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• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  to talk about things that they write at the bottom of lists. In ... and whatever), so in the spirit of conserving the quantity of cynicism and curmudgeonry in our observable universe, I've decided to list off

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  ) major. I have recently completed my HASS Concentration in Course 11 (Urban ... constraints. Neither courses are overwhelmingly popular majors here, and in fact ... leading to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design degree

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Burton Jew Thanksgiving Because I'm game for any excuse to eat stuffing.

  

  So I live in Burton Conner, like some other people, but I happen to ... one floor anywhere, or just the highest concentration of Jews in general ... that I could never be a good Jew in the case I decided to spontaneously

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  be a cat in the winter time. Today I wrested the last fateful drop out ... , drop date is the most aptly placed date in the whole MIT calendar, the ... went to rehearsal for the final project in dance, played in a badminton

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  this morning, but we’ll ignore that for the sake of sensationalism). In ... at the thing. From for blog Whoa, yea it's big. In fact it ... , what makes this so special? why is it the end of the world? Well in a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  some reason the idea of spending five hours in lecture sent me into a ... 've been lying around either freezing or burning up in bed or on my couch or somewhere in between trying to figure out why the little birds on my ceiling

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with ... Carnegie Endowment, a think tank that's based in D.C, studying democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  presenters to the MIT community in the large lecture hall 26-100. We show movies that were in theaters recently and charge four dollars, but every now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  meet on MIT's campus, but hopefully I'll see you around in the real world ... tower. Nothing made that more apparent than standing in front of a ... amount of sleep you need (or in some cases, the amount of caffeine you can

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  Have you ever heard of The Game? I've referenced it several times in ... memes in popular culture today, and has been referenced in many, many places. In particular, it was the subject of the newest xkcd comic: As

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  in studying and exploring careers in science, engineering, and ... Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous academic program which emphasizes advanced theory and research in mathematics, the sciences, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  People often find it shocking when I say it, but if MIT was in ... Frank Sinatra in New York, New York: these vagabond shoes were longing to ... shoes to go to school there. Not one bit. But if it was anywhere in

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  address the topic in a proper way. First, some questions. Is Physics major ... to maybe 20-25% of the students in each year. But it's big enough that ... )? But keep in mind those classes I listed weren't like taken all during

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  grades are in) Barker Reading Room Campus Preview Weekend Career Fair ... with MIT ID? Music practice rooms -- serenade your special someone in a ... Shuttle/SafeRide Z Center -- the only place in the winter where I've consistently found

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  designated in your MyMIT account) is 2007. ----------------------------------- What is the process for receiving my admissions decision online? In order ... log in using the same username and password that you use to log into

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  living in a dorm on campus. I was in this program for two summers (I took ... sitting in a lecture and listening. To each his own.) Duke University ... for college credit or doing field studies (in marine biology or medicine

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  you know. But it's a busy week in my life, between classes, choir ... parties, a floor-sponsored trip to some island in the middle of Boston ... or turn in important forms on a computer or something, but then again

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  in space when STS-115 launches. More than one-third of the nation ... total of more than 15,000 hours in space. (Check out the MIT Astronaut ... 's Crew, and did Navy ROTC. In her preflight interview, Stefanyshyn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  'm just a girl working in a bakery.) I've lived in California all my life, where it's okay that I wear t-shirts and flip flops in December. When it ... body in something other than breathable cotton. Despite always living

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  known as the college application process. In some ways this entry ... I say welcome! Come on in, the water is just fine. I hope that you will not hesitate to throw your two cents in to any and all conversations

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006