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• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  together so I could culture myself in the world of eateries. We ended up ... 2 classes for credit. I took 8.01L, which is a version of physics you ... turbine (nicknamed velociwind) that my team and I built as part of the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  talking about in the morning, and I managed to catch a glimpse of it on my ... a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a "hack" at MIT is clever ... founded in 1958 and began operations on October 1 of that year. Naturally

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SpringFest 2014! Just a quick post about the 2014 SpringFest Concert featuring Capital Cities and Flosstradamus!

  

  It's that time of year again - SpringFest!  This past weekend was filled with fun events like the McCormick Hall picnic and lots of energy ... concert, featuring Capital Cities and Flosstradamus! The opening act was

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 27, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  again. Definitely in the top three of things I’ve read all semester ... Dad is no longer whispering his view of it in your ear.” I turned to ... original, and I’m not sure I can convince you to read Homestuck in two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• 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

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  introspection, sometimes they creep into my life nonetheless. (I'm the daughter of ... successful -- I cried at every single movie I saw in theatres in 2005. While ... I've taken care of all my graduation requirements. On my way to turn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  Freshly minted prefrosh! Three years ago I was in your comparatively ... without my future dark green double-canopy umbrella. I got lost in the ... . I even did my differential equations homework in close proximity to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join a fraternity/sorority?

  principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office ... MIT community. The purpose of the FSILG Office is to enhance the out-of-class experience for the students at MIT and be a proponent of the shared values that
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  , I sat down with one of them, Kevin, to talk about his room, which I ... fitting microcosm of the larger spectrum of things MIT tries to capture. I previously mentioned Kevin in my blog about snow antics. I built my first and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  In times of economic crisis, Random Hall perseveres in upholding the ... frequented by MIT students and hockey moms, for the purpose of buying more ... considered a success, feeding 15 students in total for less than 0.1% of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  of SOC-STD 98LH. In the end, I couldn't take Philosophy of Education ... class time at the end of the semester to just chat about her field. I can ... around. If I can. In the meantime, I can at least tell interested friends

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  's conjecture sums up the year nicely, as of right now. I came in, as countless ... fire hose of learning was opened at full force. I'll try to sum the classes up in 100 words or less: 5.111 - Principles of Chemical

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  their MIT application. In my three years of reading applications, I can ... I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my fall meetings this Sunday in Plainview, NY. Yesterday, I went fishing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  predict the turn of events by fiddling with a can of Budweiser and pacing around his small, money-sucking apartment, a pinprick in the vast mix of ... unsteady smile. “I know, babe. I am relaxed. Just…I haven’t seen mom in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  I had lunch at Harvard today, on the stone steps of a building like any other Harvard building I’ve never been in. I sat with a dear friend ... School of the Museum of Fine Arts) appealed to me when I applied here, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  back in east campus, the sequel jiggity jig (again)

  

  have a pretty comprehensive knowledge of the game now, in that i can ... can list all the possible events in each act, that i know the ai of each ... picture of my old room, with my key: and here is my room now. i am in a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 18, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  agreements and the threat of prison I can't tell you a whole lot about it, but I can give you a basic feel for what I do. I'm given bags of action ... , back to the first line of the post. I can steer myself any direction I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  ,000! I don't like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I'd like to ... cognitive sciences, I could do chemistry or biology, or any number of ... during sophomore year I'm noticing a trend in physics problems: they get

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train(wreck) of Thought

  

  *")----->O/H---->OH--->Two components in liquid rocket fuel--->EXPLOSIVE action. I can almost ... intensive project hence (most of) my absence from the blagosphere. BUT I ... 't speak more than a large burrito worth of spanish, but here's what I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  the airport and time to head back home. I haven't been back in a year ... winter nights. ———   So much has happened in the past year, as I ... -night psetting and last-minute cramming. To recharge in the comfort of my family

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017