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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  's what's been going on in my life. Yesterday in 6.002, somebody brought a ... From Monty Python)" only lifted their spirits. Hockey is actually a ... decorate with myriad Union Jacks. Continuing in this tradition, our suite is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar eclipse, this year is also a [annotation note="when the Sun is at its most geomagnetically active in its 11-year cycle"]solar maximum[/annotation]. In

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... ’ perceptions about letting their kids go far from the roost for college. It is a ... to my alma mater in only a matter of 45 minutes! It was this road that

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  . No, this is a fancier event. The handmade cups here cost $68. And I am ... class at The Ohio State University and I am one of three females in a class of 30? 40? When I visit MIT and sit in on a similar math class

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  file. There is no need to give us a heads ... CBSE system...also...i had a very high precentage in our class 10 public ... as both an 85 and a 100 are considered A+), so should i send in my

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  't. Ok, maybe not "held to a standard," but people do look at you in a ... news. It was as an editor that he received a letter in the mail. The ... honest, we all sat around in my suite reading this letter and had a jolly

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  role model and still is to this day. Working in my lab gave me a sense of ... . College was a chance to both remake myself in a friendlier mold and to build ... is that a social circle is not something magical that you discover once

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  floating in a fluid (which is what we’ve been talking about for two weeks ... for Battlecode with two of my friends. In junior year, I worked on a ... of the formalism used is the same as in quantum mechanics, even though

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Study Abroad

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

  

  that wine in Spain is not just an excuse for people to get wasted. 5. I ... 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 / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  from a shallow area of water in the Cape Cod area. (public reminder to ... name, but Norbert is just a cool name as it is). One thing I didn ... StuffWorks.com had a pretty good explanation. 3-D Viewing In a movie theater, the

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  opportunity to take a graduate-level course in education (I had many graduate ... . Wellesley is further away, in the suburbs, but because of the MIT ... . In a future post, I'll talk about partnerships between the Boston area

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  in for our 2 hour wait. [2 hours later] OMG guys! This is it! Batman ... understanding at MIT that if every light in the green building (both sides) is turned off, the world will end. There is always somebody in there doing

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

  

  . On thing that's strange about taking this class is being in a class with more males than females--since the gender ratio in Course 10 is ... a page from the book of NELLY! Because it is getting HOT in HERE!" We

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  used to be a hotel! - and is in a really convenient location. So we have ... you alone. 3. Resist mentally. Picture yourself enveloped in a protective shield of white light, or in a safe place. Telepathic EBEs may get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new ... it's started SNOWING already in November (what is this?!?), it ... new people since we're a new dorm. The culture at Maseeh is also unique

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  tower. Nothing made that more apparent than standing in front of a ... change the world. Let's not forget that there actually is a world out there, a world that exists outside our little academic ivory tower. In my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  To accompany today's entry about MIT summer programs, here is a ... students do these programs. Like I said in my earlier entry, a summer of working and spending time with friends & family is a great option, one I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  will respect their time. So whether your application deadline is about a ... write your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much ... still have them write you a recommendation. They can write in their native

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  've already noticed in the photos above is called a cloud lift: the Greene ... another plan for this blog post: I was going to build a loft in the first ... loft designs I scribbled on a napkin in the car on the way home. Six

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  3 SAT IIs in one sitting, and since this is only a small additional ... the SAT or ACT, 3 SAT IIs: one in math, one in science, and a third SAT ... fast approaching. Today, Friday, April 29, is the regular deadline to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005