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• Blog / Events

  About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)

  

  On Tuesday, a group of which I am a member had a large meeting in room 26-100 This is the same room in which I attended 8.01: Classical ... $3 Our group is the Association of Student Activities (ASA), and we

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  he's building. Hint # 1: Put on your math-based thinking cap. Hint ... -time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been constructing this "structure" in his front yard. I know that many of you are

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I (don’t) want the summer to end me writing poetry? what a concept

  

  lifted; I want to cross the hallway, knock on everyone's doors, and play lots of board games with all of my friends— I don't want the summer to ... attendances capped. I don't want lectures to turn into exams with everyone two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  many clubs they’re a part of, or how well they’re able to maintain good ... was kind of sad to think about for a while. Really, Allison? You have no ... with me everywhere—in the car on grocery trips, to friends’ houses, and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  Note: this one is dedicated to the expectant EA applicants. Hope you can make your week fun to rid of all that anxiety! On Thanksgiving Eve ... watched Pitch Perfect, a film in which freshmen know what they want to do

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  on writing!) to compare a bunch of genetic sequences. For three hours ... A couple of days ago, I was working on an entry talking about all the ... during the first week of MIT's Independent Activities Period. On Monday

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  coupon that I need to use soon Out in Boston Bank of America Pavillion ... , views of the harbor Teuscher -- chocolates on Newbury Top of the Hub -- views of Cambridge and Boston (food is okay) Tangierino -- yes, hookah bar

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  #scretious and bunnies!

  

  outside MIT is its substantial population of bunnies. This was brought to my ... time to catch up on that, as by the MIT Law of Conservation of Frosh, I ... way to describe it is as the new cultural phenomenon. It is a word

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  summer 2021

  

  , were dedicated to fun, house-bonding events. Eva is not part of ... sleeps for 20 hours a day? Or that there is a silent, ongoing extinction of ... Knightley), who's in possession of a valuable coin that is linked to a curse

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 5, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  program because it offers a way to cap off a lot of theoretical learning ... Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... courseload. This puts them in position to finish all of the requirements for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  to think of myself as someone who asks the tough questions and is not ... ’m from North Hollywood, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley of ... ) on 2nd floor balcony of Spanish House That’s pretty special to have

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  . :-) Okay, as we leave, we enter a hallway... at the end of which lies a ... , that is a suction tube, reminiscent of the household Hoover. Upon insertion of the appropriate coinage, the lid of a chest freezer is magically

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  established companies and other startups. Far better is to think of a new idea ... jump into a field 70-80% of the market is chasing the current fad.  This ... motivated to work harder.  Another benefit of shorter cycle times is that it

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  equally drained, on the verge of burnout. It's lonely to do this all on my ... skates. A career in skating is short-lived. I want to make the most of it ... training on my own is that I get to form my own schedule. I'm not tied to a 5

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  mit bingo! as done by the bloggers

  

  be late to class, which would mean my team would have to waste some of ... email”. The one caveat is that often, the food on the list was of ... finish one of my 6.009 labs, so I submitted a confession in mostly cap lock

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  efficient way to score points is to do laps on the extremely steep 60 degree ... guaranteed spot on the final day of competition, and get to relax and watch the ... Below is one of the robots I built for 2.007, MIT's extremely popular

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... -carpet photoshoots and limousine rides. In another universe, she is a sign-spinner on a ... his way out of the building?” My house is a confusing maze of stairs and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine ... . Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite ... 've learned to call home. There's this subtle (or maybe not that subtle

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  supposed to be working on. Is an “opportunity” broad (ex: Fires) or specific ... launch! Getting 17 people on the same page is not an easy feat, which ... opportunity (which turned out to be somewhere in the middle of broad and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  both asked a version of: When/why/how did you switch to course 9? How is ... actions? (just traffic accident etc, or is it just to help drunken college ... matter how expensive their meal plans are, which is why living so close to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008