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• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  : Apparently CalTech flew out a crew of 20 to retrieve the cannon, and took it ... invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has recently been informed that Fleming House (tm) is at MIT RIGHT NOW and is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  Sometimes, its hard to pull yourself out of bed. The uncertainty of ... 're probably feeling a lot of butterflies right now. Butterflies that might want ... move: forward. And so you pick yourself up. And you take it one thing at

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these were recorded to VHS tapes, and later DVDs, and mailed to adMITs, but ... As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing assignment process, rising

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Heading back up Goodbye Maryland, hello Boston!

  

  Helllo! Today's the day...I'm going back to good old Boston. Any last minute questions about classes or life??? Post away...

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since ... new banner. (That, and I've hit a creative roadblock.) I am soliciting design submissions until Saturday, July 9. What is the benefit of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2006 Day 1 Campus Preview Weekend has begun! [photos]

  

  : Registration began at 9am with a huge influx of people. It was great to see so many familiar faces! Mitra helps to check in one of the first students to arrive. Hundreds of families checked in during the first several hours of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Brought Something? Um, no. No, we didn't.

  

  There was snow? I kid, I kid. I stayed up for most of the night with Colin '10, Nina '08, and Timur '10 waiting for it to snow. A couple of hours after I left them to go back to my room, snow it did. It wasn't much

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Varsity Blogging As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents for my bloggers -…

  

  As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents ... distributed. Now that I'm no longer in danger of ruining the surprise, check ... accepting pictures for this entry (and just added two new ones!).

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Activate Party Mode! Auctomated dorm controls at East Campus.

  

  system that roommates Zack Anderson '09 and RJ Ryan '09 developed for their dorm room in East Campus. The room is now 199 square feet of customized awesomeness. Check out the YouTube video of the MIDAS "Party Mode": You may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!

  

  the Pappalardo Lab (Basement of Bldg. 3) 3:30-4:00 pm- Craftsmanship ... :45 pm- Pizza - All are welcome! And don't worry if you can't make it, I'll post lots of pictures!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?

  finished high school and who will have completed at least one year of college ... If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT Code?

  .06, which is 4-0-8, for 6-5. At MIT, all of your friends would understand ... week, 0 hours in lab per week, 8 hours of homework per week, for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Simple!
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  Yup, there's a swim test! There's an awesome variety of physical ... and the eight point General Institute Requirement. The swimming ... during the academic year. If you take the right mix of classes, you can
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Things change, but the friends remain

  

  Hello! A lot has changed, but the friends and the vlogs remain. Doing ... .youtube.com/watch?v=XIxbyMxSrcM[/embed] PS - As I read the previously published blogs, I see a bunch of us have picked up running. I guess that's what happens in your late 20s and 30s.

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  ! Yay! And I made a video for you guys. Double yay! And I pulled out something from last year (20.111 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so ... look like if you were an MIT student and went to the North End. Enjoy!

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you want to hear about?

  

  blog and I'm in Switzerland. I could ramble philosophically about MIT life - I've certainly done it before - but a lot of my big rambles have been posted already, and I'm not sure what you guys want to hear about

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 3, 2006
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  interview will be waived, and your application will not be adversely affected. The interview is not a required component of the application, and the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Are We Waiting For besides this video from the freshman arts program

  

  we could feature it on the website, and they said yes! Starring ... shout-out to Amiina, the band who wrote and recorded the eponymous song, and the folks at Big Dipper Productions, who kindly allowed us and the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Snowy Birthday Party the #IAParty2011 is just beginning

  

  Cambridge to see and remember all the great things that have come out of our beloved MIT in the past century and a half. There are a ton of activities ... how many inventions and creations came out of the research that both

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • January 18, 2011