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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  of hard to summarize our discussions, but I can send you a list of our ... on Central Park in New York City. eventual material: Some of the future ... will write a term paper on a topic of our choice, due in December. 14

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  , etc. In my last blog post, I said that I would write up an explanation ... false. Believe at your own risk. The Question: A couple of weeks ago, I ... explanation is in the next section. If you ARE familiar with it, skip ahead

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  in the East Campus courtyard. Artemis '18 and I decided to make it ... math and MIT. I now hope to meet more applicants. Come visit! It'll be ... Frebel from the Physics department. In 2007, Professor Frebel's team

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  ). One of the most fascinating things I discovered in the course of writing ... understanding. I learned that when William Barton Rogers founded MIT in order to ... in artisan, as in skilled craft. I learned that, as far back as 1919

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  reports that the snowman's head had indeed been removed and destroyed in a ... gave it a ceremonial sending off in the moat and sought a replacement. A ... survival of snowmen everywhere! We will defend! If I could give them out

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in ... I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... . Wish me luck. In tomorrow's entry, I'll post tonight's final question ;)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  So, about a month ago, I submitted my last exam for the year in ... letter here in hopes that it explains all the ways I think I’ve changed ... reaches you, I’m sure you’ve probably grown in ways you would’ve never

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work ... the application. We are looking for people who can communicate in a ... It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) It's hot

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  the last twenty days burning out before the semester even starts

  

  . First, I had forgotten that this REX would be the first in-person REX in ... experience; I remember organizing folks in the kitchen, trying to get as much ... in with the people who were going to serve it. As I went upstairs, I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you want to hear about?

  

  I would like to post more entries this summer, but this is an MIT blog and I'm in Switzerland. I could ramble philosophically about MIT life - I've certainly done it before - but a lot of my big rambles have

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.

  

  interesting things I've seen done with butter in a very long time. Yes ... So tonight, I'm going to watch my friend Timmy '06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I'm kind of

  • by Bryan
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  called 'To the Deferred' - and I want to now add to the words expressed in ... didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel ... one application in particular that I poured my heart into - I wrote nine

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  When I’m Home Did you enter the PE lottery yet?

  

  mile. Today was the only day I'll be in Harrisburg between June 1st and ... (Sam Standard Time) right now and I need to leave for Boston in less than ... DID YOU KNOW? The first time I ever went to New York City it was to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  I spent winter break in MIT. I thought I wouldn’t be alone. After all ... Philippine Mathematical Olympiad, I wrote problems for our National Olympiad in ... (which was great), and I watched the entire second season of Kakegurui in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions For you.

  

  I've spent the past week or so running about in flip-flops, taking advantage of the sunny, 55 degree weather to catch up on all the vitamin D I failed to absorb in wintry days past. In celebration of this meteorological

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 10, 2010
• Blog / Best from staff

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  Rosenberg, had gone to MIT. I went in to talk with him and told him and he ... mark the passage of time. When people ask me how I got my start in admissions, I tell them, not inaccurately, that, as someone with an degree in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  In my past entry, a few students commented with the request that I ... , course 14; I was born and raised in New Jersey (no jokes, please), but I ... power crisis. My family still lives in the Bay Area, so I am racking up

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  are curious.) But in any case, if you don't know who I am, all you need ... up a fake science show where Ryan and I would do experiments in our ... Hey! Remember me? No? Hi. I'm Elizabeth. I graduated last June. But

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  time gone??? I feel like just yesterday I was in your shoes, nervously ... posts, which only made me more nervous and sure that I would never get in ... offer even if I did get in (clearly this was just an ill-planned coping

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006