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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  unused bottle of sunblock. Counter - I saved money on sunblock and spent ... .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and ... proud of me.  First generation Latino and the first from my school to be

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  Five months ago, I took on the position of Chancellor at MIT – a ... head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, which is also a totally cool job – head of the biggest (and best but don

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  befallen us today. The favorite dining spot of hundreds of students on campus ... growling stomach, and make a beeline to the gates of heaven - also known as ... meals, and I savored every delicious mouthful. And now, in the blink of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Class Projects

  Television MIT on TV.

  

  ," which included such classics as the "Winnebago of Science" and the "Flammschmeisser." And, of course, you can catch Ankur '03 on Beauty and the Geek 2 ... Tonight's episode of MythBusters on the Discovery Channel will show

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  (rastrologist?) deliver a speech on economics. And in other news, Mollie '06 ... experience" of his life. BREAKING NEWS: A video about MIT's "Sex and the ... Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) 2005 with Laura Stuart (head of the class and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  cons of the symbol, and improve on it throughout 3 iterations. I chose ... capital E on top of the bold, rigid 1. The two typefaces complement and ... 's too blocky and looks kind of outdated. The rigidity and homogeneity of

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fonts of MIT a typographical tour

  

  :[/annotation] That's not the only instance of Helvetica here. On the lower-right corner ... fonts."]display fonts[/annotation] of the Technology Review and the Media ... Garamond. While on the topic of system fonts, here's two posters I saw in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  . And we did a four-or-five-story tall projection of Krotus on the side of ... the chapel and it lasted five minutes instead of 25), East Campus built ... dorms (yay for people making the most of Rush!). And there was Hall Rush

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  than a U-haul on a highway pass made of biscotti and airplane glue ... Amidst a Dali-esque landscape of finals-related drudgery and holiday ... end-of-semester jitteriness, and observe the stress-killing antics that

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  who are struggling extraordinarily well, and some of us (at least I hope ... work at the loss of self-care and health.  However, amidst the chaos of classes and ridiculous amount of stress bestowed among the students here at

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  's Scar on the Dome July 16, 2005 On the morning that Harry Potter and the ... On the morning when the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the ... Stata Center July 20, 2007 On the day before the release of Harry Potter

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  we took a break. We sat on the side of the road, and I scanned the ... control of the bike and threw myself off before it fell into a rock pit) and ... control of the bike and slammed head-first into a bush), With a lot of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers on our
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  test. I anxiously waited and took the swim test, and of course I failed ... out of the pool and my legs were literally shaking. Y’all, swimming is hard. I took the walk of shame to the table and signed up for a swim

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  #5 (out of 7), and played games on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. In ... feels like a never-ending stream of due dates and internal (sometimes ... photos that accurately summarize my current state of existence: The

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  you know. By “you”, I especially mean “employees and proprietors of the ... soul of this photograph and you will discover who you truly are.” I may ... 3948394 mispronunciations of my name later, CPW strapped on its private jet

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  and weaknesses, so while Marie and Sarah worked on the structure of the ... of sample calls on their site, though, and I really encourage you to ... Michigan, University of Texas and University of Toledo. What’s the story

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  the backs of cod." -Alexander Dumas, 1873, on the prolific reproduction ... erosion of diversity that appears to be accelerating on a global scale. This ... )." -"Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services", Science, November

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  .  I tended to wear three different sets of rowing clothes, throw them on ... So one of the unfortunate parts of graduating is that you actually have to pack up your life from the past four years.  No more of this, "I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  . Yesterday was the grand opening of the biggest Apple store in the US, and ... week ago - congratulations though, since one of the brakes on that bike ... store and the dozens of iMacs and Macbook Airs they have lined up in the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008