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• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  Springs, CA. The beautiful photos are by Peter Vanderwarker. All of them can be clicked for larger versions. You can read more blog posts by and ... congregated in the garage where they were met by various alumni and affiliates

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  fortunate coincidence) so I was able to get the individual house presidents on board. The New House 3 president asked me where we were planning to get ... get to carry anything. I felt a little bad, but mostly astonished that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  each individual dorm in an attempt to showcase their culture. You get to ... dorms through Residence Exploration (REX) events, and you can choose to ... greet. You get a quick spiel about the entry from the GRT(s), and then get

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vacation = Relaxation, right? What I do over vacation...

  

  to students in, say China, it’s a big change from MIT where our ... really motivated to get a lot of stuff done. But then Christmas came. And ... … you know. So uh, I’ve been putting things off. Sigh, I foresee

  • by Cambridge
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  If any of you have attended one of my MIT info sessions, either on campus or on the road, you've heard me talk about MIT's 2+ miles of ... . It took me 6 months to really get my bearings down there. Prior to that

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  ! The first time is absolutely terrifying...but you get used to it. I ... and Premed (we have a really cool major that lets you combine Mech E ... (where the sidewalk ends), I'm from Bethesda, MD (a suburb of Washington

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  bloggers reminding us about the so-called “free” blog post, where we can ... ’m finally getting around to writing mine, and as you may be able to tell, one ... just have to get over my literary analysis writer’s block and get the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  So last Friday, Baker House hosted their annual rock concert, Mega Band Party Plus. Each year, they host a big concert in their dining hall where they have a bunch of bands come bring down the house at the lovely

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  /www/) Also you can check out pictures of class and watch previous year ... you can see from the picture below, we spend our time tackling the most ... learned that even GIR classes want you to do more than use the equations

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  is nice, but I guess you can't really compete against school pride. Well, maybe you can. Ruth '07 and Richard '09 also spent a few hours or ... , and their families. Plan your strategy and test your recipes while you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  just danced. Life can't get much better than wearing slippery socks on ... students everywhere can get a chance to get mindblown by the awesomeness that ... several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  transit usage. This data can then be used, for example, to alleviate traffic ... smart city as they walk, drive, or take the bus can reveal sensitive ... . Moreover, if law enforcement is given unfettered access to this data, they can

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Summer School's out for it

  

  when I get back though, I answer e-mails, check blogs, watch YouTube, and ... nondisclosure agreements I can't tell you about them. I'll try to write an entry ... == Empty A lot of what makes MIT MIT is the people you'll find here. I didn

  • by Snively '11
  • June 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  hey hey HAYMARKET slicing and dicing all over the place.

  

  . PS. Points to who can get the pop culture reference in the title. PPS ... a room on the second floor of Building Four where they were casting ... getting snapped at by a vendor for analyzing the fruit too much, we began to

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  people you can construct a stage with until 3am, then pset with til 5am ... one of the more rewarding experiences an actor can have—the deeper you go into these characters and the text, the more he gives you

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18 ... exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field to get an answer.)
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  program or grant to get you there. And it’s not just study abroad: there ... get work experience, AND you get to travel at the same time. If you ever wanted to try living abroad, this is a good taste test because you can live

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  and programs get underway, ESP holds cluedumps where newly elected ... get done… ESP Retreat: Every semester, ESP has a retreat to talk ... reviewing the content before we get into the semester. More science bowl

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living in Random Hall or: i really miss loop

  

  . Random Hall utilizes a grocery delivery system, where you can order your ... ) and we walked through a narrow corridor to get to Clam, from where we ... thought it was a hyperlink that randomized the page you landed on. Go figure

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2019