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• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I initially planned for this post to ... to wrap up.  At least when you take an exam you know that, for better ... other robot, which I worked on, had to help a person open a drawer and

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  wasn't the smartest person in the class -- it was great to have friends ... Trivia: Which MIT Professor was the top scorer for the first US ... ) next to a friend of mine from Singapore. At the time, he was the only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  current UROP supervisor, who all gave me suggestions for how to make the ... I figured I ought to make a friend. Me: Hello! I guess you're here for ... 'M GOING TO CRY") and read it before I could stop him. He laughed for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  deeply. I’ve been wanting to have this group project experience at MIT for ... community, and reminded me to make space for connecting with my cultures more ... want to go back for longer, perhaps for a season or a year, long enough

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  this post I'm going to focus mostly on the spread that I directed for ... knew I definitely wanted to do a spread for Issue 9, and specifically a ... did their hair and makeup. We tried to go for a grunge-y look in both

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  the aforementioned Lucy to go for a drive. Driving by muscle memory led ... -slickers we apparently are, and decided to head for warmer climates for the summe... er, to more well-lit, people-filled places for the night. You

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  know the adults that work here, so it's wierd for me to do it. But there ... Music Librarian. So read on ahead, to learn about MIT's Libraries, Harvard's Libraries, and why you should go to either MIT or Harvard. Here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  just scary, because how do you talk to people? How do you ask for help ... role was looking for items I wanted, which were in packets taped to the ... the caller asks for the sides to promenade, but even if you and your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  Airport customs for something like an hour (can someone please explain to me ... 've been traveling for 16 hours. I credit my consciousness to the hour ... Getting from London (England) to Charlottesville (Virginia) is much

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do ... love for reading and keep up with it, even if I have to wait for less ... . in that I always used to be hungry for books, and I like the image of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  MIT Class of 2021 has been assembled, it’s time to welcome them to the ... will be organizing Admitted Meetings. This post is my attempt to convince you to attend them. If you’re an AdMITted Student: this spring’s event

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  in Boston to celebrate gaming, and it is completely free to the public ... around 10am, got my pass and a guidebook around 10:45, and headed over to 10-250 for the keynote. The lanyard has The Behemoth logo on it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT HSSP and Stanford Splash! Seven fundamental questions, and a field trip to the west coast

  

  reserved. I was supposed to have it for the whole day, so that was awkward. I ... kids come to Spark) which had just about enough room for one big square ... to sit back there and hit "next slide" for me. To teach, I stood on the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  tangible ways. for now, i’m just going to take Scott’s advice and do ... shoulders sag against the railing behind me and throw my backpack to the ground; it falls with a feeble “clunk.” exhaling, i attempt to mentally

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  to attend the 9 am option for my physics lectures – which was ... Something I learned very quickly when I first got to MIT is that our ... wake up at 8:50 am and frantically dash from my dorm to class. Nothing

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  Now that it's too late to turn back you've decided to matriculate to MIT, you might be left wondering just what it is you've managed to get ... happy to tell you and as I was reflecting late one night about how fast

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  message to that person looking back, and it is this: go find the magic ... experience these lives singing against mine for as long as we choose to? and ... Isola lab I’ve been trying to investigate certain claims, for example by

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  wonderful opportunity for a worthwhile cause. Also, we get to learn and ... look forward to. IAP is the best time for adventures and new experiences ... . Life’s entropy continues to increase. It’s a paradox: the more time I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  going to be busy from 8pm-10pm on April 18 for a blogger-centric CPW event ... astrophysics to fusion to now doing research in computer vision for ecology. If ... mentoring for Project Manus. So far, I’ve traveled to five countries through

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Final Blogpost With a heavy heart, I say goodbye to the MIT blogosphere. The journey was all…

  

  with my academic work. Even at moments when missing classes to study for ... letters. You can feel the impulse to reach for his face and break it. You ... getting accepted for publication. On print, it came out to about

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 1, 2014