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• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  shouldn't do that. Even though that's how my life has been lately, I lucked

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course, it was CPW and the weather was magnificent. But sometimes the most unexpected details go a…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  MIT is incredibly wired; wi-fi all over the campus. Students are likewise very into the Internet as you may have guessed, and as it should be in my opinion. I’m…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  If you’re considering MIT, you probably like to build things. Throughout my childhood, a small walk in closet in the basement of my house was dedicated to LEGOs. I have…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  First time in a foreign country – the pace at which new things are thrown at you is beyond words. Thoughtful reflections connecting all these new experiences may come later,…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  else who did exactly this, and he had the time of his life.  I fully intend to have the time of my life too. But I need your help! What

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Untitled "The work is untitled because meaning is always changing in time and place." ⁃ Félix…

  

  This fall, I'm covering the 2011 Istanbul Biennial, titled "Untitled." Now more than ever, the divide has formed in contemporary art: those concerned with formal aesthetics and those concerned with…

  • by ARTalk
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  Jeff: you mean da BAAAAD way? lyk, gurl you so bad me: no. Jeff: oh. so you’re diseased. Being sick at MIT is no fun. Along with the obvious drawbacks…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  In Matt’s latest post he says that MyMIT will be up August 19. This is good news! It means you still have time to get some summer reading in. This…

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  I was out meeting a friend and some of her friends that I didn’t previously know last night, and the topic of school came up. (SIDE NOTE: that was the…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  Like Bellamy’s young hero, I too am back in Boston. Except its been about a week, and as far as I can tell the city hasn’t been transformed into a…

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  [by Nathan Kipniss ’14] Last Friday I went to Pulse: “Our Heritage, Our Heart,” an event that explores Black culture through the arts. It was really cool to see so…

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  life has been...so don't expect too many MIT-related things in here. =p ... of my life. It has been a time of epic failures - but also epic ... , seeing how life for them is one year out of the Institvte. Some are in grad

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the firehouse across the street) and a call from our team captain saying that the boathouse was…

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  I’m the kind of person that likes to make lists – partially because I forget things otherwise and partially just because I like feeling awesome and productive every time I…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy! REALLY don't even think about bringing a car to MIT - sans elephants.

  

  life driving to and from the internship that he liked. As luck should

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  life behind the wheel of a car getting to and from the job that he loved

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  Twelve hours ago, Mathura ’12 and I had the following gchat conversation: ~*~ Mathura: omg omg omg me: whatwhatwhat Mathura: im sooo excited, i just ran around the floor screaming…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  In the old days, when I was in college – when dinosaurs roamed the earth, or at the very least when Facebook didn’t yet offer photos or groups as features…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  and diverse ecology of numerical life forms. to look at an integral and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010