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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  love his opera music, though. He was a superstar composer for the London ... Stradivarius, which he bought for $4 million. The violin has a very dramatic ... 'm Jenny, and my instrument was made by a nuclear physicists working for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  now-me in the heart with a blast of nostalgia or inspiration that stings ... kind of means a lot to me. Not necessarily the literal institution; the ... my home for four years. But that's just a hallway covered in sharpie

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  -game (where a special end game is setup in the last few seconds for extra points ... for a STEM education.     Here are the resources Woodie ... One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  foreign license only if I’ve been in the country for less than a month. But ... .” For the last three years, I’d always put off getting a US license for ... school to use their car for the road test. A US license (with REAL ID) also

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  wouldn’t have to deal with the moving carts for a while (if only because ... given a lottery number, and then the games begin; the lottery for the ... also Quinn.[/annotation] I talked to them for a few minutes about the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My night with 8.03 MONSTER ENTRY AHHHH

  

  strategic locations as to create the most natural and flattering look for a ... Maxwell's Equations in integral form on Wikipedia. This is a new low for the ... in a very long time. So I heave the pretty incredible stash of lined

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  . By a machine, I mean my television. Oh, the movies I've missed since I've been at school.. I watched Say Anything for the first time and have decided a better course of action for my life would be to leave MIT and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  campus, you can still get a general feel for what the place might be like ... year. It’s also a time to take a class to get ahead for the upcoming ... Catch reruns for 14 hours a day. You could easily become a Facebook addict

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  importantly, the chance to play with dolphins. For me, Florida was a bit of ... So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer ... Frisbee thrown in. But basically, a little different than the two-a-day, six

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  out a call for artists.  I saw the call for artists on dormspam and I ... missed the most, and we decided on Lobby 7. This is a major entry point for ... self-molding is a metaphor for taking advantage of the opportunities at

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  [annotation note="where we went for the combined bday for me and a friend, and ... of the broader community and not just a student who will be here for a ... hadestown is a tragedy. the narrator, hermes, tells you this in the

  • by Phi A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  do not have a preference. You should take the tests for which you ... . What score should I get on the TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which ... it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Saw a Sea Turtle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  ’d walk along the beach for a stroll, hoping to find one. We did this for ... This summer, we saw (and observed for two hours!) a real live SEA ... with our mom near the shore at night. We saw a dark moving spot in the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  anyway. Also, read to the end for a really special surprise :) Things I ... bit of a stretch, because I’m still catching up on the lectures for 8 ... ’s cold. And we’re in a pandemic. As for cleaning my room… the class and

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  CPWs past on the walls, and a picture of the quad near room 3-108 rested ... here has helped you reflect on your desires for a campus community that ... the world, sense of adventure, and thirst for knowledge that we nurtured

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  incident individually. I know for a fact that the sum of my experiences can ... 's a glaring red flag if the serial number has been scratched off ... that I ride around for a bit before paying for it. A bike thief trying to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  -making team!  The learning curve for this process is fantastic. You make a ... Every summer, I tend to get a lot of the same questions about life at ... me a curveball: what do I do for fun. MIT may be known for its academic

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  a MechE friend. We bond over a shared love for the Killers. David ... excited to come back to it! The earrings were for a St Patrick’s Day party ... ="79909" /] 10. the forge stand  This May, I built a stand for a forge to be set up

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  Student Street. Follow the parade to a New Orleans Jam session for the MIT ... and friends for a wonderful brunch in the Sidney-Pacific Multi ... minds, and the early action deadline about a week away, I figure this is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  -vacuum air. By then, I had hit the road in a rented SUV headed for the woodsy heart of residential Cambridgeport, my home for the rest of the summer. My ... 've had a harsh life. Why complain? I can afford the luxury of reattaching

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009