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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  happening (at least not in their originally intended form), and the work that ... about one of these events that we were involved with and the experience of ... , because it was actually a really beautiful and healing experience amidst the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  so hungry and then I wasn't hungry after I ate the good food" "Juicy ... about the event and this is what he told me: "The Next House Thanksgiving ... seems to have grown each year. This year, we had around 70 signups and we

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT in honor of International Women's Day

  

  Less than two weeks ago, Caroline Chin and Kamilla Tekiela (both ... MIT, sharing and analyzing the findings from an extensive survey designed and administered in 2014. The takeaway: young women at MIT are every

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  A Faculty Dinner We invited our favorite faculty and staff to our hall for an awesome dinner!

  

  students, and friends! This year we had over 16 different faculty and staff ... lounge for the occasion, and we spent the whole day cooking in the kitchen preparing food for our favorite professors and instructors

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  . Except that it's a little bit warmer. And a lot more humid. Not nearly as ... complaining. "I hate the winter. And layers. And bulky winter coats. And static electricity. It has no right being this cold out if it's not going to snow." And

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• 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 / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  that the FLX could test our leadership and problem-solving abilities. But ... Force and its history, customs, and practices. Every year the focus shifts ... and junior year, and after that towards working and living as an Air

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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