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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lonely but exciting road and choosing to traverse it

  

  MIT student and, for that matter, just being a person. Here’s the first ... out a better world for whoever might come after me. And I don’t just ... want to make the world a better place for my kid to live in. I want to

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • April 14, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  considered morning. Summer is a time for pools, Pokemon, and playing in no particular order. While my last summer was spent cooped up in a cubicle for 40 ... QUESTIONS" and gaining a new found  respect for the macroscopic world, the GIR

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  someone for, "thanks" is a good option. Otherwise, "best" is pretty good and ... . "Feelsbox" is a local word for an open-ended question placed at the end of ... "yfn housing chair" and so, for a long time, I assumed the 'y' stood for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  for a few years after I came to MIT. He was a great resource for me ... About the interview... For students applying for early action, the ... 's contact info, and make the call today! Now, what if you're applying for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  my activity coefficient away. He explained to us that this was a stunningly brilliant example of a diatonic descending 5ths progression in A ... the classical style, you have to prepare the 7th degree of a chord in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  everyone else I know does keep up. Friend: Your UROP advisor is a genius. Me: Yea, I know that. She's an MIT professor. Friend: No, she's a GENIUS. Me: Right. I agree. Friend: SHE'S A REAL GENIUS. Me: OMG, NO WAY. Indeed

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 1) I ask my friends and fraternity brothers the immortal question: "What are you doing this…

  

  everyone, As you may know, I am not-so-secretly a blogger for MIT Admissions ... part of a special program for undergraduates in physical chemistry ... , of Simmons): "I'm working Simmons front desk for 40 hours a week, which

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  .042 (Math for Computer Science) is a really interesting class. I guess the ... actually quite suited for TEAL. 8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism) is a GIR ... for pronunciations is called a schwa? I sure didn't before taking this

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Weekend of Hacking three events, one weekend

  

  between all the reality TV and cooking show. Then you come across a channel that catches your attention. A brilliantly parodied logo appears on the ... ".   a parody of Animal Planet     This week on MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 24, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for ... of the parties around the country: one a day for the next week. (This ... Massachusetts to Malaysia) will host parties in their hometowns for students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  above sorting out some payment for a meal we shared. Denmark doesn't use ... Program for a semester of study in the Cities in the 21st Century curriculum ... 's planned electives in the major. Sounds like a pretty good deal for those

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  be small -- say, 2 inches square. What I need are your ideas for a ... No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a ... /funny/interesting/amusing/cool/awesome. Here are a few ideas to stir the imagination: What are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  likely to be, or perhaps a sense that maybe it's best not to know. As for ... Greg Bear wrote a foreword for us. Stargazer Publishing Company agreed to publish it and orchestrated the myriad of things that need to happen for a

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Monday Fun @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  accompanied it said simply: There's no one in the driver's seat. Just a guy in the passenger seat. With a laptop. For the record, that's on 93 South - a major highway. Okay then! And then this morning, McGreggor sends me

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) CPW: T Minus 4 Days

  

  Thanks to everyone who volunteered to write a CPW Blog Entry. At this time, I've got plenty of volunteers from a wide array of backgrounds, so I'm going to stop asking for volunteers. But, if you have a personal

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from MIT in Urban Studies & Planning, Jeff is now a city planner for the city of Cambridge, MA) watching ... evenings. BoA's "My Name" is down to #10 this week. The #8 video, "Windy" by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  at a distance staying in contact with friends from home

  

  several hours a day and now... virtual silence, for months at a time. What ... A [annotation note="at the time of writing"]few days ago,[/annotation] one of my best friends from home, Ariana, posted a picture with a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 20, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend of mine approached me with an idea for a ... for a single student. Last August, my family elected to not put me on ... providers for a wide range of well-priced choices. Now, since I trained up as

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  : I said "BRB, homework", and it took a week. That's not unusual, for ... about keeping a car in the city. I love to drive; I've for a long time ... is to pay to sit for four hours on a bus (more on that to come). I

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  a fair price for their work, at least double the price they obtain in ... $7,500 Health Innovation Award for developing a braille pencil ... Emerge, for those of you who are familiar with Alia Whitney-Johnson: Twice

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008