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• 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-hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are the Arts active on campus?

  at MIT, you don't have to major or minor in the arts to be fully ... take art, music, and theater courses, and any student can audition to ... organizes the Student Lending Art Program, which loans real works of arts to
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  The annual Mystery Hunt (history here) begins tomorrow at 12:17pm in MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post ... does, however, come with a title: "Cookie Monster." The answer, by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  at MIT for 9 years.  Over that time, I've periodically opened up the comments to your questions, and then tried to answer them (this ... a long, philosophcal answer are not ideal for this format

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Update from selection We're working through the weekend towards admitting the Class of 2011.

  

  . We'll be working throughout the week, making decisions and preparing to ... , there would have been no need for the winter jackets, or any jacket whatsoever. According to the National Weather Service, we had nearly record

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  for the student rush tickets -- thanks, guys! I have weakly ... for the Straight Guy performed in the show... and since I was seated in ... pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  At MIT, a lot of groups use Slack to stay connected. It's like a big series of group chats for work stuff or class materials. What's really cool is that you can make separate tabs for different topics. It's kind of

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Beacon St. and Marlborough St. Rooftops and flowers on two streets in Boston.

  

  before I graduate I want to show you more of these places I love, starting with Beacon St. and Marlborough St., which run parallel to the water on ... ’s sailboats in the foreground. (Click for larger versions.)   And me and Cory

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  lil' bit about me 0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out 1:21 What "being yourself" means 3:47 The "what do you do for fun?" essay 4:37 The "what do you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any statistical junkie. Recently, we updated the admissions statistics page for this year's application cycle; we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  cost of $0 for all the students. This year's lineup included: Chicken ... Sleepwalkers My freshman year, the headlining band was Piebald. They went on to ... . Rumor has it that it will be matt pond PA. We'll just have to wait and see

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC?

  MIT is proud to offer Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC programs on ... MIT provide unparalleled leadership training and practice to cultivate ... each week and a required summer program at some point prior to graduating
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  experience justice by enumerating the acts who performed, but I'll hint at them ... , because it was. If you're kind of grossed out by that, though, join the MIT Intramural Table Tennis team. Or learn how to dance through MIT Ballroom

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery Potato martinis at the courthouse

  

  courthouse. Not very impressive, is it? Every guest had to pass through a ... 's the lobby where people mingled and waited in line for their rings. The roof of the cylinder lobby ring area. A jazz band played for the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  turned up great news for both of them. My Baker House dormmate Dylan ... days, Geeta Dayal, is also a writer, but for periodicals. She most frequently writes for The Village Voice, and last week, her piece was the cover

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  I'm spending some time at MIT seeing friends. I've been on the east coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as ... time to put together, and I haven't been in front of a computer much

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and ... Technology; the Center for Real Estate; and the Norman B. Leventhal Center for
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  'welcome to MIT' freshmen experience, began on Saturday. Today, Denzil Sikka ... their words. They'd like to write about why 'Going Greek' was the best ... ways I couldn't have imagined as a freshman, so I'm happy to share their

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LOOK AT MY NOTION!!!!!! 🌱 my notion is very pretty. i spent 5 entire days on it so pls notice…

  

  bonus: my pinterest page for notion pictures [carousel image1="108314" image2="108315" image3="108316" image4="108317" image5="108322" image6 ... ="108321" /] please direct any ardent praise to [email protected].

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caps Lock Pancakes DINNERISH.

  

  For the past four and a half years I’ve lived on an all-women’s floor called BMF (badass mother—s) in Random Hall. Most of our social and home ... tea, and a few times a semester we bring two thirds of that activity to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2015