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• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  , and decided on this one for brevity's sake. Still, you must know, the Charles is a very dirty and very old river. As Wikipedia tells us: Despite ... , swimming and fishing are progressively re-emerging as about 90% of the length

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Springtime for Interns in Germany Watch out, Europe: I'm going on tour.

  

  conductance. Conductance is measured in Mhos and is represented by an upside ... Wilczek. The event ran late, however, and some people had to leave early to go to review sessions for 2.006 exams or Dance Troupe rehearsals and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  should check your MyMIT account to see who your interviewer is and give him ... , they should limit themselves to nagging you to do it, and not do it for ... : If we don't have any alumni in your area and your interview is waived

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  In addition to being Libraries Week and MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be ... 's Walls: Tools, Services and Solutions (You may remember the affair someone

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Paris or Nicky though) and grabbed the MIT boxes that were waiting for me ... . I mean, how can you not be cool when your last name is Thiery and you ... guys! Sam Lord (the new regional chair for Hartford EC's) and I had an

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ming-fai Fong- Designing an intelligent walking “toddler” robot After learning to sit, bend their knees, squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the…

  

  Parents always eagerly anticipate their child's first steps and ... , squat, and stand, babies can finally gather the coordination and strength ... interest in robotics and artificial intelligence. She found out about this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  who was known for his crazy sayings and no nonsense demeanor. He had ... 'd simply raise his left arm high over his head and point to his watch with ... Report (USNWR) released its rankings and MIT fell to the number 7 slot

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  evaluations. I'll also be taking 5.60 (Thermodynamics and Kinetics), because it's a requirement for biology majors to graduate, and I'm a senior this year, and we can all connect the dots on what that means. (I'm not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  -retentiveness, c) dislike of hard labor, and d) all of the above. If I could wave my magic wand and have all my stuff moved for me, I would.) My boyfriend, Adam '07, and I moved to D-Entry of MacGregor today. We had been living

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  , stepdad, and four siblings in Louisville, Kentucky, and will be there for ... , and therefore don't feel compelled to comment). I certainly use some ... country says "pop"). Myself and the other Southerner in the group said "coke

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and ... for our twice-daily information sessions and tours should start getting ... 'll move the information sessions out of the admissions reception area and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  of my meeting I popped open my PowerBook, accessed the score, and ... driving back to my hotel, listening to the game on the radio, and they kept talking about Mike Mussina (the Yankee pitcher) and his perfect game through

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  I'm taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or ... don't translate well into hot glass – long faces, spindly limbs, and fluffy manes/tails. But because I am so cool and talented, I can easily

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  HEAR YE HEAR YE ALL LADS, GINGERS, AND HONORARY BOSTONIANS, LORD ... , baby, now and then Don't you just wanna wake up, dark as a lake ... black and my bed at threeYou're too sweet for meYou're too sweet for me I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Thoughts from the Dungeon One night only

  

  the dungeon and fight the final boss in his airship. Then, the credits would roll, and I could move on with my life. But…no. Mentally, I can ... ’ve written a blog for MIT, and I really don’t have much to contribute.  But I

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  [live blogging] astronomy field camp sky stalking in tenerife

  

  satisfies the thesis requirement for astronomy minors and some unknown requirement for course 12 (earth and planetary science) majors. as part of the class, we work on various research projects, taking and reducing our own

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  around since then, and despite many non-swimmers’ grievances, the test will ... exclusively facedown and the last one optionally faceup. You also get a t-shirt for showing up! In 2020, when the world shut down and MIT went virtual

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  by bike, by train, by wind, by rain getting around different cities

  

  . In the past three years, I’ve visited over 10 cities and lived in three ... , Tucson drives, and Boston, among other things, rides the metro. I grew up ... from roads and sidewalks, and are about 5 feet wide, so there’s space for

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  starting over and over again

  

  blogging very much recently, and, if we're being honest, I've felt pretty ... , there were other factors, namely February and March unexpectedly turning into a pretty turbulent time, then April and May bringing the usual ramp

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 11, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  lifting heavy objects and the grungy basement gym

  

  dust gathers in the corners. The equipment is shaky and old, and there ... plates is rarely an issue, and you don’t have to wait for various machines to open. There are big speakers to connect to, and I blast rock through

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2021