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• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  i'm in the class of 2023. this means that i spent only six full ... comfortable with the big/little dynamics in some of my social groups, enjoying ... thought of someone viewing me in the same light. it seems absurd. every

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  saw in the Princeton Review book that she bought that MIT has one of the ... Hall, the Media Lab, and a bunch of really weird sculptures. But ... 'm not sure who came up with the idea of a windowless brick cylinder for a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  The past weeks of my life have been consumed by 2.009, MIT's famous senior product design class. By the end of the class, our team of 24 ... . Over the course of 12 short weeks, we're expected to build a product that

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... had to admit that, yes, this was now the coolest thing I know of that ... undergraduates at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, was first used

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  My introduction to most of the MIT Admissions staff - aside from my ... the sort) that made them just a hell of a lot more special than me? Sound familiar? Two of the last three summers, I've had the wonderful

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Dah noo-loo Hey kah ay-ay u-nye

  

  people say is important. All of these skills are crucial when wooing the ... went to the career fair for all of the free swag, and free swag was what ... the Hyatt hotel where I got some one-on-one time with some of the

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  #9 Dream Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse! Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse!

  

  -out entry in the midst of studying for finals. Go read Mollie's blog; she's a ... posters from the walls of my rooms, so I e-mailed the '07 with a description of the dream I had. She responded with amusement, and a non

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  turkey; the spectacular death throes of leaves clinging to trees; the ... , manliest beard you can in the span of one month. Leonidas is the patron ... . Your beard growth very well could be accidental; the result of a few long

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a ... on the lawn of McCormick Hall [*] saw Shang-Chi and the Legend of the ... a flight home the next morning, so it was truly a fever dream of an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  parts. I loved the camaraderie of people all grinding to finish their part of the project — there were vital sections of the project that I never ... . Seeing everything come together was so rewarding. I love the feeling of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  One of the greatest parts of college is independence. One of the ... of interests, so I was reassured by the flexibility of mechanical ... Food Network, an MIT education is the equivalent of a Cutthroat Kitchen

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  of living poorly during the wartime, which was made worse by the strict ... parents. Even now, My mind is filled with the memories of that trip. The ... from the world of those times of war. Japan isn't a perfect country. But

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  , and one of the topics dealt with writing. It got me thinking about some ... shutting off a whole line of non-technical careers. The fact is, though, that ... Canadian Club 5 MIT Alumni Club of Boston 0   (hey, they're Canadian

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  of the 4 midterms. I lucked out and squeezed a high enough grade on our ... project due last Wednesday on the last day of classes. We had the liberty to choose any topic or field to explore in the realm of computational

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  deadline has passed, the admissions officers are spending the bulk of our time evaluating the thousands of applications we've received. This evaluation process will continue throughout the month of November. Here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  common carnival Of passions and regrets, And gives the world a glimpse of ... summer has been full of new colors. Last semester was not the best, and I ... dedicated to doing a bunch of random projects and learning activities. The

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head on my morning walk from Boston to MIT

  

  single morning. I stepped onto the sidewalk and took another picture of the ... of students dislike the idea of having to cross the bridge every ... . But after moving into my fraternity house at the beginning of this

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  One of the great things about MIT is PNR, a feature implemented that ... simultaneously is a blessing and a curse -- it takes the pressure off of work much more, but also, it takes the pressure off of work thus enabling us stupid

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  going to class as a princess. Let me explain. I'm a fan of the TV show ... , etc.) of the My Little Pony show or franchise. They typically do not ... intended for females. That's actually one of the best definitions I've seen

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  beauty of this place is reason enough to be here – but the actual purpose of my visit to Anaikatti is to work at one of the tribal hospitals in ... , regardless of how many questions I ask. Yesterday, I was given the chance to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011