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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  Square. I went to Chameleon back in January 2019, bundled up in a coat ... went to Chameleon on a special day when walk-ins were allowed (normally ... piercer named Owen. He allowed Priscilla and I to be in the piercing room

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  . Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds: community ... coursework, as well as co- and extra-curricular opportunities in your areas of interest. In other words, you should choose a college that will be a good fit
• Blog / Announcements

  New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019

  

  'll start seeing more blogs from them in the days/weeks/months/years to come. In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who applied to be a blogger ... introduced to the fun of the firehose, we also wanted to introduce our new

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  , get back in the game because you have a big decision to make in the next ... much pain you must be in right now. You too need to allow yourself a ... , once your moment is over, you need to get back in the game as well

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  in a very mural-happy dorm, I can't paint to save my life. But I do like to photograph a lot, and in fact I've done quite a lot of it in the ... , if you ever take the elevator in the Student Center up to the fourth

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  real feel for academic culture in India. The freedom to pursue topics ... talking to such a diverse group has helped me tremendously in learning about ... in JPAL, and more. When I would be able to get back to India I'm

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  , but no way to develop it; the other with no background in that idea, but ... important work done in the 1970s concerning aflatoxin, had volunteered to ... looking to get in on the ground floor of new initiatives, but only when I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  sleeping. I got to the airport at 10 am. My flight left in 45 min and the staff told me that it was too late to check in. I pleaded and they let me check in late and gave me a standby ticket. I made it to the gate just

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caps Lock Pancakes DINNERISH.

  

  called BMF (badass mother—s) in Random Hall. Most of our social and home-academic life happens round the clock in the kitchen, over food and homework and tea, and a few times a semester we bring two thirds of that activity to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection: Day Three A beautiful snowy Sunday...

  

  have been nice to have been playing outside in the snow with them ... It's a beautiful snowy Sunday in Cambridge, and we're hard at work ... Mike '07, we spied out the window some folks playing in the snow in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  active in.  (I learned to fly pre-MIT and probably won't have much time to fly until post-MIT - in the meanwhile, I'm mostly spending my time ... be going about 145 knots to land in this plane". Lower the landing gear

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Narrative of Discovery Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson…

  

  Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it, but at MIT, anything is possible. The MIT ... Hopkins to talk about her work with zebrafish and cancer research that

  • by Laurie Everett
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  ://www.cnn.com/video/ to watch it =) (I blogged this class back in July) Here I am during ... of Sam '07, a nationally honored engineer) to hear a musicologist (rastrologist?) deliver a speech on economics. And in other news, Mollie '06

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  important to you in a living environment? Where are you thinking of living ... awaiting your Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) video introduction to MIT's dorms, you can watch the trailer here: 2005 i3 Trailer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  campus warning system, where students can opt-in to receive email ... MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  in the world. I didn't know that we actually had to debate each other ... . Suffice to say, I am continuing to put in way more hours into it than I ... I'm doing with Petey, in which we drive separately to the middle of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  // dressed in pink to watch Barbie! with my sister // screamed to Speak Now ... over you // completely // talk to me now // make me believe in beauty now ... it is the hot girl summer //   went to The Eras Tour and over

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  lucky enough to video tape. Covering topics from why he majored in physics ... further ado I present to you "Walter Lewin ESG Lecture" in all its 68 ... wonderful, down to earth, person. Tune in next time for a life update! My

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  ... aren't you supposed to be in school?" which is totally a legitimate concern. But in honor of "Patriot's Day" (I honestly never quite figured ... project in case you couldn't come to CPW and see it for yourself), but I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011