Search

Search Results

• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  poem each week.  At the end of July, inspired by my friend Sophia W ... books, from a tiny copy of The Rubaiyat bound in leather, to a weathered e e cummings collection, to W. S. Merwin’s Shadows of Sirius found in a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Procrastination in the Time of Corona i have so much time and so many ways to procrastinate my work

  

  get ahead on work. And I'm one of the lucky ones - I'm at my parents ... exhausting place to live in at the moment, and the stress of even just looking at the news every day really takes a lot out of you. So here's some of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the bottom is a snapshot of the same week in February 2010, when I was at the ... the clock at MIT and getting several full nights of sleep a week at

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  of me even scoffed at the transient notion that this would take any significant time at all. "They're already on number 4 out of 5" I said to myself ... thinking. Lets take a look at another one" Panic. All. Of. The. Problems

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  fire and manipulate. It consists of at least one wick, and a handling end ... and shape of the wick, as well as the speed you’re spinning it at. Here ... ’s also the crazy talented people who spin a lot of props and are good at

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  hey. it's christmas season in mit. i was never a big fan of christmas ... so happens that christmas coincides with the end of the fall semester, which is the second-best time of the semester. mit has several a capella

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  are meeting at Toscanini's (an ice cream joint at the intersection of ... decisions and dealing with the mail mixup. But it's been one of my better ... morning, I decided I'd go to the middle of nowhere in Maine for brunch. I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  the murky figures at the top which remind me of [annotation note ... puzzle but it is very late at night at the time of me writing this, and the ... initially and yet there are still "Single microbes" at the end of the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  'm here in Germany, meeting up with tons of MIT interns while staying at ... . It's like a gyro, except the meat of indeterminate origin is slow-roasted for tons of flavor, the bread is some kind of wonderful crispy toasted

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  a perfect long weekend in other words: i did no work and now am kind of a mess

  

  enjoyed the show, even though they were a bit out of their element at a 10 ...   at the end of the day, i felt a vague sense of dissatisfaction ... i had SUCH a nice President’s Day weekend. a lot of it was consumed

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  very good—some of it comes from a lack of experience, but I also suspect ... ’s Sour album and realizing how wonderfully she captured the pains of first love ... album[/caption] Her music reminded me of what I’ve tried to do for a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  event at the Hatch Shell. Not only did they have my favorite dishes of ... So one of the best aspects of being in Boston for the summer is all of the free cultural events that you can avail yourself of. One of the

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  3, 2006. ""At this point 29 percent of fish and seafood species have ... -life interviews, just to name a few. At the end, the consolidation of research takes ... "It has been calculated that if no accident prevented the hatching of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  at the conclusion of "Our Friends," it's not just about Nobel Laureates ... , talking about two people at MIT who had touched many lives. I entitled the entry "Our Friends," in memory of two special members of the MIT community

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  before I go off and become an adult. It's kind of strange and at the same ... my closet in the form of my shoes or on a bike rack or at the bus and ... ", Texas whereby "Suburbia" I mean for my first year of high school, I lived

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking Portlet Now Available You should now see it in your MyMIT account.

  

  email at finaid(at)mit(dot)edu or telephone at 617-253-4971. [edit] I'm getting a bunch of comments in response to this post with financial

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab?

  created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT. MIT’s efforts are aimed at a future in which the world’s water and food needs are ... environmentally sustainable way. Check out their site to learn about all of the
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  suggest. For example, at top-tier institutions only about 15 percent of ... the National Academy of Sciences reported in September. And at each step ... held at Columbia University and the City University of New York graduate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  hear from your host well in advance of arriving at CPW [and even if you ... . Take a look at the schedule -- the bulk of events are put on by student ... Tonight, as MIT's Spring Break was wrapping up, we gathered up all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  MIT students participate in the UROP program at MIT. Many of them will ... The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT