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Blog / Miscellaneous
Being First is Important There can be many firsts
in an entry. We work hard to find pictures for you guys, and then we have to resize, upload, and link them in. I know I would appreciate it a lot if you would write the names of what's in these pictures down and -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!
To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the -
Blog / MISTI
Vive la France!
I'm about to head off for a two week in vacation in Paris, Rennes, and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you can check out the MIT France Program, one of MIT's awesome international programs. Current music: A.R. Rahman -
FAQ / Academics and research
How awesome is MIT Physics?
The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. -
FAQ / Academics and research
What’s the Deshpande Center?
researchers to make a difference in the world by developing innovative technologies in the lab and bringing them to the marketplace in the form of breakthrough products and new companies. In turn, those innovations can help -
Blog / Academics & Research
This is it. the last "what classes I'm taking" blog
break is in 4 weeks and graduation is looming on the horizon and real life ... student in graduate school, but more on that in another post). In any case, I still have to get through all of the following classes in order to -
FAQ / First-year application
How does MIT consider extracurriculars?
We read applications from students interested in everything from apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We ... realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to -
Blog / Academics & Research
The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes
side project, culminating in a presentation that caused me to stand in an embarrassing well-what-do-we-have-here pose in front of a nonsensical slide that I designed as my group members snuck micro-naps in the back. The -
Blog / Admissions
Tim Is So Beautiful to me
I began writing the script in July 2011. We started filming in September. We recorded the music in March. We premiered in in April. That ... . The credits in the video say simply "created with love by many people at -
Blog / MIT Life
The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.
DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in -
Blog / Academics & Research
Jaden Smith was in my 3.091 lecture!!
How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren’t Real -
Blog / Challenges
everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti
. i was given the chance, in april 2021, to spend the first half of 2022 in imperial college london. i spent a few days thinking about the decision, and talking to people, and declined in the end, because i "didn -
Blog / Hacks
Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!
Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya's already told you about 6C, but I'll bet it didn't feature a giant spider on ... definitely decorated for Halloween in style this year! -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras
in Cambodia, Zambia, India, Ghana, Honduras, and Brazil. Chelsie ... -Lab trip leaders and the community in Miramontes are working on providing a ... sealer for a local rice micro-enterprise in Brisas del Mar; and designing -
Blog / MIT Life
people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall
spending the night frantically studying in a Green building lounge, fueled by ... undoubtedly will write one soon... this semester was a wild ride in all respects ... ; I blame it on being an only child and growing up in NYC. This is all -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)
National Park in Maine. We planned meticulously for the trip – booking the Airbnb months in advance, creating an itinerary of trails to hike, and even ... friends objected. “Don’t people drive on the left side of the street in -
Blog / Academics & Research
In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p
Hey guys, happy 2011! It's been awhile. As I write this, I'm in San ... semester - and also, I've mastered the art of changing out of a suit in a ... much to say in this entry other than to give a brief update of how my -
Blog / Admissions
USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.
world send teams of 4-6 high school students to represent their nation in ... competitions -- concluded in Merida, Mexico. This year, 513 competitors from 93 ... themselves here). The problems are stated in a straightforward fashion, making
