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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  get SLAPped! it doesn't hurt

  

  campus. my tenure as a physical resident of ec had just ended due to the initiation of a two-year renovation plan, but house team was still emailing us from time to time about events, dining hall swipes, free covid tests, and

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 21, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  attention to the class of 2028 and beyond, I want to take a moment —  alongside President Kornbluth — to reaffirm our commitment to diversity in a time of great uncertainty about the future of affirmative action, and to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Random Random Projects/Moving Out of Random Randomly zigzagging about until I find myself in the future, somehow no longer in Random.

  

  forever. 31 hours after we initially intended to be moved out, Cory and I ... list asking people to send me their projects. Here are some of the ... this year! It's Cthulhu, rising from Rl'yeh to crush the unsuspecting

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  background prior to applying, his uncertainty with even initiating the process ... initial and frankly dumb suspicion). It had everything to do with processing ... relationship, things start to fail and I start to hate them, or they start to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Move Fast And Break Things just make sure you have a net positive of unbreaks

  

  last week, and it was a chance for each engineer to surface this idea and ... overtime in which developers stay up all night to work on projects outside of their usual work just because they feel like it. And then go to work the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  dirt, and sunbathing. Sadly, he passed away shortly after I moved to MIT. I was devastated, but luckily, I still have many pictures to remind me of him. This semester, I was fortunate enough to take a class at MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  the last word, the walls began to warp. It was initially dizzying, but ... Graduation The 2014s just graduated, but right now I want to take you ... year ago, and it was bizarre again this past summer, to see some of my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  trying to trim the tree of possible paths an Aristotelean inquiry

  

  , fails to admit a lot of additional external factors which could be at play ... , it seems to me that this is a fairly good answer to our initial ... Act I: A (Probably Flawed) Introduction to Aristotle Although I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 3, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to ... multidisciplinary approach. The Center's goal is to improve the ability to accurately ... academic departments, programs, and initiatives contribute research and
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  floors - from Burton 1 to Burton 5, and from Conner 2 to Conner 5 (Conner 1 ... culture, and while there is clearly no objective way for one to claim one ... course - there is no substitute to visiting MIT and checking out the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  Community Biotechnology Initiative."]weekly lectures[/annotation] from ... design, I'm taking this class as an intro to the field and also because I need one more [annotation note="art class"]HASS-A[/annotation] to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  virtually anyone trying to make sense of the college admissions process. In ... situation is probably not going to change. I can't speak to the situations ... unlikely to change is because the priority is enrolling the desired class

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  problem is that people like pictures. And people like to know about the ... student (they tend to be about how neat trees look right after rain in the ... ) expressly forbid taking pictures. So, I decided to take pictures of part of

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  documenting his work completely rebuilding Gus, which (he told us) he planned to drive to Cambridge if admitted.   I still have the first email I ... Atlantic to begin his studies as a Marshall Scholar. The Marshall

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  -minded. Perhaps that means adding a college to your list that you initially didn ... would cringe seeing this post), but I find it fun to read an analysis of my sign and see what parts I do or do not relate to. Plus, I

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  fail, so scramble to visit the nearest Bank of America to have it done in ... the slides—throwback to 18.06. This 18-letter word ... ;individual responsibility"—served as a preemptive warning for us to get our sh

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  creatures. They’ve nearly perfectly adapted to an urban environment, with a sturdy carapace, unparalleled scavenging prowess, and ability to fly. In ... ’s ability to thrive in all its squirming, leg-wiggling glory is terrifying

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  Say hello to the holidays and winter break!!! Now, sitting at home in ... -yogurt-more-endearingly-“Froyo”. I can’t count how many “Ordering Indian in 10! Come to Room # if you ... because of the spiciness than anything else. While i had to keep chugging

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  failed. The shooting has begun. Both sides have vowed to fight to the death ... home on 2 am trips to Wal-Mart through empty dark streets in my pick ... waking up to the smell of food from surrounding restaurants that always

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  fear, for I am here to teach you how to trick yourself into thinking that ... definitely opened up a brand new skillset for me to flounder in and ultimately ... . _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Optimal Procrastination Technique:  How to trick yourself into

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015