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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  the plastic-shelled handlebar (?) at the cart-pusher end of the grocery ... leaning against the back doorway of a warehouse in a cigarette-break tableau ... let the streetlights ricochet like bullets through the thick thrill of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  Times has seen fit to devote more inches to the topic of gifted education ... fourth most emailed story of the day -- maybe people really do care about education and the future of this country. Of course, I have some minor and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a ... design at MIT. In fact–today’s the day of Gala 2025: April 27th! Setup ... midst of running the first of three modeling workshops for everyone that

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  Yesterday was the first day of classes at MIT. I remember the ... examples, I went to the Facebook and looked at the class schedules of some of ... because of its incredible teacher, Professor Don Sadoway) 21L.011: The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  ways of saying goodbye joint post with CJ '23!

  

  go home, by which I mean the fall of 1993 - smoking cigarettes under ... couldn't have lasted, of course, and it didn't. As the graffitied Walt ... this post is just a collection of goodbye-related passages from some

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  End of term

  

  While the period known as "End of term" certainly brings finals ... these, including the last 3.091 lecture (described here by Kevin), all of ... of campus, and ended up with some great wine glasses at the end. Nice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures of me

  

  One of the requested entries a while back was for me to post some ... rate), and the debate is one of the few parts of the process that I ... not fond of my green hair). ;) It's from the previous year's UAP

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Out of Context Quoteboard SFW for the blogs, unfortunately

  

  , is one of the things that keeps everybody laughing through the pain that is surviving an MIT semester. The concentration of emails sent to ... front of a group of people, after all. But I decided to go through all the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 25, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  the face of tragic events, giving those who observe from afar a word for what others should do in the face of tragedy. Whether thinking about Oklahoma City, the events of September 11th or Virginia Tech, the closure

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting ... times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence, and are made out of two types of biodegradable polymers. Inside of the spheres are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  While waiting at a bus stop the other day, I witnessed one of the ... store for the purpose of providing discounts. The three of us waited ... one against the concrete, like my heart at the mention of coats. I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  that it's such an important part of MIT undergrad culture that the site ... -mail list, which is really cool (although half of the messages are like, LOTS ... tantalize you with tales of my free food, but also tell you about the fine

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  I'm the type of person who never wins the lottery. Were this a ... me by uncountable rounds of cereal box giveaways, I won the lottery ... Hawking and Professor Xavier* from X-Men. My dreams of parsing the grammar

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff
• Blog / MIT Life

  symptoms of nostalgia emo-posting

  

  It's the time of year when the blogs get a little wistful. I ... terrible inside joke for people who went to MIT at the time of Spring ... all of the above and [annotation note="feels bad to use this phrase when

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 2, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Activities Midway Each year, MIT exhibits its 300+ student activities. Friday, I checked them out for you.

  

  of MIT student activities, courtesy the Association of Student ... the ASA, 1997-99] Thousands of people attended the Activities Midway ... given a list of the ~250 groups that had booths. You can view the list

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…

  

  introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the ... couple months; I think you'll like them. Today, you can meet the first of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of East Campus i live in an art exhibition

  

  (This is the second half of the Art of East Campus series. The first part can be found here!) My first and lasting impression of the standard ... of its interior, the magnitude of how different EC is from normal

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  second of the day, so did every second of being at MIT.  Sometimes, the twinkling lights of the Prudential tower accompanied me into the late hours of the night. Other times, the sunrise reflected off of brownstone

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT's yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of