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• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."

  

  A week ago today, I turned 20. It occurs to me that something weird has happened every day of my 20-year-old life so far (not sure whether this reflects a…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  From 9th to 12th grade, I was on my High School’s FIRST Robotics team. More about that experience here. After I left, my team stepped up their public outreach a…

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

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  In 1965, Jocelyn Bell arrived at Cambridge University to earn her Ph.D. Two years later, she found herself working with four other people to string up 120 miles of wire…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  My earliest memory of making a presentation consists of saying nothing at all. It was fifth grade science class. Each student had to design and present a new kind of…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  At the end of January (our Independent Activities Period) I made a promise to the rational, logic-based region of my brain: a promise that I would never, ever, perform in a…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  Disclaimer: I’m sorry if this post is a little incoherent. Narcotics do funny things to your brain. ————- On Friday, I got all four of my wisdom teeth taken out.…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual Robotics challenge for High School students. I won’t describe the program itself in too much detail, since Chris and Natnael did it…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  Saying that I was excited to go to college would be like saying that space is big. I couldn’t wait to start over – to create an entirely new lifestyle,…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  I declared my major. I declared my major. I declared my major. *Inhale* I DECLARED MY MAJOR! I can’t believe it. After all the deliberation, all the conversations and requests…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  Let’s take a tour. Begin by walking down Dorm Row, which takes you past almost all the dorms in West Campus. Stop when you are greeted by the following sign:…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Help! Learn from my mistakes...and from the Beatles.

  

  Heads up: this post contains references (italicized) to the song “Help!” by the Beatles. Relevant verse reproduced at the bottom, for your convenience. – When I was younger, so much…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second Home You're in your room doing a pset. I'm in my lab making science happen.

  

  heart attack? ;) H - My desk!!! Yayy after so many semesters of working in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  add it to your application. Jeff H. asked: "I live in Canada. I have a ... Action?" Justin H. asked: "My History teacher who wrote my letter of ... application. Justin H. asked: "Also, I am retaking the SAT in November so im

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  like a big pink ball of fluff =p but please enjoy having H1N1 in the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  polar? it undergoes H-bonding? 12:11:52 AM Yan: It's polar. It has a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  we were in, but there's no need because due to my 1337h4x0|P skilz I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  Engineering 21A: Anthropology 21F: Foreign Languages and Literatures 21H

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  just graduated from Olin. Liz H. Woyczynski, director of undergraduate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  pair of khaki capri pants and a cropped yellow sweater at H&M and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  Susan H. ‘27, Emily C. ‘25, and Jenny Y. ‘26 finalised the overall prizes ... H. '27, Angela K. '27, Jenny Y. '26, Emily C. '25, and Dom D. '27 for

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024