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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Zone Cell Challenge Why work when you can hack other people's servers?

  

  tend to suck. Like, not just your average suck. They tend to really suck ... can prove who you are to other computers on the network, and your ... other two Zone Cell servers. Second, you have to make yourself an

  • by Evan B. '10
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  to all of Ring Comm and thank you for your hard work. The ring is ... As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to ... really dreadful rodent problem. To draw attention to this ever

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  to send us any scores at all, so I recommend using your four free score reports on each test to send scores to four schools you're considering. Also ... make or break your application. We don't admit because of test scores

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  autonomy at MIT in order to be able to choose your own educational adventure ... initiative, it's your resilience, it's your ability to take feedback, it's your ability to respond, and when things don't go according to plan, your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  /recipe]]). Preheat your oven to 449.82 Kelvins (350 degrees Fahrenheit). In our case we ... you are for whatever reason someday required to secretly make them and ... the batter into little balls, using flour to make everything less sticky

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  provide (new awards, changes to your activities, etc.). We will accept ... Committee will primarily look to the Midyear Report for your updates. What ... ? No. You do not need to "improve" your application, or redo

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  scientific literature. To make sure that students are learning to problem ... comparison to someone fresh out of UG..you know like make the admission staff ... credibility...What are your views... Oh, yeah, it's totally normal for people to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  the hole as a result of our EFC, but my entire family has had to make ... week during freshman year, making $8.75 an hour to check out language ... decided that, since I was making more money, I could help a little more to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  , I have a confession to make to my fellow VMars fans... ...Ready? I ... , they still need to fill out some forms for your app (school profiles and counselor recommendations), so you could ask your teachers to give their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  . What better way to get to know your hall? So a lot of you have ... you in, but it won't make you or break you. It's not your responsibility to cover all the weaknesses that come with your environment, because it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  , trying to make decisions about this whole college application thing, and he ... ... nobody's holding a gun to your head. If anything, MIT students are enlightened enough to support any direction you choose to go with your social

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  thinking, you're thinking "You have no idea what I had to go through! I was ... all aren't just names and random comments, you're people who I wanted to ... MIT next year: It sucks, I'm sorry. Now it's your job to take every

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  . The make-your-own pasta bowls are ~quality~. Chipotle - In Kendall ... ) Make some kind of scrapbook/album of your time at MIT Travel and eat ... headphones Come back to your dorm room and do a deep clean so that you can

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  make everything terrible   7. You have to wear gross ... I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

          I was making the trek from East Campus to the Z-Center one day when my favorite song of the musical theatre ... measure a year, I began to wonder what units I use to measure my life. The

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  home and to make it a big more comfortable. Problem: Nowhere to cook Solution: Just make your own kitchen? I woke up to the noise of Raymond ... 's no warm water in the sink or any hooks to hang and dry your towels or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , MI, SC, GA, TX, MO, WA (just to name a few) and getting to know your ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have ... about where to spend the next four years of your life. But there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  small, from field exercises to making sure your uniform is perfect, is ... make use of the ones we had been taught in order to complete our missions ... protesters, and thus forced us to make decisions about how to appropriately

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  sort of yellow that makes you think of your childhood and white kitchen ... more alive. Cold weather makes you feel human, in some strange way. You’re ... the surface of your skin, just enough to numb the tips of your fingers

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Boston’s 3rd of July It's almost a holiday, but not quite.

  

  the awesome company they are, decided to pay all of the interns and ... today off they moved our half day to Thursday. This means I got back to ... was as good a time as any to have my first Boston Pops experience. I

  • by Snively '11
  • July 4, 2008