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  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course).  Since then, I've been on the ETOOMUCHADVENTURE side of things - the curse ... catch you guys up on what I've been doing. I will start it with a post

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on the waitlist? As I've said, the waitlist is not ranked. We will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  . When my daughter was living in McCormick, I asked her one day what she ... , Burchard Scholars Program Coordinator. I've been meaning to write about Burchards for awhile, but I always thought, "well, I'll just write about it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Generally Unrelated to General Relativity In which I am not a graduate student.

  

  This semester, I'm taking a graduate class in General Relativity that ... sandwiches and phalanx-like carrot sticks at exactly 11:55 AM. Never did I ... complaint like, “I was five standard deviations below the mean on the last

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 15, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  transition. And in one sentence, I've completely ruined your hope of being ... " painted on its side, but I'm not actually going to tell you what it is yet. Especially not that it's about transition. Okay, I'm really not doing too well

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in ... , particularly where I live... I have not known boredom since moving here. There ... . "Oh my gosh! I'm in college now! I can do whatever I want! Heehee, my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you! What does your favorite dorm animal say about where you should live?

  

  IT SOB OK I THINK IT WORKS NOW LMK IF IT BREAKS Let us know what you ... -turned-blog-idea on the MIT class of 2029 Discord Server, where I was helping out ... each of our dorms has its own traditions, in-jokes, and lifestyles. I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  As MIT Admissions’ one and only “jockblogger,” I have decided it’s my ... Women’s soccer: 10 Women’s volleyball: 9 This past weekend, I watched ... history of being a feared team in the NEWMAC. I’m sure the friends and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  last year, when I tagged along at MARC despite my nonexistent research output (I guess being an undergrad made it okay), I have a poster to ... English words, I can describe things in a non-caveman-like way this year

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2022 judge our music taste (the 5th installment)

  

  as an obsessive Spotify user, it's only fitting that i finish my last ... consistent tradition, and if I had to guess, they'll continue for a while ... , but MG and I are somehow also at the far right? it's the sheer amount of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  , in the forecast, there was very little actual snow expected, but when I ... matter in the entire month…until Friday," to which I say, "weak sauce ... , snowflakes drift down to the ground. I think part of it is that these memories

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  I've lived near Boston my whole life, but I had no idea that there ... a 20-minute ferry to Spectacle Island! I visited the island on ... ferry leaves at 5, so I'm not sure why anyone would want to spend only an

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

    Friday night I went down the river to the annual MIT- Harvard men’s basketball game. Harvard is an NCAA Division I program and we are ... comes to mind when think of MIT... I don’t blame you. In some ways, it

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  My spring break consisted of some of the things I love most in this ... !!), but if you don’t then I hope this post sufficiently informs you of our ... . (PS the airport was super cool and I saw a Dreamlifter in real life and

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  ’s capital. I frequent it often for my electronic needs—to replace printer ink or buy new paper sheets, to upgrade my iPad’s internet plan and most ... . And this past Wednesday should have been no different. I spent it at

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  I skip pistol class to fly to Los Angeles (don't worry, Mike is cool ... time ("ReMOVE the magazine. RePLACE the magazine"). I can hear his voice in my head, as I type this. It's soothing to step through a routine

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  a whirlwind of learning. I've blogged about teaching at these events before. A few weeks ago, I agreed to teach a class with my friend Davie '12 ... ." Every time I re-read that, I wonder what possessed me to agree to do this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy ... .) > Hairuo, Royal, and Trevor are telling me I should double major in Comparative Media Studies. I'm kind of considering it. > I have yet to see if

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  that QuestBridge applicants often have at this stage: Q: I am taking my tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... Early Action, and up to January test scores for Regular Action. Q: If I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  A few weeks ago, I organized a 140+ person barbecue for the many ... current residents to keep pushing forward and doing great things. I found a ... awesome research in the same labs where I worked last semester.  A bunch of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013