Meet the Beasties
Year: hahaha we'll see
Major: 21E -- 6 + CMS (computer science + comparative media studies)
"Perennially reading "An Unkindness of Ghosts" and having too many media takes. May or may not spend too much time thinking about FRED DESK. 🇵🇷 🇵🇷 🇵🇷"
Year: 2026
Major: 6 + WGS (computer science + women's & gender studies)
"I LOVE NERTZ!!!! i enjoy listening to music (jo yuri and iz*one! <3), reading good (and bad ;-;) fic, cool graphs and data, bread, & spending time with family and friends. my favorite quote: "how lucky i am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard" - winnie the pooh, in the voice of my oldest sister zizi"
Year: 2024
Major: 18C + 24-2 (math with computer science + linguistics)
"hi I'm heidi! outside of academics I like doing theater tech, watching movies, and learning about random things like airline logistics"
Year: 2024
Major: 6-3 (computer science)
Year: 2024
Major: 6-3 (computer science)
Year: 2024
Major: 10B + 7 (chemical-biological engineering + biology)
"I guess I like a lot of things - I enjoy running + cycling, baking, reading and writing, playing music... aka down to do or try pretty much whatever! Favorite recent read is definitely Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential (+ all of his shows). Although my all time favorite thing to watch is definitely old Top Gear UK. Instagram: @jose.phos.phine."
Year: 2024
Major: 18 + 6-4 (mathematics + computer science)
"I like science, tennis, and words. I'm easy to find on messenger! Goodreads:
144931661-kaivu-hariharan"
Year: 2025.5
Major: 2 + 17 (meche + political science/global studies)
"hi i'm kano! i like to make things, break things, and play with things. kurt vonnegut is my current fav author: cat's cradle and slaughterhouse-five are excellent books. i enjoy many many quotes, this week's notable one being "the same hot water that softens the potato also hardens the egg." this is my ig, where i'm most active: @pakaprow. this is my twitter, where i'm most dangerous: @bbywch. thank you."
Year: 2024
Major: 24-1 + 8-flex (philosophy + astrophysics)
"hello, i am keaten! i have a companion dog whose name is tiptoe, and i enjoy reading a lot (fantasy, philosophy, scifi), walking, having good conversations, cooking vegan foods, traveling and meeting people, and dancing :)"
Year: 2027
Major: 6-9 (computation and cognition), minor in 8 (physics)
"Hiiii if you ever wanna trap me just throw me into a really good manhwa"
Year: 2026
Major: 2A (mechanical engineering)
Year: 2027
Major: 20 (biological engineering), probably 21T (theater arts)
"hey hey im ming! i do art sometimes (painting and tape art) and need to get back into anime! find me on discord @mingming9620 or insta @mngmng.ii~ i am a PLEASURE educator on floor so come find me if you ever need to chat <33"
Year: 2024
Major: 20 (biological engineering), minors in 11 + E&S (urban studies and planning + environment & sustainability)
"Hi! I'm a proud beast alum who is currently traveling with MISTI and loves music, the outdoors (in small doses), and yapping :)"
Year: 2024
Major: 6-9 (computation and cognition), minors in 18 + 24-2 (mathematics + linguistics)
Year: 2025
Major: 6-9 (computation and cognition)
"hi i'm rai! resident party poster designer here. always down to make cursed things in photoshop :)) i'm also on gamescomm (hmu to play overcooked, moving out, or castle crashers!!) and swagcomm (plz stop me or i Will make PEMIS merch). u can see what i'm up to on insta @raiccoon altho lately i've only been posting ADT and my girlfriend oops"
Year: 202?
Major: 6-3 (computer science)
"Hi, I'm Riley! Outside of computer science, my interests include linguistics, music, and fire spinning. I love to listen to people talk about things they're passionate about, and I'm almost always down to get roped into whatever shenanigans people are getting up to."
Year: 2026
Major: 18 (mathematics)
"I'm a math major who took a gap year to study Korean before coming to MIT. My hobbies include cooking, blogging, and teaching friends how to play Nertz! Personal website: https://www.mit.edu/~anser."
Year: 2025
Major: 2A (mechanical engineering - manufacturing)
Year: 2024
Major: 5 (chemistry)
"I like to talk with people, cook and puzzles. Most likely place to find me at 8am is in the kitchen making banana pancakes (some would argue it is a banana omelette) talking with people passing by, I will be very grateful if you make the kitchen smell like something good like coffee. You can ask me to try some desserts you probably never tried before"
Alums
Year: 2019
Major: 8 (physics), minor in computer science
"I love cuddles and passionately yelling at people about physics"
Year: 2017
Major: 6-3 (computer science)
Year: 2020
"Had way too much fun with cruft from the loading dock and ate way too much bad free food Had a blast overall and hope the vlla & speaker system Willy and I setup lives on"
Year: 2014
Major: 2 (mechanical engineering)
"Hi! I had a great time living on Beast for all four years of undergrad. I'm currently working as an engineer for the government. My undergrad thesis was supposed to be about archer fish (in my profile) but unfortunately they all died during Winter Break. On another note... in my free time I play video games (just like in undergrad lol) and read light novels. I love Miyazaki films especially Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. I hope everyone enjoys their life at MIT and treasure the time you spend with your friends there :)"
Year: 2022
Major: 6-14 (computer science and economics)
"NYC finance bro and EDM bro"
Year: 2015
Major: 6-3 (computer science)
"I managed to barely survive and graduate, and now I've been working at Google for 5 years. Currently enjoying remote work, though it's made me into a bit of a hermit. My years on Beast were some of the best (and hardest) years of my life, so, uh, make the most of it!"
Year: 2023 + MEng
Major: 6-1 + 18 (computer science + mathematics)
Year: 2020
Major: 9 (brain and cognitive sciences), minor in 7 (biology)
Year: 2022
Major: 21S -- 5 + CMS (chemistry + comparative media studies)
Year: 2017
Major: 24-2 (linguistics)
"Howdy! Linguistics major-turned-high-school-physics-teacher here, musician and writer, obsessed with music, languages, and books. Avid concertgoer, traveler, and hiker. Usually a little bit confused and always very excited!"
Year: 2023
Major: 9 + 6-3 (brain and cognitive sciences + computer science and engineering)
"I love to play viola, create content, and otherwise explore the great indoors. I'm also one of the people developing and maintaining this version of the Beast website! Feel free to say hi on Instagram: @teresa_gao."
Year: 2018
Major: 6-3 (computer science) and one class away from a minor in CMS!
"I loved living on Beast because it was a place where I felt very free to become myself and meet and have fun with friends turned family. I did an M.Eng and kept visiting Beast. I am currently a software engineer living in the bay area in CA and Wolf Alice is my favorite band. at MIT, i co-led MIT Design for America, was an FLP and Camp Kesem counselor, helped plan MakeMIT hardware hackathon for 2 years, and danced in MIT Dance Troupe and MIT Bhangra. I loved taking project-based classes and HASS classes and being part of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT Media Lab."
Year: 2023
Major: 6-2 (computer science)
"I am a person who likes playing video games and wasting time on youtube"
Year: 2018
Major: 16 (aerospace engineering)
