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• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  some of my favorite websites for news and updates, but I have this tendency of opening too many windows so my computer crashed and I had to restart. When I restarted my browser, I was at my homepage where I was

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Thoughts from the Dungeon One night only

  

  every time I turn the game on, it’s a new enemy that sends me to my ... would roll, and I could move on with my life. But…no. Mentally, I can ... saw everyone else doing it, and then there was an email from Ceri in my

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  of time” is far too vague. When do I need to leave my room if I want to ... at 10 am. I spend the rest of my time getting ready, reading my emails, checking my schedule, clearing off my desk, until—oh god it’s so late how did

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  church gardens some paintings!

  

  I spent my IAP in northern Wales through Global Teaching Labs, a teaching abroad program! All of my weekdays were spent teaching at local ... or train to the destination of my choice. While there were about a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  deconstruction end-of-semester atmospheres

  

  a haircut at this place my brother recommended--the guy there said he ... postcards off my wall, and all the glow-in-the-dark stars off the ceiling, and sorted all my class notes into "keep" and "recycle" piles. then i walked

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t worry, the king lives…

  

  . So my task is to keep the trains running efficiently during that time ... 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 / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  My grades for the semester have finally all appeared on WebSIS, and I've passed all of my classes, so that means I am officially done with my undergraduate education! Phew.  What does that mean for you

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

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

  

  My oldest son graduated from high school this past weekend and we ... my partner, Janyce, “Come on, we’re driving in to Cambridge tonight to ... ’m ready to celebrate right now.” And what a party it was! On my first week

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  I've spent the last seven days at home, eating my favorite foods (thank you, amma!), watching bits and pieces of "Family Ties" with my dad, sleeping a minimum of ten hours a night, and re-reading all my Harry Potter

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  Because my roommate is in a sorority, she receives a whole slew of ... my fellow freshmen and I when we arrived on campus in August, only to ... managed to put this up, but it's entirely legit. As legit as my chem

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  Several weeks ago a kid, a sophomore on my floor, contracted a strand ... us. A couple of days later a kid in my suite had similar symptoms, went to MIT Medical, and returned with a blue mask. Soon a girl in my suite

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  here's the really weird thing: then they started tracking my order. Now, I'm used to tracking my Amazon.com shipments via UPS number, but ... my MIT libraries account: That's right. TWELVE. I currently have 12

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  yourself in a nice room and do nothing but work. That's my plan for the day, studying 2.001 for my final on Tuesday. For that final we get 4 pages of ... to answer in three hours. Goodie! I've decided to catalogue my studying

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  whatnot. Let me tell you the story of when I got my admissions decision ... my extracurriculars by my last semester--and she probably almost ... a few nights. Anyway, that was way more exciting than sitting at my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  ignorance is a virtue

  

  , when i'm on edge and i'm worrying and things are on my mind, i can keep ... . similarly, looking at my grades is a choice i can make. i don't have to look at my grades when they get released. when gradescope or canvas tells me

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT ... was now wearing my MIT jacket around school as a student and not an applicant.   That was my first Admitted Student Gathering in March 2013

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  my courses at MIT than I have on all of my biology classes I’ve ever taken, and my evolving road has left a record of all the things I ever ... belonged to the previous owner of my MIT username (they’re recycled after we

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  place. You see, I'm a freshman, and therefore my current resume consists ... ". "Career" is not really a word in my vocabulary yet, blogging is the closest ... …), remembering that it was Career Fair, and sleepily trudging in my MIT hoodie down

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  fly until post-MIT - in the meanwhile, I'm mostly spending my time ... signing up for it.  It sounded pretty shiny.  In classical me mode, my first ... give those to you?" "Only if you don't crash." "NOOOO I WANT MY

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  weeks ago. It was a momentous occasion in my life, a turning point from ... see, in my family of five, we all like apple juice so much that if we ... juice. I’ve been waiting most of my teenage years for the freedom to drink

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010