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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas ... traditional decorating of the tree. Just a few miles from my house is the ... 's great to be able to spend some quality time with my family... I hope many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up ... has been staying up until all hours of the night trying to refine his ... -100 after exiting lab and found the lecture hall in a standing room only

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a Pirate Now just in case I don't get a real mit degree lmao

  

  prestigious MIT PE programs, you might be aware of something called a Pirate Certificate. It looks like this.   I'm showing it to you because you ... actually says GPRs.), but also I took a SCUBA class. I'm like an advanced

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 3, 2018
• Blog / Community Projects

  Coming up with entry titles is harder than it seems Reasons 9001 and 9002 to get "absolutely pumped about CPW," as Cam would say.

  

  Hello beautiful folks of the interwebz, It's been a while! Much has happened since my last post - I stopped being a teenager, I went to San Diego ... surprise care-package from my mom (contents: Best of Mr. Bean DVD), to name a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus Activities What to do while not learning.

  

  challenge would be a fun activity to partake in. Not familiar with the gallon challenge? Here are the rules: 1) You have one hour to drink a gallon of milk ... 't have tons of time to do fun stuff. I was digging around on my external

  • by Snively '11
  • September 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  affection--they all feature sentiments like: Anakin: "To a most powerful ... have my allegiance." C3PO: "To a splendid counterpart!" R2D2: "You can ... Tonal Forms II this term? Just a thought before I get some sleep: I made

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  the adventure. I just took a quick trip back to my room so I could grab ... to the hunt organizers. There was a pause while they checked, and then ... ! What a day. I took some pictures of the kickoff, which I'll post next

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  So How Does It Feel? Now all you have to do is wait.

  

  I couldn't help but think that compared to them, I didn't stand a ... asking others for advice. It got to the point where I nearly had my writing ... pushed submit. A week before the EA deadline. It felt good. But then, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  where to spend the next four years of your life. It's a huge decision, and ... Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all ... . Specifically: finding a UROP for the summer (I'll be working in the Lang Lab

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  This post is almost entirely devoid of content except to point out a particularly funny exchange in the comments of a recent post. It's a constant struggle between bloggers and prefrosh over whether the "FIRST!" approach to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  . I've made it a point to never buy a sticker for my bottles. I just use ... 'm willing to cover up for the sake of the newer ones. I got a [annotation ... tracker (because I am crazy and put a really old tile on it) and saw it was

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... freshmen. Totally optional, but a great way for incoming students to meet ... all ages and disciplines -- they just expect you to come in with a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  ISS transits to the second, there's actually quite a bit of uncertainty ... If you hang around MIT long enough you'll begin to notice some ... a HASS major) on campus, the Infinite Corridor is an 825-foot

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  Happy New Year! I hope you guys are having a great 2008 so far. Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a ... ! My wife wanted me to share this link with you, in case you have a

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Comics for IAP Doonesbury takes on the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition.

  

  A few weeks back, MIT's most famous fictitious current student, Alex Doonesbury '10, had an exciting IAP, doing the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition (not to mention Palmistry, Advanced Sudoku, a chocolate workshop

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  Every so often I am begged to write a blog entry about a specific ... guys, if you get into MIT there's a high likelihood that you'll get to ... , if you manage to do rooming right (but we'll save that for a later

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Awesome Robot Competition? LIVE?? Check out the 2.007 Final Robot Competition! LIVE May 12th/13th!

  

  class and plan to write a longer blog about our experiences, but we couldn ... Monday to earn as many points as possible, and a top 32-robot single-elimination tournament on Tuesday! Quote from an email: "Each head-to-head match is a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  becoming a camp counselor or taking time off to spend with your friends and ... throughout the Z-Center. This year, I didn't succumb to the frenzy of: This is mostly because I've given away far too many company shirts to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014