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• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  August. I was sitting in Killian Court alone. The sun was sharp ... , wrinkled button-downs. In the time intervals uninterrupted by traffic, the river was blinding. At this moment, you could've told me I was anywhere in

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  disagree. There are three major decisions in the college admissions process ... control over the college admissions process and, in the end, be very happy ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Junior Fall we're back in person baybee

  

  because I have friends in this class and my professor is very helpful ... about AI. Monday - 9/13 Before Class I wake up at 9am in the beautiful ... understand what they're talking about. Today in class we covered the different

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 20, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  've spent about two weeks at the Salem International School and a week in ... , unbelievably, my last week here in Germany. On the last day of teaching in Berlin ... flurry of good-byes, hugs, and promises to keep in touch. But even those

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  My name is Keri Garel, and nothing else in my bio is true anymore ... Development. I've now seen more snow than I ever cared to see in my life; by that token, you can tell that I'm certainly not new here anymore. (In

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in EAsT camPUS A few of the basic things to know.

  

  live in a place where you can have a big, awesome kitchen with personal ... known to make a home out of EC as well.. 3. Residents live in doubles or

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • July 31, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  can speak for all of MIT in saying that our thoughts and hearts are with ... 40. No woman had won the medal in its 60-year history.” Two years ago ... rising star in economics since her doctoral dissertation- on a new way to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker ... . FIREWORKS!!! I was always told that July 4th in Boston was ... names, and in the true spirit of MIT, a friend said: Friend: If I had a

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  institutional behavior. Many of the best jobs held by leaders in the field, will ... problem, an expanding set of exciting career opportunities are emerging in ... and influence policy solutions for mitigation and adaptation In a 3Q

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... ), things to make us react in one way or another (Linsanity), things to make ... Tumblrs that post pictures of fresh designs in architecture, etc. Usually I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Square wheels will roll if the road is in the shape of a catenary curve, which is the shape that a string hangs in when you ... work with Amtrak and studies in Course 11, I think I have a job for you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  starts getting cold you will probably see a noticeable change in my ... a drowning snowman in the moat?” And we laugh, agree that it would probably one of the more epic things we’d done in a while, and proceed to

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  up a global warming research center in Antarctica.” “Why ... to change the world in the same breath. I’ve never met anyone who ... passionate about engineering his entire life. In 6th grade, he asked his best

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  ’s been a big year. Check it out! STARS@MIT: A Year in ReviewWhen I was ... for advice in my small town. That’s why I’m so excited to share what ... programming, here’s a year in review of what STARS Ambassadors at MIT have been

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to succeed in business without really trying on leadership, being bad at things, and musicals

  

  absolutely horrific when written down.']normal.[/annotation] Still, in the past few years, I've been in charge of many a thing, between music directing ... ,[/annotation]and, in the years immediately post-COVID, there simply was not a lot of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 18, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  use of a dishwasher is the last frontier in an immigrant household, an ... appliance in most countries outside of the US and apparently many immigrants ... . Unfortunately, whenever I wash my dishes in my hall's sink (which measures about 1

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  ...and have you seen "Underworld?" My friends in Harrisburg and I ... Allison's new [Video Retailer] Movie Pass in hand, I vacillated between ... MIT's 28 fraternities in the fall of my freshman year--while I had no

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  stuffy.   Somewhere in high school, I decided that I needed to culture myself, and took a few weeks in the start of the summer after my ... Germany, Italy, France, and China thrown in. It’s really fascinating to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Cambodia: D-Lab students in the field Janet Li from D-Lab blogs from Cambodia

  

  in Cambodia, Zambia, India, Ghana, Honduras, and Brazil. Janet Li ... composting bins and a low-cost biodigester under the guidance of an expert in ... technologies from 18 households without electricity in Kien Svay, developing and

  • by OEL
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  In broad strokes, my life in 2025 is not so different from my life in 2021. I'm a student at MIT studying aerospace engineering. I live in ... November rule with."]dated since October 2017.[/annotation] And yet, in the

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025