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

  

  I Love Tetris.  I think it was the first videogame I ever played at the age of 3, and I thought the goal was to stack up the tallest tower. Ever since then, I have been obsessed. In high school, it was my go

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  [/caption] when i saw hadestown in january 2020, it hit me like a train with ... page’s deep voice, of imagining a better world. it was the last musical i saw before covid. as was briefly mentioned by fatima, i was in a

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to ... concerns? Etc. Look out... this one's going to be lengthy, and I'm not even going to get to every question today. Amy wrote, "I saw people carrying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  I'm doing a misti internship in the uk this summer, so I'm at the airport to fly out. I have been stuck in purgatory (aka. boston logan ... update 7:05pm EST) Am I there yet: Yes! Hours in the airport: ~17 Hours on

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  -full of questions for all of us current MIT students and I find myself repeating similar bits of information that I should compile into one post so I ... word you should hold as Truth! But this is just some stuff I picked up on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  , November 1. I'd like to field some of your last minute questions here in this entry. I'd like to be helpful as you prepare to submit your application. However, before you submit your question, I'd like to ask you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  I should be sleeping right now. I should be tired. I got less than five hours of sleep last night, but for some reason I'm awake and feeling guilty about having not blogged in a little while. I think I may have said

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening time, I have accumulated like 5 entries worth of photos and stories- which will be coming soon, I promise. But it's silly to plow ahead with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  For the past six years or so, I've been a desk calendar addict. You ... satisfaction and 2) way more scratch paper than you'll ever need. I always get them as presents at New Year's now - I've gone through The Far Side

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  (I know you’re tempted to stop reading after the video, but keep ... on genetic silencing. And yes, in case you were wondering, I thought ... … actually, on second thought, I had a lot of good doodles from this lecture. I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  or community who span several different high schools This year, I traveled to Southern California. I spent a week driving all over the region speaking to as many students as I could. I'm writing notes for my colleagues

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know

  

  when midterms roll around.  While I’ve fallen far from my fifteen ... notes I take in a typical week of classes.  2.086- Numerical Computation ... fifth time since I’ve gotten to MIT).  [carousel image1="105487" image2

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  I started watching Friends a few weeks ago. I thought it was going to be an innocuous little break from the stress-inducing shows that I ... tranquility. No assignments due. No exams. I suddenly had a lot of time on my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  I discovered shortly after completing this blog entry that, much like a newly-bought laptop, it has already been rendered obsolete. Well, I ... scheduled entry.... One of the things I like about being home is getting to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Flood, an Ark, a Third Word I Am Missing Sophomore year starts out a little wet, and what is a community, really?

  

  Hello again, internet~ It has been a while. Well, actually, I’m on ... hours, maybe. But as for this particular piece of the internet, I haven ... , it’s been a lot more work already, but actually, I think I enjoy my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  It's 1am Sunday morning. I just got back from a two-hour car ride ... I honestly do not believe that there is a baked good out there more ... to speed (not literally, Mom - I promise) over to the nearest Au Bon

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris' post, but then it stopped being brief, so I decided to post it here ... , whatever. Anyway, I want to know - how hard is MIT? Because I keep hearing it

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  Hey guys, happy 2011! It's been awhile. As I write this, I'm in San ... garment bag around to medical school interviews. (I actually got that bag on mega-sale, so it cost like $15 =p...by the way I'm such good friends with

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  a few weeks ago i had a job interview. we had some extra time at the end so i took the chance to ask my interviewer (let’s call them p) a few ... ? is it your work or personal relationships or something else? p: i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  around the U.S. and it's entrepreneurs, will be premiering next year. I ... serendipitous slew of events that happened before I found myself a part of this campaign. I was called up on a random night in October by my friend Sathya

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016