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• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  said. I can say this from experience. It's a lot of fun; don't miss out. ... Dynamics in the Tiny Bacterial Cell, in the Fall. - we toured the Broad ... marathon including Gattaca and Aliens in 6-120 Orientation is by far one

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  Earlier this week, I attended an event in Washington DC where I got ... college admissions season can be a particularly anxious time for students. I ... consoled me when I didn't get in, celebrated with me when I did, drove me to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  underneath my bed or in the closet, I put on my best MIT gear and made the ten ... restaurant in Boston? Cambridge? Nah, my parents wanted Maseeh Dining. I didn ... nine of us in there. I felt so bad for the chefs! We enjoyed ourselves to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  -length weekend, if you don't have Monday off). I know that fall of senior year can ... in the forgotten mists of 2004, I was editing the newspaper, the lead ... Hi all! A few updates over what is, for us, a long weekend. First, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose ... can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on ... ! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  . In fact, I spent a good 20 minutes listening to some super ... picking something from the least brattiest band in the world. I settled on ... except for the counselors and it was the first time in my life that I felt

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my day in pictures

  

  you push a button: http://xeaphyr.tumblr.com/post/150788176669/i-made-a-teeny-computer-count-in ... 9:41 am: in lab   5:51 pm: in lab again...   7:44 pm: ...still in lab       it's been one of those days. we have

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  "I got it on Reuse," people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head ... . I gave in. I now speak in numbers and nicknames and mailing lists

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  . For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only vaguely remember my first day of classes at MIT back in the Fall of 1996. I ... role we have to play, and I can tell you I consider nothing more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  I got a postdoc here at MIT in physics education research,” he said ... like any other student, MIT students can struggle in physics classes too ... Peter and other members in the group and I think now we have a better

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  For those of you who will be attending CPW, Matt and I are in the ... 'll probably be in the Mezz lounge; hopefully I'll find out the definitive ... description I just submitted to the events crew: You've spent the last 6 months

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  homesickness is merely this: don't stay in your dorm room. At least for me, I tend to get more and more depressed the longer I spend in my dorm room. Thus, I hardly spent any time in my room during the first couple of weeks

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  If I'm not mistaken this is the time of year when you begin in ... gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box ... can helpful in conveying your experience to you parents, guidance

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  I believe in quantum physics now. The past few weeks have changed ... experiments in 6.2410 (Quantum Systems Engineering Lab) – a class I’m taking ... instructors told me each experiment we do in 6.2410 (around two hours each) can

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  opportunity to put some of your thoughts in a textbook. I've had the distinct ... original. My second UROP I started in Summer 2006, and it was undeniably the ... , I tried to do numerical analysis of the propagation of radio waves in

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  dance is different, and in my eyes, much worse. I can only wonder what ... code. I can't help but miss the way things were in my freshman year ... people in student life administration who are leaving as well. I can only

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  three best restaurants in the Cambridge/Boston area but I love them all ... /hipster atmosphere that keeps me coming back. I really can't say enough good things ... Hey guys, I'm back to blogging once a week after a ridiculously crazy

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  donates, they earn a badge that they can display in their email signature ... that area for surveillance. I met them at a VR@MIT event back in February ... Boston entrepreneurs. Each one is held in a different place, with this one

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  's "Can I play in the Simmons ball pit????" (Yes, my dorm has a ball pit. Yes, I play in it during the year.) b) Ry and Dad are fans of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (which is one of the few things we disagree on - I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  form, give us as much specific information as you can; this will help us ... the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... their hotel early. I highly recommend hotels that are within walking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010