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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  “Think. Inspire. Motivate.” There has already been some coverage of the ... , but as one of the handful of inaugural TIMtalks speakers, I got a unique ... happen. I included videos of the talks in this entry, and I highly

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  start the essay. Of course, it's different for everyone. But I found that ... the personal details, but really, this was the essence of my application ... bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  this recipe in the summer of 1963, the hottest summer we ever had…”"]seven introductory paragraphs of backstory?[/annotation] Those are the worst. So I ... ’s a timelapse that I recorded last week of me cleaning the 6

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  millions of nighttime lights. I pressed my face to the window, not quite sure ... ’ve seen all week. From the ululating screams of the women followed by fluid ... feelings were often buried under the breakneck pace of classes and piling

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  somewhat reminded of the day I turned 18 and tried to buy a lottery ticket ... office decided to take the monthly company party outside of the office and ... them. They've got a lot of healthy alternatives to the typical fast food

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Every summer, I tend to get a lot of the same questions about life at ... monument of Coastal Redwoods near the bay area, came into family discussion ... choose from, although some of the trail names were misnomers: We passed

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  fall semester in the form of those modern poem books you buy for $15 at Urban Outfitters

  

  you pictures of the muscles I have not sustained, and I drew a bunch of ... isn’t the same tired refrain of me listing the number of espresso shots I’ve had that day or the hours of sleep; one too many, the other

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  data justice for senior house

  

  surrounding the conversion of senior house to graduate housing. joon included full transcripts of emails sent from the chancellor's office to ... first semester at MIT had the lowest graduation rate out of all the other

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  could not stop thinking about mango orange body pillows for the rest of ... me as I traversed the streets of Central Square with my beloved slung over my shoulder. 10/10, probably my favorite purchase of the summer

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  I had all these entries planned for the next few days, but all of ... accident stories of the "who does that?" variety. ETA:Arkajit said: P.S. When I first read the title of your post, I thought you were going to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  ’t Blame Me vibe of songs. The live performances for these songs were ... still maintaining the poem aspect of the piece. Getaway Car seems to have ... always loud.  You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi  I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  the end, but each of the classes felt new and valuable. I took Weld Your ... lathe and mill), Blacksmithing (!!!), and The Art of Negotiation ("so ... started at the very end of fall semester. MIG welding was a pre-requisite to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  Yesterday morning, I woke up half-dreaming of the scriptural ... roasted with splurges of oil, salt and pepper; bad movies; walk-up-the ... Guitar Sidekick), you feel the slow, grinding rotation of the earth tugging

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  response because I was subsequently asked to rate the pie on a scale of 1 to ... with it Why does anyone care what I think of this pie The 1 to 10 ... pie had a hidden cost in the form of this rating inquisition. Not one to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... to be traders on Wall Street. I think the class of 2012 t-shirts say it ... above the doors that said "INSTITVTE OF NOWLEDGE" I related this odd

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  length you need. Most of the time, these are cute. They fall into the ... hard because you were walking too slowly on the right instead of the left ... on the street. I stand in front of a store eating a vending machine

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Share the joy

  

  've been told that sarcasm isn't funny this time of the year. I'm sorry about that.] I hope you'll find those really cool juniors (members of the high ... with a fun academic summer program. Many of the best summer programs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

  

  the free food, and the best of luck to the Class of 2010. I'll miss you ... [ETA] THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TRUE. It's a joke created by The Tech. Please don't think that the Admissions Office would EVER do something like

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... -known Chris trait: noisy eyes*). With the help of our senior bloggers, selected ... . I'm looking forward to a year of joyriding along with the bloggers we

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can ... of the Institute, tucked tightly into an unlit cannon about to launch ... them I have no more than the distant familiarity of "hey, I saw you at

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016