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  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 ... In February, MIT President —  and noted admissions blog commenter —  Rafael Reif announced his intent to step down after 10 years in office

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  playing in the background to keep from falling asleep), I completed my epic 15-paged chem pset and turned it in at noon. That said, and I did better than I expected on the physics test, so everything was worth it in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  are hosting events on Tuesday—and it also isn’t how I would plan my own ... comes to me, I probably would have spent my Saturday afternoon at Next ... sustainable living from iHouse, because in our neck of the woods having fun

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  coffee table. And then I remembered the bulletin boards in the Infinite Corridor. I can't seem to make it to my office in the morning without ... director and I had to email Chris, who was in the middle of committee still

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  an Italian victory in World Cup soccer. It would be hard to imagine ... ' disappointment over the outcome of a game would put them in such a bad mood that ... was huge here in Boston, home to a large Italian-American population

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  back in east campus jiggity jig

  

  a proper one, so i just kinda put something together in a few minutes ... my old laptop. i've been carrying it around and keeping it in my room and stuff but i haven't really touched it in months. so i fished out the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 13, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Blogarhythms! All-blogger a cappella? Nope -- a CPW event!

  

  feel free to post your interpretations in the comments. I would highly ... stage singing. In summary, I never did get to blog about the Winter Logs ... asked I would pass along the word about this concert. Don't worry, I'm not

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  ] (which makes sense if you think about it). In my excitement, I gripped ... Introduction Before coming to college, I often wondered how hard MIT ... measurements backing up these results, how could I trust their accuracy, let

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  -of educational center in his [Tavares's] homeland." I had the great pleasure of ... " (2010): India ink on Mylar®. I will admit upfront that I am a bit, if ... Not Be Such a Bad Idea if I Never Went Home, is really one of the best

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  in my cozy bed. (I'm wondering that a little myself.) I am, somewhat involuntarily, in lab, finishing up a Western blot. I swear, my cells call the ... him not to). In case you didn't see it, it said Mollie told me that I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  taking 4 technical classes in your first semester to avoid burn-out. I made ... . Course Picker: here, you can log in to save and edit your schedule for the ... treasure trove that will guide you through all facets of MIT life. I wish

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  three different aliases in the blogosphere) and I prepared a modest ... ’d caught herself in a pre-college Alaskan life), and I stumbled through the ... our Thanksgiving Friday schedule, Denali and I would not miss the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21W.762 Poetry Workshop some poems from the class!

  

  more risks. Though my poetry isn't good by any means, I thought it would ... they wanted to be featured and I got some poems in response! I absolutely ... , again & again & again   I awaken, enclosed in a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  resemble the campus I fell in love with, the one I encountered in this same ... , and if they weren't so sweet I would have been way more embarrassed by ... .   I feel it when I'm hiding in a dorm room with twenty people, all

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Ready for some tennis? Three days left until the official start of the US Open tennis tournament! What's your…

  

  's looking to win again) Ok, that's enough pretending that I know about tennis... I am predicting a Federer vs. Roddick final (would anyone like a wager ... Three days until the US Open officially begins! As an engineer, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  more spice to it. So, back in sophomore year, I thought it would be cool ... I’m going to pretend I have not been AWOL. Life updates shall come in ... , so believe me when I say it definitely looked better at some point in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  interest in design: “His Christmas gift to me would be one day of his time ... is when I sense some carelessness in a product.” Every Wednesday night ... difference in navigating those choppy waters. Lessons I've gleaned: It

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  Procrastination For Finals ...so I cooked dinner instead.

  

  My last assignment for the semester was turned in on Tuesday, and basically three finals stand between between me and the summer! (i have them ... studying for finals, I cooked dinner instead today. =p (it didn't really

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  hobbies of all kinds – acting in the Musical Theater Guild, for ... in order to create something fun and new. For example, painting skills ... roles of their characters as effectively as possible in a strange and

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  receive any exam booklets." Prof. Guth smiled and asked whether I was in the ... into the wrong exam hall, I said "Um, yes. 8.012 is DEFINITELY in this ... freakout when gears in my brain clicked and I realized who I'd been speaking

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014