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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Misadventures of Carl I may have acquired a shopping cart...

  

  "] an invasive shopping cart caught in the wild[/caption] We pulled the ... practicality we hade up for with legs, time, and an indomitable spirit. Fiona ... ', Carl is actually named after the giant extraterrestrial robot in An

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 14, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  your situation in Quantum II class. I hope that things even out for you ... gaps in my mathematical background, and I'm way better off for it." How ... , but it's nice to have an outline for the battle to come. Thanks, bro

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  Concerned Parent brought up an issue in Ben's blog (about halfway ... wanted to because there aren't enough seats in the lecture hall for ... this would merely require more students to live in uncomfortable living

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  world" can dawn. For those of you intrigued by the program highlighted in ... . Deadlines for this year's honors start in early 2006. And with the holiday ... Times makes for a great gift. Even in this Age of the Internet, I do enjoy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  , interpreted for patients, and participated in community health outreaches and ... refused to go away. I remembered that in middle school, copayments for each ... kind doctor gave me two ginger ales and chatted with me for about half an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  shower for the first time in months without having to flop around in flip ... turning off the air conditioning you found for free in your dorm's storage ... So I'm writing from the end of a well-needed break back in San

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  a Bad Thing. Luckily, we got an email about UROP openings in the MIT ... working remotely was in fact an option! That summer we made character ... had in the lab to actually work. After an absurdly long time of trouble

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  of Breonna Taylor on my newsfeed, in an effort to preserve my mental ... when I walk in (it’s the same every time). Thank you, India Pavilion, for ... even in normal times, from anecdotal accounts. In these 'unprecedented

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  the logo for an indie rock band in England. Oh, if only it was this easy ... get him an answer even if they were busy with something else. In ... , when you get an email, as I recently did, for a certain class that begins

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  fries and indulge in an occasional 0% fruit juice beverage of our choice ... , Nicole and Anji for an amazing year. You guys are the best roommates I ever ... beginning of this year. Two of the girls I had heard about in a very

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  to an apartment in New York City with two other first years for the ... This post includes an in-depth and personal discussion of the ... least, not at first. 3. the [annotation note="for clarity, in this post

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  before the spring semester started, I heard there was an opening for a ... as the Teaching Assistant (“TA,” in MIT-ese) for the 1:00-3:00 section ... an earthquake emergency simulation. In less than 10 minutes, the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  sprites and an undiagnosed dark force. Right now he lives in East Campus. He ... uncommon perspective in and enthusiasm for mathematics; appropriately, she is ... was specifically about being an effective employee: applying work in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  requesting an extension for May 1? I have not received my financial aid ... in this situation, MIT Admissions is willing to give an extension on ... thought of locking myself in my room for days on end doesn't exactly appeal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Emergency Morale Booster Night! One of my favorite e-mails of all time

  

  outside to throw a Frisbee around with two non-French House friends for an ... , sent out an e-mail to the house. It made my day. The subject was ... people are feeling a little down and/or exhausted at this point in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  [/annotation] and i stapled into an eight-person group (the maximum number for BC people), but we had an additional floor transfer who lived in another dorm ... good chance i'll be in Israel for at least a month, which is super

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  factors noted for suicide2. Also note in the article below: We also know ... make an attempt. This means that for every college student who dies by ... as the result of an abrupt and intense impulse, often in the context of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  . The scholarship was just the second in a string of good news for Garay ... herself completely so I could get to this point." An appreciation for ... significant for Garay after hearing stories of promising students in prestigious

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  I'm in my room in Senior House (which, before you ask, is not just for seniors) right now. My walls are an uninteresting shade of white. I ... the Media Lab, which was great for waking me up at 5am back in the fall

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  pipes for the area or someone's doing plumbing maintenance in the building ... ’s still “no water” for people to drink, cook, or wash with in many places ... be an easy, obvious solution. In actuality, rain collects dust

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016