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• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  of of United Airline’s weight limit— it was the perfect day for all of ... from one crowded platform to the next— the amount of times I had dropped my luggage in the past hour was enough embarrassment for all of 2025

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  baby steps something tender and new

  

  , blinking away the wisps of my dreams as i touch down on earth. “what did you do this summer?” i spent these three months on a languid journey of self-discovery, mostly. i did a lot of cooking, a lot of romanticizing, a

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Last Look Back 201920192019

  

  of way. I'm back home, surrounded by the interminable expanse of flat ... , I've been able to fall back into the routine of life at home. In between all of this, it's begun to hit me that I am now officially more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  Cuisine" "India offers so many new and exciting things, one of the most ... technologies. This January, teams comprising a total of 35 students are working ... are blogging from Assam, India. The students of D-Lab’s Cycle Ventures

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  While some of you have spent the last couple nights clutching admission letters to your hearts in a sleepless fervor of joy, I've been ... arrangement ever for my jazz class without being completely sure what two of the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  ’m taking this term. I’m taking a total of 45 credits, the fewest credits I’ve ever taken at MIT. Part of the reason for that is that one of my classes ... of other classes. For that reason, 21F.702 (Spanish II) and 14

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  getting a lot of calls and emails from students concerned that their mailed ... 're getting one or two dozen buckets of mail every day. I have built a small igloo of them and am posting from inside it right now in fact. This

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  mind but there are a lot of activities planned for parents too. Obviously ... suggested events to attend and tips on making the most of your CPW experience. Parent’s Hospitality Lounge Grab a cup of coffee or tea and chat with

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  THERE. Like, right out my window. For two-thirds of you, it's just going to be a half-mile walk out of your room and across the Harvard Bridge. The other third of you are actually going to live in Boston! When other

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  ahead into the '06, I offer this quote from one of my favorite writers ... one will get hurt." (By "no one," she meant me.) For all of you who call the "Nance Effect" a home of sorts, thank you for your continued

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  warm weather, and finally, the cost of real estate. I declined an offer ... cluster that's deliciously quiet and empty at this time of night. :-) Okay, as we leave, we enter a hallway... at the end of which lies a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  degree afternoons. 6. I love the 18 year old drinking age. And the fact ... because of the way it is. My Last Two Weeks in Spain, and Thoughts: Doing a study abroad is kind of like matchmaking. For one month (or

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie in honor of intel isef 2018

  

  become a mosaic of all that life gives you. Your high points lay the ... every step forward with humility. And while all of those moments and ... full of finals studying to do. I’ve been one of those 1800 kids for the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 13, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  by three dimensions: a) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; b) increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or ... be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.” - 11th

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  Technique) It is far too easy to be taken by the material—one of the many fitting themes of Prof. Tod Machover's masterpiece Death and the ... 's sneak preview of the production, technology, quite literally, only serves

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  CARE; and helped strengthen ties with the University of Zambia (UNZA ... When most people I know think of MIT, the first thing that leaps to mind is almost always computer science, physics, or some other aspect of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  75% of the pset left to do. I chug along and get through most of the ... along until I get some form of an answer, and call it a day. I definitely ... make it to the restaurant, grab some food from what’s left of the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Parks and Relocation a finale and a premiere

  

  York, occasionally rewatching my favorite episodes of Parks and ... could start a new season of my life. I packed up about half of my worldly ... dear friend on a Christmas tree farm. The other half of my possessions

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  chance to blog a preview and talk about some of the design decisions we ... you can get a sense of the basic design direction.   Student ... of assessing and providing financial aid with billing and collecting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  President Obama has proclaimed today National Day of Making, an opportunity to recognize and encourage a new generation of makers and manufacturers to share their talents and hone their skills. As part of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014