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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  of the fireworks. I apologize in advance for our witty banter. I’m much ... dancing on roof decks of frat houses. Last summer I watched the fireworks ...   Yesterday for Independence Day I was a hobbit. Cory R. ‘14 and I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  I saw this installation in the Infinite Corridor. (You can see me ... locations here) Here's a video of the mood meter in the Infinite. Man, we ... First off, I hope everyone who came here for CPW had a great timeeeee

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  Ever find yourself sitting in lab, thinking "What in God's name am I ... . «Fragmentation of Rods by Cascading Cracks: Why Spaghetti Does Not Break in Half ... rest in the cold. The tests showed that the thickness of the underwear

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  , but for a Set of Inexplicable Reasons it did not go up in time and has been sitting in my drafts box since. However, I still believe, fervently ... 't let people tell you what you can or can't do because of arbitrary

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  and go to plenty of parties in college.   gold rush But I don ... stressed out.   ivy Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my ... 'til the battle picked me Misery Like the war of words I shouted in my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  actually sad here.) In their honor, today I'm going to talk about one of the ... connects other types of proteins. (I made that figure myself, in Paint ... specific arms in the maze with two pieces of sugary chow (I've tasted it. A

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  ’t get enough sleep, I’m useless.” -Ashley Smith “If in the back of your ... done in short periods of time." "I want to thank MIT for exposing me for ... power through the final in the morning before crashing (I don't know

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  brought in a tank of fluorescent fish, which I thought was a great way to ... . Hooray for living in Maseeh! Katherine ’17, Cathy ’17 and I managed to snag an unreserved table in the back with a fairly direct view of the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  , you can see the article here. Basically, what I gathered from the ... lot of validity in this statement. Teachers and professors make less ... sometimes is less than glamorous. I still love science. One of the things I

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore ... -hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted ... other news: (1) I had my first test of the semester this morning in 7 ... at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  ). Section leaders are the three students in their second year of GEL ("GEL 2's") in charge of one of the three ELL sections. I kind of think of myself ... did something similar in GEL last year: At the end of the fall semester

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT-vangelion: Behind the scenes! how we made the Pi Day 2023 video!

  

  didn’t know that I was going to be in charge of this year’s Pi Day video ...   dimension: time, in the form of video frames. You can do fancier things like ... to give back once I got here. In freshman year, two of the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  of an ordeal than you can surmise even from this picture. In ... wrote when I was seven: Seen in Winter Never Summer Oh, he's melting ... marching band in its full 14-member glory. I think in total we have about 20

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MIT goes APE. Not your average Sunday night.

  

  Hello all! I’m just popping in to show you guys a video from an ... /hip-hop/rap group: FM’s songs have been featured in “So You Think You can Dance ... Weekend. Last year, I waited four hours in the rain to see N.E.R.D. I would

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , each contributing a set of rare skills and perspectives while holding in ... MIT. I have to tell you, this is one hell of a team. Every year I tell ... painful. If you are among them, then all I can say is that MIT is just

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive. Take a ... MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2021 are now available at > > > decisions.mit.edu < < < You can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  Class of 2019 are now available at > > > decisions.mit.edu < < < You can log in using the same username and password ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  this in a single semester. However, I can honestly say that it was the ... course reviews. ~150 Number of students in the class. 1,200 The number of ... live, I'm going to link videos of the final presentations and brochures

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018