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• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  , elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of ... 'd expect, hacking is one of MIT's most celebrated traditions, and the actual ... talking about in the morning, and I managed to catch a glimpse of it on my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  and the same triumphs - both of which can be found in abundance at MIT ... more and more about my own freshman year - in particular, the choices I ... doubt, the most important and most significant decision I made as a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  of my flight, I had already packed. My family and I got to the airport ... seven hours of flight I was anticipating. I got the first notification in ... updated Ruth the first one or the one out of detroit? First one I might see

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  semester 4, take 2 positivity edition!

  

  changed. On a bad day, this loss of my previous selves (and therefore, the ... : nope. can someone explain to me the passage of time? how to avoid ... know how fast you can lose everything you counted on and have your whole

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  official Hunt website, and they call you to check your answer. As the ... 've got this awesome little command and control center in the corner of our ... tells me that there are 115 people!), and probably 1/4 or 1/3 of those are

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  ’ve always dreamed of (and, no doubt, the one everyone *expects* you to have ... " because of the unique opportunity to gain purpose and personal enrichment ... (Come to the 3rd floor of the Student Center at 12 noon on Friday of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  volleyball, and just goofing around with the team with 30 of us packed into one ... ’s grandma on the speaker. Her grandma sounded so proud of our coach and so ... important to communicate with them and make sure that we were on the same page

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  foot in the door like that takes a little bit of creativity and a whole ... . Some examples include the importance of visioning and interpersonal ... “use all parts of the buffalo” to remind themselves to avoid waste and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  be fun, and you'll get to meet all of the students you've been reading ... Campus Preview Weekend is fast approaching, and I'm sure many of you ... not writing a whole lot this evening -- I'm still on Stockholm time, and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  , the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History. In Chicago, I visited the Field Museum and the Museum of Science ... what it was. The Heart Rate of a Mouse (Vol. 1, 2, and 3) by Anna green

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  to be one of the most stressful movies I’ve ever seen, and the first ... of normalcy and keep up my routine of waking up at the same time every ... Updates page. I will not read and reread the Wikipedia pages. I will not

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  will all work out, and think of a back up plan. Come up with the back ... continue learning and practicing the concepts from 6.837 Computer Graphics ... Email one professor Email another professor because the first one

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  have the emails of alyssa and ben. and then an email sent to example ... lots of cool mailing lists that mit has. petey talked about the reuse and ... , and the wednesday morning emails being one of the few constant comforts

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  down time - and it's a lot simpler than trying to approach the speed of ... , then called the office and was driven the rest of the way by a kind ... cracker jacks and funnel cake for the first time. I fell in love with green

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  : If I will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date ... , Randolph, MA 02368. Make sure your full name and date of birth are included ... .O. Box 404, Randolph, MA 02368. Make sure your full name and date of birth

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  living having the time of my life

  

  high school was competitive to the point of being toxic, and that it ... had always been the bane of my existence, and not being able to ... well as the "rippin' bags of current" and "buffer bois" only make his

  • by Anika H. '26
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  of the third row and scrolled through my phone. more and more seats ... discomfort grew, and i walked out of the room before the concert even began. i ... advertising the concert i just walked out of. the gravity on my chest flips, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  with some dorm-wide facilties and common areas... The first thing you ... upperclassmen and get to know each of the very different living groups before ... floor lounges and hallway decorations. The first picture in each set is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  the age of 3, and I thought the goal was to stack up the tallest tower ... out last year about the making of tetris and it’s so great. It’s about the insane story of how Tetris was made, and the Creator Alexey Pajitnov

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  structure out of newspaper and masking tape. Some of the girls started out ... participation, and the remaining 5% on some in-class assignment that is supposedly ... requirement. Our professor, David Pesetsky, is pretty awesome. The majority of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011