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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  proof of MIT students and poetry: "MIT is the place in which we learn ... great class—Poetry Workshop. This is a class in which we share our poems ... . You’d think it's an insane amount of time to be doing this, but it’s not

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  Jackman on MSNBC about "the physics of Van Helsing" where he said something ... 4.6 electron Volts. That had me laughing out loud. Which was kind of ... 't really even bother to clear her throat for either of her two scenes, so she

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  wingspans as a sort of sail, and angling the feathers on each wing's end to ... albatross fly, this is probably not the place to look. I give an explanation ... !] ... This blog is a long time coming. I initially anticipated making this on

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  to do, I went with her on a whim to what became the source of my wrench ... Let’s flash back to a sunny weekend in April, where the grills of MIT ... , or CPW as it’s often written, was a scene that had unfolded in many of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  . All of this to say, even when it seems like your processor is full of ... COURSE we're going to hate the crumbly fruit which is essentially the ... , my bowl of sorbet is going to melt," but actually I finished it before

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  to doubt the days of hazy exhaustion could end. Then I got a 20% on my ... afterwards added signs of improvement. Soon, I was able to complete PSets on ... , “impossibly busy with less time or resources to complete everything than

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  general, the GEM is better than other detectors because it is safer to use ... sorority. Laurie is currently in the process of applying to graduate schools ... detector.) The composite sheet is then patterned with an array of 600

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  . Most everyone resolved to get some work done on these couple of days, but ... right direction after all. What keeps me hanging on is the prospect of ... reliable. I want to see it through on an international level (better learn a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling old and coming home

  

  't have a lot of time or energy to focus on my happiness. So, coming to MIT ... "]GTL,[/annotation] like so many of my friends had, but my desire to spend time working on my ... experience and deliberate efforts on my part. This is to say that I've never

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  better view of the finish, but the drone footage is all right. Our days ... , though, is that I wanted to write something perfect and meaningful and personal yet protective of my friends' and family's privacy, and I refused to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  first project is a 90-120 second video on someone or some place we find interesting. I decided to do it on my friend who is really, really good at ... cried over it, which is embarrassing, yes, but hopefully is a testament to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  web, on email, or over the phone. The date of the mailing will be ... Solomon '06 did stop by to drop off a copy of the new CD by Resonance, which ... working on each decision: which students will be admitted, which will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 3 the people who make it all possible

  

  As a way to tie up our visual arts discussions on the blogs, we want ... up out of nowhere, OpenMind::OpenArt, which we describe in more detail in the first part of this series, that allowed us to spend our freshman

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  President Quincy to mark the anniversary of his birthday, on which he entered ... conditions which the States cannot assent to without a total abandonment of ... importuned for a word, which was characteristic, as usual. I was urged to speak

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  other stereotypical conclusion to which people jump is psychology). My ... languages change; is any language or dialect superior to another; and how are ... gain a much better understanding of exactly how an action potential works

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  abscess on a weekend too, which allowed me to attend all my lectures this ... – I’m back on my feet now! (Hooray for modern medicine!) Now allow me to ... , he didn’t have a ton of information to work with… but I think it

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  I FINALLY PASSED THE SWIM TEST!!!! 3.5 years late hehe

  

  [caption id="attachment_110809" align="aligncenter" width="427"] right before battle with my cheering squad + diabolical swim cap goggles ... ="368"] the moment of truth. let's see if i can swim 100 continuous meters

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  to work on it. So Kim, who is a good painter, asked me if I wanted help ... whether you can paint your room is one of those little quirks to look at. I ... 5th East alum, primering the room into which I'm supposed to be moving

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  to be 12 hours of work a week, so taking 5 is 60 hours, on top of ... : okay so my take is that mit selects for people that like to or have a ... the other hand i think there is a portion of mit that does know how to

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  : lived in. The hallways of MIT are alive. From well before 9:00 am to well past 9:00 pm, the academic side of campus is filled with the tense energy ... one of the most trafficked thoroughfares on campus, just outside of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024