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• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  UROP advisor) look just a little nervous? In a "I better give this guy a ... sauce. In all honesty, I'm sure that Russ was awarded his PhD not ... above by swinging her hard wooden mallet in a circle, croquet is a vicious

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  -enviable genetic makeup is devoid of lottery-winner DNA, and (3) I've heard that it ... turns out that, much like a gourmet pretzel, life is full of twists. On ... audience that I have ever seen in 10-250, one of MIT's biggest lecture halls

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  'll see if I can post a video later if it becomes available."]In a Q&A ... coaster —  you can tell this is a center for intellectual fun." In response ... the Supreme Court and the fact that we do not do give a legacy

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  . As you might have known, I am a violinist in MITSO, and I experienced his incredible conducting. I was in the presence of a musical genius ... Arts (i.e. $75,000 cash prize and on-campus residency). In addition, he

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  incapable I am of doing anything at all in the morning) and confirmed that he ... that is exploring space. Does that mean I should major in aero/astro? But ... -up call at 5:30. I ordered a taxi for 6:30. I set an alarm for 5:30, just in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  when I say that doing art is what keeps me sane at MIT. The beautiful ... juggle in our lounge in order to take a break from a grueling pset. What is ... tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  nothing to do with why I’m sad in that moment. It feels a little more ... Venting, which I often feel like is a) a little depressing, and also b) not ... -control to only let the emotional floodgates open a little. I apologize in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  bars of Dial Gold I am beholden Some say it is shocking, that fourteen ... introduction to the city that I lived in for 15 years - Kaohsiung, Taiwan ... to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  the liberal bubble that is Cambridge, Massachusetts, I understand a lot ... I really like driving. I wanted to go to college in a city with ... because I like riding in cars. Sophomore year I got a Zipcar membership

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  all I know is that I want to do something great. I just have no clue how ... when I was here over the summer for [annotation note="Interphase is a two ... ceiling in the dark once again, overwhelmed by the feeling that, here, I

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  happened, I was still a freshman, desperately trying to get on my feet. In ... feeling was that I was not good enough, and, at a school where I already ... realization that I was also "not good at singing" was a hard hit. FWACC was my

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  -efficient retrofits in low-income housing. I made a few site visits along the way. I visited the quaint historical residence that is now AMS Headquarters ... 's Headquarters happen to be right here in Boston! (This is not a very widely

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  the environment today. What I thought was especially cool is that the ... Let's start off with a little riddle. What is white, at least 2500 ... [] and a little art? If the hints aren't helping, I guess I can give you

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  that discussion. For the past three years, I've been using a laptop that I won in a competition. I don't take it out of my room that often, but ... . Getting a bicycle is not absolutely necessary, but I would recommend it if

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  250 words. I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise ... that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... sent my midyear grades. Do I still need to submit the form? Yes. You are

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Having Trouble Reaching Your EC? Some advice on getting in touch with your interviewer.

  

  are on this topic, a good thing to keep in mind is that when you do call ... know one EC who told me that some of her applicants’ emails wound up in her spam filter. My suggestion is that if you email your EC and don

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 31, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  . Whenever I go to do work, the lights are low, and everything is all dark and ... a study is being conducted on main campus (worst → best) 1. Your 9am ... so they are not like “who is that rando sleeping,” but rather “that is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Heck yeah, democracy. PSET Extension!!

  

  So as I mentioned in a previous post, I'm taking 6.005 (Software Construction) this semester, which if you remember, I described as a "notoriously ... morning rather) a bubble of extreme happiness. And now I'm sharing that

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  is, and it reminded me how grateful I am to live in a community where ... rough, but I got to do it with friends. I have never removed that much ... have I spoken in front of 1200 people. Afterwards, I met up with a non

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  weeks—that is to say, I’ve been floating around in the bubble built around ... meaning of midterm is fatally lost on MIT). There’s a lot that happens, and ... had to take place, one that resulted in a poem that waxed philosophical

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014