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• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  'm optimistic. If you're the guy mentioned in this blog entry, I was so shocked ... something and let me know. I can introduce you to Mitra. ... . Guy: 'cause you're on Mitra's Blog. Sam: Heh. You know I have a blog now

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  whoever was being Tim the Beaver in the picture I took during the chaotic ... smiling if he tried!). In true presidential fashion, I even got to take a ... first. Now I can say that I’ve actually been Tim the Beaver…how cool is

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  This year I read 20 books. Here they are in a tier list, ranked based ... what I thought you could do with literature. I’m in love with the way ... in on their own. Even in Ishiguro novels that I’m less fond of (Klara

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunday in the Park With chemistry

  

  that I'm conspicuously irregular in my sleep schedule, and I say this ... Avenue, half-groggy and half juiced with adrenaline. Within 20, I'm in ... spots. Now, take the sum of everything that I've just written, factor in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  and dying? I can hear my mom in the back of my head saying yes, of ... work and to live with a goal, to plan for a job in which I can help other ... contemplative lately. In my first few weeks here I had tons of questions, but they

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  working in studio for five hours and I hate my life but it was awesome,'" he ... was past three in the morning and I'd just returned home from Studio 7 ... welcome my first final review in 4.112 (Integrated Architecture Studio). I

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  or LA to be a star anymore. You can stay in your home town and make it ... something. In this day and age, this is far from the truth. You can go to a ... ! Barriers are breaking down, and suddenly you can find every kind of people in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  burg, and I could count down the miles to home. I live in State College ... Vanilla and Orchid Body Wash. The Colbert Report I’ve been interested in ... . Kateryna Makova. After a year in the Makova lab at Penn State I returned to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  much to bear. You can relax, because today I’m taking the high road. That’s in no small part because I really dislike computer SPAM. We ... I know you’re already thinking to yourself, “Where is Dave going to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  s, you'll see what I mean soon!). On most weekdays, you can find me in ... semester was a total blur. In some ways, I did it wrong. 5 classes and a UROP ... sucked in. Through my experiences last semster though, I was able to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers…
• Blog / Challenges

  Immaterial Girl in a Material World There is an imposter among us

  

  at all. I can only work in a field directly related to my major. For ... . Plus, I had to pay $620 in summer tuition. After graduation, we can then ... mathematical computing) this semester, and I blow glass in MIT’s glass lab. The

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  I kept my composure until I didn’t. Nothing in particular triggered ... ’t the same person I was at the end of September. In September, I wouldn ... in the sand. I walked to the Harvard Bridge with a friend to sink the

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  inside an app like Facebook, I look for ways through which I can request a ... it. If the data doesn't exist yet, I can start creating it. If the question I'm trying to answer is more personal, I can begin tracking

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  within it, in the hopes that I can one day make a difference in it, and ... company past the program. Exhibit D: So proud of them :') While in Peru, I ... at it then was “A free trip to Russia? Heck, yeah. I can totally skip

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The ... numbers in the superscript like they do in those fancy publications, but I can't seem to do that here. I had to settle for these floating stars

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first time in a while that I've been ... placing it in the drying rack, I head back upstairs and grab my laptop ... house, looking for people to bother. I spot Noah in the basement. "What

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I ... Basically, I got hacked. Can I just say I love this school? :) ... You know how in Saturday morning cartoons, there's usually some guy

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  thing that the last time they visited was in August.) Anyway, I was in ... from Phi Sigma Kappa's house in Kenmore Square, where I drank free ... the marathon in 2006. I have since learned that Phi Sig is about a mile

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  We open in Venice We next play Firenze, then on to Pisa (lots of laughs in Pisa), our next…

  

  check, I glanced in a vending machine and saw a mysterious brown ... combination of yuck yuck and gross," and I don't know that I can really improve ... campsite (with outdoor showers!), I spent as much in one day in Venice as I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2006