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• Blog / Personal Travel

  seven scenes from Paris a simple story

  

  honey thing. “I would never even consider going vegan if I lived in Paris,” I told Uzay, sitting there next to him in the park, breaking off bits ... silver, in real life) stretched between arcs of steel, hundreds and

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  happening -- baggy metal shirts for long hours in shop, sleeveless shirts for ... community in Burton Connor"]B1[/annotation] throws one campus-wide party per ... on floor. These mods were done in about 15 minutes with sharpie

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  In 1984, a book lots of people have read, the people in control made ... kick out the people in control. Are we buying into this? I am a very old person here. In fact, I am 35 years old, almost two times the age when I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  i. basketball everything in this section is only approximately ... are way too many kinds of defense for me to be able to cover them all in ... player on offense there is a defender somewhere in their vicinity modern

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  Lately I've been occupying space. Many spaces, in fact, especially ... crying and sitting in silence and really experiencing these new emotions of ... personality was interesting and the people were interesting. I chose to live in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  helping students transition in and out of the dorm and navigating student ... formative in establishing my interest in preserving student culture across MIT, starting with my own dorm. As you might have heard, in the renewal, Burton

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  the first time! Established in 1872, it's the oldest public arboretum in ... vines. It was designed in collaboration with Frederick Law Olmsted, whose ... in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... Massachusetts to Malaysia and many places in between. We can't wait to welcome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  The rhythm sets in. It’s a steady rhythm. Roll out of bed at ten in ... buy lunch, and work on my problem set in the lounge at our floor. Head ... , yet another student group has a meeting. There are free dinners in each

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  to decide whether to stay in our current major, 21E Humanities and ... solely CMS. One axis we were considering in this post was Time, specifically in terms of a course 6 class we ended up taking last semester, the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  America, tropical cyclones (and military conflicts) in the Middle East, and an earthquake in Haiti. And, while our Early Action deadlines are approaching, these catastrophes have left many of our prospective students in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  in 1992. What I didn't know at the time is that FIRST was actually modeled after a legendary MIT class in mechanical engineering, 2.007, which Woodie started teaching at MIT in the early 1970s. For decades, 2.007 has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  in class; everyone around you will think you’re stupid for not ... sight and tendency to zone out. Don’t ask for clarification in an argument; that’s a sign of weakness that will immediately result in losing

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  the following announcement: I originally became a AAS member in order ... provide valuable access to new opportunities. In this case, I realized that ... in order to get myself from Zero Knowledge to Some Knowledge. My fellow

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t worry, the king lives…

  

  study...uhh (something in the media lab I don't understand), for a year ... move around their schedules, but in truth, my main goal for this next ... responsibilities in the Admissions office and my assumption of said responsibilities

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  Saturday, MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2016. If there's one in your ... spend a bit of the afternoon in the home of a wonderful MIT Alum. Sunday

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  comfortable standing in front of an audience and trying to convince them of ... Child was a cook, not a chef. She grew up in Pasadena, CA, went to Smith College in Massachusetts, and worked for the US government, travelling the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  challenges of varying degrees--I can proudly say I've already seen a concert in ... --participating in a charity event. I got to display the full range of my talents (or lack thereof) and learn more about the sisters in my sorority while

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big ... in a circle. We bought balloons, we bought beer and hard lemonade, we ... full day on Saturday while surveying the yard in anticipation, I said to

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! (2010 Edition!) yay pictures!

  

  Dear Internet, No, I am not dead yet. I had a lot of great food in ... now back at MIT. I took a long nap in the library today. I can feel MIT's gaping maw ready to swallow me whole again. In other words... BRING IT ON

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 9, 2010