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  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  , Randall Munroe, has something of a cult following here at MIT: we’ve hacked ... which he uses legitimate, scientific tools and data to guess at impossible ... punch cards, how big would Google's data warehouse be?” “What would

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  set three goals for that day: cross a cool bridge, stare at a cathedral ... golden hour. I talked to an old man on a bus in French, for some reason. At ... the bus, so no need to pay for a night at a hostel. Plus, it’s cheaper

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Cancer life-changing.

  

  Of all the student groups I am involved with at MIT, the one that ... whom are MIT students) come together for a week of pure camp fun – filled ... rotations, swimming, hiking, and more. Planning for each camp session is done

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  and add more olive oil, or at least it is for me because I never add ... when I really, really don’t feel like p-setting. At the end there are ... dish and add a small amount of salt. Cook on high in the microwave for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  assignment for 2.007, which was due Sunday night at Midnight. I’ll explain more ... chose this one i found by searching for “dancing old man” on google ... work I’ve accomplished tonight:  I CADed up this piece for my robot in

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  when they are looking for some information or advice on transportation in Cambridge and Boston, so keep an eye out for it. Also keep in mind that I am ... ! The Actual Guide Part: 1) Feet – “Best bang for your buck” award

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  barbeque pork (or at least, that's what I think it is -- browsing google ... at nights to help out with rush and recruiting freshmen for my ... For those of you who missed the blog post subtitle: "You might fit

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  near and the pressure is on--but for all of you who are still typing away at your application essays, fretting over phrasing and wondering what to say, take a look at admitsphere.org. Admitsphere was devised by a

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  water.) I’m stuck in a bit of a situation where I’m weirdly better at the things I used to suck at (ie. waking up early, keeping my room organized, doing laundry regularly), and worse at the things I used to do

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  staring at the same screen. (Notice the ceiling tiles, which are up for ... (Editor's note: For rhetorical purposes, let's pretend that “today ... rush of inspiration mixed with Google calendar.) Exactly one year ago

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  All dates are auspicious, but some more than others. For me, August ... and work at MIT, ten years ago today. I've been thinking about what I wanted to put in this blog post for some time. The problem is that talking

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  how to make a minecraft bot reflections on my microsoft internship

  

  strawberries in a bowl, then bake at 365 degrees for 20 minutes." (Baking ... at Microsoft and got to work with Minecraft. I learned some cool things ... are four-week-long work experiences for MIT students. January 2022

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  I'm the undergraduate assistant for a Freshman Learning Community ... cultures and languages, as well as international opportunities at MIT. It ... for) beforehand and followed Dr. Jaegar's instructions in their own

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  people who'll stick by you for your entire time at MIT. and living groups ... ="Support Communities For First-Years"]SCUFFY,[/annotation] [annotation note ... though—you can't live there for a good while, and neither can we. but

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  an outlook on emails a week of my inbox’s pain and suffering, compartmentalized

  

  for people who live/lived in Burton Conner, another dorm at MIT. So ... signed up for forwarding all my MIT emails to my Gmail, made [annotation ... my Gmail account, and for the first time in quite a while I was so

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Goodnight Moon Or: The Senior Who Desperately Tries to Put Off Bedtime By Saying Goodnight to Every…

  

  Netflix to brush up on my Spanish, googled instructions for how to make a 3 ... Trader Joe’s or Shaw’s, some picked up for free at a random event on campus ... do and what I have apparently ended up doing have failed miserably at

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  to exercise. Hooray! Hooray for bicycles! I'm also very risk averse ... stay almost entirely off the main road for safety, and I get to bike to ... at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 3, on Memorial Drive by the BU

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  National Park in Maine. We planned meticulously for the trip – booking the ... , I’ve had my South African driver’s license for three years and was no ... ’t you the least bit terrified?” “Is it even legal for you to drive here

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  internationals at my hostel. More churches and panoramic views, but this time ... and histories, with daily lessons in Greek, Latin, and philosophy for ... still be Google-translating the lessons word by word, and certainly not

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  it is *top secret* stuff for now. So, look out for that post around mid ... useful if you're looking for some distractions (specifically if you're a ... . But for some reason, we LOVE it! Our fave songs are Your Day, Lilacs

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018