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• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  for Tuesday and Wednesday. My Momentum competition was pushed back to ... we were prepared for fun in the snow. With classes cancelled, we spent ... general has been very productive, especially for me. Spending most of my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  positive reactions/Amazon reviews for his Comedy Central show—there is ... in the past (clearly, he was unintentionally prepared for such a question), and answered that the Kumail would be a scale of magnitude for the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  to Admitted Student Gatherings, social events for mingling with other ... out your hair while doing PSets? It's a good thing that my very job for ... about meal plans, housing, dorm life, UROPs, and things to do for fun. One

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  as "backup", and we just went for it. Then everyone started ... . For those of you with the stomach to watch, I offer you this video. We had a lot of cleanup to do... The geese on Killian helped! For

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  date in the corner. It's a sort of art form in itself, and for some ... --the atmosphere is rich with fodder for music, art, and poetry. You'd think a place ... groups, a capella groups, improv comedy clubs, dance teams... For instance

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thanks, man I'm feeling human again.

  

  me right now for making me feel human again. I wasn't expecting it to ... while we search for a more permanent place, brushed my teeth, and did my best to get a noncompliant five-year-old ready for school. Not easy, even

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  .  Like most stereotypes, this is not wholly accurate.  For example, I ... initial request for a spot at the dinner got turned down.  At the last ... manners.  For example: when you're given a large napkin you should fold it

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  impromptu event you didn't have to register for. The dark matter lecture I ... general institute requirements, but they're really not so bad! For example ... of the room in order for us to calculate the percent rebound, relating

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  : Tortillas. These round slices of heaven are revered in Mexican cuisine; for ... are better suited for burritos or just eating them by themselves with a ... pulling an all-nighter studying for her neuroscience class and in the next

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  Some people can draw. My friend Alison, for example, drew this ... . A few minutes later, ten fingers intact, it was time for the darkroom ... .  For ten minutes, in ten second intervals.  It was actually quite fun

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  . Members are actively engaged in advocating for and supporting the ... luncheon in the Flowers Dining Room at Maseeh Hall by the Dining Manager for ... discovered some great resources for myself, too. Check out this list of

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  of people. The idea of someone yelling at me for taking their picture ... and building a quick assembly bridge for use in developing countries ... designing a new departmental facility for the Course 1 and Course 12 on a new

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  It's important to recognize that while MIT is known for top ... the MIT community and meets weekly to review those submissions for ... keep it free for the MIT community.  So if you're a member of the MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Summer at last and my last days as a teenager...D:

  

  Jersey, which is very close to home. Planning for summer 2011, I knew I ... for me, I’ll be going to Beijing, China. I’ve been looking at MISTI ... can to travel alone internationally for the first time. Of course I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  ARE YOU PUMPED FOR CPW? Who wouldn't be excited about 72 solid hours ... excited about CPW! There are far too many events for a single person to ... it for free food and subsequently consuming it. I can only hope for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  formation of the United States - for three hours every week and pore through ... our opinions and tell her what the documents meant for ourselves, even ... attention for so long? ;) I wish to offer my congratulations to Professor

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anyone else OCD about saving space?? This blog is about things on my computer.

  

  (Preface: I am also sorry for disappearing. D:) -- So anyone who ... told is actually bad for the computer, but whatever ... CAD, Rhinoceros, 3D-Max and soon to come vray and wufi. I am so distressed for my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  classes were just so-so for me. At the end of last spring, I made a major ... offers. Thus, this semester marks a brand new start for me at MIT. Moral ... factors in my decision process (see below for resources on making your own

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Another year has begun Welcome to my world

  

  read purely for pleasure, time to learn a new language, adventures in the ... boarded a flight bound for Mexico City, ready to start my summer in Mexico ... project.   Frogs for sale at the Central de Abasto Market in Mexico

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  For the past month or so, architecture studio has been holding me ... board. Thinking about model iterations for the final project. My ... review for the first project – it was ironically quite cathartic. I hope

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010