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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  - and be a whole lot more fun! Take for instance the time I was climbing ... explored the novel construction and assembly methods needed for such a design ... . In the fall, one of JPL's Curiosity engineers gave a talk to the Solar

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  also had the idea for a plunger that would scream at you while you used ... weekend I'll return to the Bay for the annual Maker Faire Bay Area to give a ... , before heading over to a celebration dinner for Jess K. '10 graduating from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... sandy mountain ledge, a lesbian with hot dogs for fingers.  My younger ... his way out of the building?” My house is a confusing maze of stairs and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  more. The catalyst for last night’s dearth of shuteye was a combination ... coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite ... Kissick, who conduct the course in a discussion format. As moderators, they

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  grade, I declared my ambition to one day run for a position on the ... happened if people arranged to meet after school for a fistfight, like at the ... went on a crusade against the local Little League for giving unfair

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  that a lot of our friends recommended. It was freezing. We got on the wrong side of the Red Line, watched the wind chime installation, watched a ... surprisingly like a doctor’s waiting room with masks and red paint on the walls

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  This was the title of an email I sent to Neha '10 a couple of weeks ... moved and where I spent the first week of the new year. As we drove over a ... the tracks a couple of days later; sure enough, there was this: And

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  the obvious fact that MIT is a tough place- the reputation exists for a ... the end I think they like me more for it. It's better for them to have a ... reasons. Reason #1 (a.k.a. the 'good' one): I was a debater in high school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  realized that a dorm environment is more suitable for aging fish. The tuna is ... a Thomas Keller fanboy for the entire post, but his cooking is just ... ramblings. A lot has happened in the past eighteen months. A pandemic closed

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  what i ate in a week* living the influencer life (clickbait included)

  

  note: i wrote this as a project for #BlogstonCommons, which was a ... lowkey deep post about conversations with friends and meals as a method for ... "]rpm[/annotation] dinner. the timing of it was lowkey early for me (4:30, considering that

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  enjoyed the class and think it was well worth it for getting my feet wet ... . shinmun), and many more. This is because both the readings for these words ... , and I would assume a similar percentage for Japanese as well. Learning

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  once again. I would neglect my own mental wellbeing for the sake of a ... Engineering Fair 70th Year Anniversary Gala, where the CEO's husband had a quick ... depression" talk kindly, but the way she had said it made it feel like a dirty

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  traveling to different planets, perhaps living in a ship for years until ... leaving for another planet. But that's how it is. This is not the Earth ... up. But The Land of MIT is a new planet altogether. And here's a quick

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  for the show (which is a total bummer since it was such a great show ... stalking him visiting his office. But then the universe decided to throw me a ... genuine. I'm so happy that he is on the faculty of a place like MIT. Hearing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  one for a little kid.  I miss riding the school bus. I miss playing ... [The following is a collection of ramblings and memory unloadings ... nostalgic for me now. I miss the witty lyrics and heartfelt chords that I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  E-mails in French House "Seriously, people, what's going on here?"

  

  kitchen, there is a "sacrificial table" - "sac tab" for short. Any item placed on the sac tab is automatically up for grabs. This is usually food, but in the past I have acquired both a pair of jeans and a Snuggie

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  makes! & Finally, a search for “IAP” on the blogs homepage will pull ... for a better idea ‚Üí Overview of IAP 2010 From what I've heard, some ... competitive enrollment is the IAP beginner glassblowing class, which uses a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  out the first one for some Q&A.] Last Thursday night, Ruth emailed the floor, asking for people to celebrate her last night as a humanities ... .) We only went in the wrong direction for about a block and a half, which

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  -ish Fall Out Boy album. tbh I feel so-so about the album as a whole, but I do like the eponymous song, So Much (for) Stardust[/caption] [caption id ... ![/caption] text for accessibility: yellow aspen leaves the liminality of public

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  musical is not for the weak stomached. It involves mild acts of cannibalism and bad haircuts. Wednesday night, I braved the long lines to wait for ... for the art alone. Thursday was originally going to be exciting as

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005