It's Thursday. On Monday I'm heading back to campus, along with bazillions of froshies, eager and excited to start the MIT experience.
Going back as an upperclassman (a junior!? WHAT!?) is much different than going to campus as a freshman, for almost more reasons than I can count. My dad asked me this morning "Do you think the freshmen are scared about how hard MIT is going to be? Do you think they're scared to get to campus?" My answer? No, absolutely not. If you're a freshman, do not be scared right now. Be excited. Orientation is one of the craziest weeks you'll experience at MIT, seriously. You'll be rushing around, meeting tons of new people, doing whatever it is you want to do, with almost no mandatory events but a ton of optional fun ones.
MIT is very big into student organization and student-run activities, which is probably for the better, seeing as we're much more creative than the institute big wigs. While all the froshies are running around having fun during orientation, the upperclassmen will be running around organizing, ferrying, making Home Depot runs, and generally going out of our minds trying to get things done. This is ok though, because we are used to being stupidly busy and are really quite good at it.
This entry is a shameless plug for an event that Keri inspired me to organize. She doesn't know this, but now she does! Have you ever heard of Mattress Dominoes? This video will give you the gist of it. They claim it's a "World Record Attempt."
I don't know about you, but 41 people seems like a really lousy record attempt. Maybe because they figure there's no way to get more mattresses than that. I beg to differ.
In a few days there will be a thousand excited freshmen on campus, each with their very own mattress! We also have the second longest hallway in the country. What are a thousand kids, with a thousand mattresses, in one of the longest hallways, going to do? We're going to make a legitimate attempt at the world record, blowing a measly 41 people out of the water.
Day and time are TBD at this point, but keep an ear out! This will happen, and it will be awesome!
See you all on campus in a couple of days guys, almost there!
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Posted by: Olivia on August 20, 2009
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Posted by: Su ('14?) on August 20, 2009
Perhaps do it on the next World Pillow fight Day come spring?
Posted by: Harish ('14?) on August 20, 2009
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Posted by: Oasis '11 on August 21, 2009
It's in the Pentagon
Posted by: Snively on August 21, 2009
Posted by: David '13 on August 21, 2009
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Posted by: Claire '13 on August 21, 2009
That stupid silly LAM (Laboratory for Advanced Materials or some such) construction along the infinite has greatly thinned the infinite's width right there.
Does anybody have a mattress we could bandsaw in half?
Posted by: Cam on August 21, 2009
Posted by: Anon on August 21, 2009
You don't steal. That's bad. You just momentarily borrow.
Posted by: Ester '13 on August 21, 2009
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Posted by: Luka on August 21, 2009
But the logistics of this will be crazy. Getting in touch with everyone, making sure they come, getting the people in line, getting their mattresses in line, it's a recipe for organizational mayhem. But complete epicness if it can be done.
Posted by: bd outsider on August 21, 2009
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Posted by: jennyqiu'13 on August 21, 2009
After, everyone should bring their matresses into Killian and put them together like floor tiles and have the biggest bouncing-on-beds event ever.
Posted by: Vicky Z ('15?) on August 21, 2009
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Posted by: hamsika '13 on August 21, 2009
We better see lots of photos and videos.
Posted by: VAL '14? on August 21, 2009
Though I'll need help getting my mattress there from Next House...
Posted by: Liz '13 on August 21, 2009
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Posted by: Vinay on August 22, 2009
Uhm, what? Even if you beat the record first (with who, anyway?), we would still beat *your* record. So is there a point to that?
Anyway, sounds pretty fun, I'm in....
Posted by: NathanArce on August 22, 2009
It was pretty obvious that Vinay was joking... defensive much?
Posted by: 0 on August 22, 2009
http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Largest-Human-Mattress-Dominoes/blog/523840/7691.html
Posted by: an MIT Mom on August 22, 2009
Posted by: Garrett '13 on August 22, 2009
Just a thought, and best of luck!
Posted by: MIT Student on August 23, 2009
I think the issue with that is they'll all be involved with floor rush/painting/getting prefrosh settled/buying books. MIT has kinda started by then. If we do it early then we're catching everybody when there really is nothing else to do.
Posted by: Snively on August 23, 2009
Posted by: Rob on August 23, 2009
Fun idea to start the school year!!! Just a note on safety, I see a potential for ankle/foot injuries if participants do not position their feet properly. I suggest a few of you try it out first to find what's safe.
Posted by: A parent on August 24, 2009
Posted by: Vinaya '15? on August 27, 2009
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