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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  Cycle. It is the tiddler of the bunch, lasting but a single act and being only two and a half hours long. But the opera is self-standing and ... it on loop while writing long math papers... It is effectively a

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  is cross section of my semester in screen shots. 1) I hit exactly $0 ... I had literally never taken a screen shot until I got to MIT ... at the end of year two here, I have a whole portfolio of hilarious

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  . This is the first rat I've seen in a commercial, though. And it leaves me ... attend MIT and decide to wear the ring in the ad? Is this deep-level nerd-in ... Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In many ways on average-posting

  

  In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.  In the summer of 2022, I ... ; But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in ... be a writer.    In many ways, the work of a writer is easy. We

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 7, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  sit together in a darkened lounge and watch shadows of Jupiter’s moons ... majors, in a lengthy exchange of experiences and ideas. Discovering algebraic groups with a friend at midnight before a biology pset is due may

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  recognized in a national math and science competition is in no way "essential ... with your SAT scores is anything above a 700 in each category (the same ... hit me in the face. Not a light caress, not a brief reminder of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  [/caption] In particular, being higher than a glacier is kind of a cool feeling ... scenario. My brain is constantly screaming in fear of having to make a ... me enjoying my life is quite high. I see accepting a position in a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  Context: I wrote a post in March called "I Moved to Maine" . You can ... in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the summer, which was a large deviation from my initial plans. This post is my

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  grow up. In college, youth is appreciated. It means a more flexible sleep ... fireflies lit up the trees. There was no one around—a terrifying scenario in Cambridge, MA, but a soothing one in the suburbs. That was a night the cicadas

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  fall ’19 catalog is out! and a summary of sites we use to plan semesters

  

  .) courseroad 2.0 was also released recently, and although it's in a bit of a ... 'll probably be a better version than the original in the near future. i know ... schedules, so in short is only pretty to look at and honestly doesn't even

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 25, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  look in the mirror and see a face that’s much darker than it usually is ... then having a gigantic party in the school courtyard. Water balloons flew ... I’m on a train right now, speeding away from Darmstadt and towards

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall term is already a nightmare Today I went to my second day of classes.

  

  (which are already in conflict with each other), its once a week lab is ... picked out of a hat to stay in his class. If I'd known it would come to ... 'd only been 48 hours since I was just sleeping in a bed and feeling clean

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  the design is also a work in progress. I'll be working on the other ... upload to this Athena locker, only Ben is a crazy Mac user and my parents ... never fear! This is only a temporary solution. I am still working on the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  more. I was fortunate that my family decided to take a vacation in New ... Residential Life, will lead a discussion covering life in residences ... a handful of the events created with you in mind for CPW and I hope

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

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  future as an officer in the fleet. MIDN 3/c Robert Block is a sophomore at ... [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP ... to the skills I have learned as a midshipman in the ROTC program. The

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  " from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my ... ." I think honking is a sacred activity and this sort of socially ... office's view. Evidence is below In case you're not convinced, check

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  -goers. Faneuil Hall is also beauitful in the winter, with lights, music, and a ... ) Faneuil Hall is both a reminder of Boston’s glorious revolutionary past and ... -renowned performers, and sometimes, you can watch four at a time in various locations

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  arriving at MIT, you might harbor the notion that it is a magical place where ... honeymoon is over and you find out that it is a lot of work. The work is ... after the A or B in the course; instead, I went for understanding the

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A waffle house is not a waffle home This is actually an entry about modern Chinese cinema.

  

  of Music The Sound of Music went up against a bye in the first round ... , but I was Captain Von Trapp in high school and after a hundred hours ... . In the end, it came down to A Mighty Wind and Hebrew Hammer, with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in the life

  

  ). Juggling is fun. I hadn't gone in a while. I spent a lot of time playing with ... Sorry I haven't updated in a while. This past week has been deathly ... doing something similar (in the "spending a lot of time on it" sense) with

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 25, 2005