations and ... to do is shift your point of view, and things will feel much better

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  that, deliciousness and tastefulness. (MIT Student Center, Lobdell ... menu, there was a smorgasbord of amazing food from both Peru and the ... , ’13) and Mariachi Palenque (http://www.bostonmariachi.com/), a Boston

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  Yesterday morning I was quite surprised and VERY excited to see a ... our three from MIT Khalea Ross Robinson, Dorian Dargan, and Benjamin ... present Dorian and Ben. Khalea's video is also in a link on her profile page

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  hogging wifi and using the textplus app on my iTouch to wish my friends back ... ☺ And that happens to be just a little too far away, haha. Following two ... -minute bus ticket purchase, and some serious luggage-lifting, I made my way

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  November means a lot of things for different people. Thanksgiving and ... sudden decrease in sunlight as temperatures plummet; and of course beards ... "Beardvember"). The rule are simple. Don't shave, and try and grow the heartiest

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  - with a pounding heart and a throbbing, fractured and/or badly-sprained foot. It was pouring, and I 1) didn't own a raincoat, and 2) was too ... Student Center, I was soaked through. I nudged the door open, and dripped my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  you'll learn, stumble-upon and/or be run over by something new. While ... modular design, scalability and the potential and weaknesses of ... -imagining, too. Professors Ulm and Vandamme have shown how to slow concrete creep

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010