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• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a ... span of 4 days!). And, while there will be parties, CPW is a 100% dry ... It's been another late night at work, but I wanted to at least post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  , however, is still made just off MIT's campus, and it is a nice treat to ... ? Check. Dating? Check. A wedding engagement? Check. A little bit of class? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] It is probably a well-worn maxim that writers write. That is, there are many people who are interested in writing. A lot ... friends will take up a large amount of your time, and it is very tempting to

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also ... write. This is harder than you might think, as was learned by a man who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  semester wrap-up snaps and snippets

  

  for the aero/astro degree. here is a part of that airplane (i worked on ... square.   i volunteered in a door-to-door get ... one year ago i was living in an apartment in seattle while on leave

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 29, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Put a Ring On It 2013 RING PREMIERE!

  

  who don't: the MIT class ring (a.k.a. Brass Rat) is not only one of the most recognized rings in the world but also pretty much the single item ... About three hours ago, a large majority of the MIT Class of 2013

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  dropped UPOP in the spring semester. UPOP is a career accelerator for ... -dyed. MIT Beanie This beanie is one I got from moving in! We got a bag of ... After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  are into the humanities in French House!" This is Elizabeth, a freshman ... team last year, is now doing EMS as a third rider, and UROPs in the ... could have them in pure mixtures. So right now my project is a way to do

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  , I've had a great time in Simmons this past year (and there are more than a few Greek guys who choose to live in the dorms - like Alan '09 ... backpack (laptop, Starship Troopers, iPod), with a little space leftover in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  stuffed in a cardboard box that is locked away in a storage unit. We usually ... the tickets in a very unfortunate position that is covering the cover ... ! As we described in those posts, memory mushroom is what we named this

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  City Strangers a comic

  

  text in the art for accessibility (and because my handwriting is very mediocre): I’m living in New York City this summer. Oh stranger, it’s … a lot ... from the fire escape. We listen to a drag queen read children’s books in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 25, 2022
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does ... The weapons set up in Killian Court The "pigs" and their defenses A ... .  They weren't just any birds: they were Angry Birds. In 2.009, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  field notes on all the fruit tending to plants, self, others

  

  housemate Kevin brought home a Meyer lemon and put it in our sunny living room ... well from a surprisingly small pot with very little attention. Here is a ... by volume. Earlier in the year, as part of a series of talks on things

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  not a single game is downloaded on my phone or computer.   I ... sophomore. I’m crashing in Tokyo with a friend I made through inline skating. She’s almost 30 and lying in bed with a heating pack on her back after

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  classes im taking this semester! the classic

  

  schedule, here it is: 6.1010: a.k.a Fundamentals of Programming! I mostly ... )weekly recitation + weekly pset class format, this class only meets twice a week in ... words in a day or two. [caption id="attachment_113806" align

  • by Angie F. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  is outrageous and is borderline criminal), and a whole new outlook on ... area. In 2022 I attended CPW and live-streamed a marathon cross stitch ... metallic floss - yikes, I was a obviously living high in the moment.  

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  ends Let's celebrate Remember a year in chain email spam Remember the ... is completely snapped off) at 5:30, and there was already a line ... -hours How do you measure, MIT time? In psets, in physics In midnights, in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  thunderstorm has brought in the day, because everything is so still except for ... 't get this up now, I will probably lose the motivation in a couple of days ... Prelude. In light of the halfways, quarterways, three

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college ... a class that is diverse in their interests and backgrounds. Yes, there ... in 4 months as a real, live MIT student. As a high school senior, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  's Headquarters happen to be right here in Boston! (This is not a very widely ... waking up at 7:30am on weekdays (this is hard for a college student. really ... -efficient retrofits in low-income housing. I made a few site visits along the way

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009