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• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  the senior thesis Mike Short '05 had to write to get his BS in Course 22 ... the low 80's, so I got to hike the Baldface Circle Trail in New ... hiked from here all the way to the second peak you can see in the back

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  am very grateful for these tunnels as I travel from the T to my office. It took me 6 months to really get my bearings down there. Prior to that, it was like playing a video game - lots of exploring and getting lost

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I would fail my test even harder than I was already going to fail it. I usually never drink soda, but I didn’t want to steal from my hall fridge. So

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  - before some things that came up in my life made it too difficult to keep ... , 24.900 will allow me to get some provisional answers as to why, even as ... parents speak fluently, I am able to get the gist of their conversation

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  to get a head-start on - in four of my five classes (the only class ... sentence. But it's actually true. And in the long run...I wouldn't want it to ... Institute. These beautiful, glorious lulls come in a variety of flavors

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  to drop off lights, glowsticks, and popcorn machines, the grass is growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it possibly can and we're just about ready. Right now, we're all getting our

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap! tracing back three months

  

  about to get incredibly busy again (and after three months of relative ... months in whatever way life directs them to. Some students rejuvenate ... it getting chaotic? How do I make sure that there is variety to the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 7, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  and part 2 to get up to speed if you haven’t already. We spent most of ... finally complete! Djuena then taught us the lyrics to a song in the Ticuna ... an hour. The rehearsal stretched on for so long that we didn’t get to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  different way to look at it. One of my friends in Denmark and I had a chat ... -of-sort-of know how to run a gel, shorthand in this case for gel electrophoresis. To ... you're likely to have a decent amount of separation in the bands you see

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  where the last two weeks went - and getting excited about IAP :) As Jenny mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts of cool things: one of my floormates is studying abroad in Madrid

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Dark Side of the Moon And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the…

  

  , however, get a fairly decent photo of those people who decided to watch the ... So in case you didn't know, there's a eclipse going on. A total eclipse of the moon, in fact. The last one until 2010. You should go watch

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  . My advice to you is to get involved in the UROP program here. I forget ... before dead week is pretty stressful, as every class tries to cram in that ... opportunity to put some of your thoughts in a textbook. I've had the distinct

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out with friends in the 4AB lounge, eat dining hall food in Simdin, and ... House’s dog) roaming the hallways. But we have plenty of cool stuff to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  to qualify for the Championship Event in Atlanta. But the competition ... of FIRST is, in the words of Wikipedia, to "promote a philosophy of ... remain friendly, helping each other out when necessary", in addition to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  class, it is a media studies class, we do listen to music in and out of ... ). These were, in my opinion, really great articles to open with since I ... products come from, how products get from A to Z, and really the muddiness of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days ... , your portable devices should be fully charged to avoid getting lost on ... collaboration. We highly recommend that you get to know the other passengers on

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  would be able to wait for ten minutes. I have never moved so quickly in my ... good to breathe. As much as I love MIT, it was a relief to get away. I ... to the window and see stars both above and below you. I'm in constant

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  to the Class of 2023. A few years ago, in a post addressed to wait ... put in to letting us know how much you love MIT. As someone who was wait listed at my first choice college in high school (but didn't end up getting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  with that beanie. I kind of want the weather to get colder just so I can ... If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you're in the wrong

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Time That which I do not have.

  

  of Science/Museum of Fine Arts - MIT students get in free to a lot of ... . Said illusion is currently failing to function. Case in point: Where did ... . 4. Write letters to friends - I love getting mail from friends, and I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 7, 2010