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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester

  

  thing I have: A copy of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room on DVD 21F ... class In addition, I am advising the freshmen seminar 14.A03: Economics ... a mutual fund manager decide what to invest in? What factors determine

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  really getting a feel for what is out there for me in the computer science ... Fest. - SpringFest is MIT's annual concert where we bring in a super cool guest (in ... resolutions I accomplished in this list, as well. 2021 Resolutions Go to a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 4 Odyssey Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

  

  of annotations, it is a monster to read... let alone understand. But enough complaining. I am in a superb lit class that is tackling this book ... 's entry -- this is a challenging time for the MIT admissions office, and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  wavelengths?!" you ask. A fine question. In fact - one might say that it's a ... when you sit in a wheelie chair without any self-control. That said, the ... same direction, then the atom is at a higher energy level than if one is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  mit is as a prefrosh, to a rising sophomore whose gone through all the ... grade like back in high school? for example, were you a straight a student ... it. I guess now is as good a time as any to ponder the intricacies of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  'RE IN A RECESSION, PEOPLE.)(Actually, I really didn't post this for a ... surprise. Fast forward twelveish years later to IAP 2009. IAP is a pretty ... you don't have class until February is pretty fun to rub in the faces of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  time spent painting in the welcome center is a much-needed and ... MIT Borderline. Borderline is a student-run club (which Danny and Allan ‘20 were very involved in!) originally founded in 2017 to paint a long

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  .60 recitation meets twice a week in a different classroom and is taught by a ... 4000 undergrads in 30 degree-granting programs, MIT is a small world. It ... as the grad students in my lab for probably a tenth of the salary

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes

  

  rediscovered a diary that I kept in first grade. My favorite entry reads ... a science museum and saw some NASA signs in the space section and ... space was cool. High School science was a less successful experience. In

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 12, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Chasing Success idk what that means anymore.

  

  ' heads. That girl over on the right had a hovering 1200. And the kid in the ... ." I'm not sure if this is a result of simply M A T U R I N G or spending ... there isn't anything else left to accomplish. But in reality, success is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 5, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  of meat?  Toss a watermelon back and forth in some sort of deranged ... quickly found that being a vegetarian during Bad Ideas Weekend is a bad idea ... Craigslist in the Boston-Cambridge area.  We found a toilet and a ceiling fan

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a super timely post about spotify wrapped bloggers wrapped 2018

  

  like that people get a little uncomfy when their music taste is judged):   Blogger: Me First song listened to in 2018: "m.A.A.d city" by ... !!! they're so good Joel: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA yoshimi battles is such a good

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... . Tonight, my subconscious is in a recursive mood. I dream that I fell asleep ... viscosity of eggs. I drink soup from a can, except that this is semantically

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Winter Storm Warning Brr, it's cold out there. And snowing.

  

  ., Mar. 1, 2009 ... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... TODAYS SNOW AND FLURRIES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS JUST A TEASE FOR WHATS COMING TONIGHT. SIX TO 12 INCHES IS

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  10 PM, which was glorious in a way, but just meant that I got far less ... So I'm back in the US, and it's weird. The first thing I noticed as I ... can hold moisture, I'd totally forgotten about that!" It was quite a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  lucrative ring contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a ... was born as a tradition at MIT. Yes, the ring is known as the Brass Rat. Why? Because it is made of gold and features a beaver on the front. Why

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Fam Takes the MFA Photodump of semi-artsy pictures ahead

  

  was back in Japan wandering through museums again, which added a nice ... 't until 6 AM by MIT rules. Elizabeth was kind enough to organize a trip to ... (granted, my sleep schedule is messed up enough that I classify 11 AM as

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  : - There is a physics pset due tomorrow. - I am hungry. I need food. - I ... that's no trivial matter. If you're in a lot better of a place stress ... , here are some things I do to keep myself sane: Poi Poi is a member of the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  was the sofa in front of the TV. A side effect of television was the ... the best places in the world to be a student” and the top two reasons ... just stand in front of the lecture hall and teach. Last semester, a group

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  , joining in for a cooperative effort. Also, The Coop is based off of a ... the rest of your life, which for a lot of people, is perfectly ... an enigma wrapped in a riddle. For one, it's housed in multiple

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008