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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  amongst the stars a comic

  

  several bookstores. I bought several comic books, because unlike the average blogger, I suck at reading text novels for fun. The past two weeks have ... free time, I don't feel like doing anything other than admire the art in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  “the Holiday Inn University”. She also has 25 fiction books checked out from the library and is probably trying to make a shelter for the local squirrels right now. Over the years, I realized that my brain very much

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  know each other, our team leader and I met up over coffee. Or rather, the ... . Wow. I’m already half way done. I only have two more years to make the ... . And so one of my goals this year is to work on decision making. As the

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  the vast majority of your peers passed the swim test as fresh-off-the ... brutal Ultimate Frisbee injury, you spent the first two weeks at MIT hobbling around on crutches, and didn't get to take the swim test with your

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  We often discuss diversity here at MITAdmissions: specifically, the ... : the annual growth of the Novembeard. The rituals of No ... , Movember, an Australian variant of the practice that focuses exclusively on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two ... on the ambulance this semester, one of which I'm currently on, and will ... break. I've deactivated my Facebook account (the first step is admitting

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle just like the Torino medals. A much more close-up shot. You can see the construction and securing details. It was a very windy day, but the medal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable ... appetizing. Unless, of course, you believe the twelfth or so verse of "We Are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... place off campus at the MIT Endicott House. Various presentations were given on the previous year. We discussed things that worked really well

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  The burning question in my in-box is "Can you tell me why I didn ... , passionate people. Go figure - I just described the vast majority of the applicant pool. So the simple answer is - you didn't do anything wrong, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  One of the greatest parts of college is independence. One of the ... . Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing the same assignments and studying for the same tests. Your schedule is like the food trays in the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  College is generally held to be the last enchanted shore of youth. My ... . I haven't revisited these blogs in some time; the public ramblings of ... into the present and, lest MIT spontaneously implode, many more strange

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  The same day the United States Government furloughed non ... fresher(Freshman) once again. Settling into classes I attempted to fix the ... (clubs). One aspect of University that is often over looked is the fact that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  Life after college is scary.  I can't believe the time has come when I have to think about the real world.  Things like where to live, what ... of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  somewhat reminded of the day I turned 18 and tried to buy a lottery ticket and the attendant REFUSED to look at my ID. I was hurt. Tuesday, my office decided to take the monthly company party outside of the office and

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  's a screenshot from the Neri Oxman episode of "Abstract: The Art of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  On the Coming of Winter in Boston November peels away like buttery ... grandmother accidentally stuffed with snow As you can see, the existence of the ... student, I devote at minimum ten hours a week to thinking about the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  "At 2:14am on Sunday January 14th Dr. Awkward managed to defeat the devil and regain their immortal soul (in coin form)." This means Mystery ... seeing what the puzzles were like, either email me or leave me a comment

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007