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• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  hacking history comes to a close. I, for one, was quite impressed with the ... : Apparently CalTech flew out a crew of 20 to retrieve the cannon, and took it ... invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caps Lock Pancakes DINNERISH.

  

  tea, and a few times a semester we bring two thirds of that activity to a summit in a co-cooking, potluck-style floor dinner. Ready? Go.                              ... For the past four and a half years I’ve lived on an all-women’s floor

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge ... intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  I do not own any fall clothes. It seems that this is going to be a ... class one day to see that Claire has received a big box of “fall clothing ... woah woah woah, hold on Fiona, its going to get a whole lot worse in the

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  I started MIT as a bubble of idealism. MIT was going to be AWESOME ... going to UROP and I was going to be a Medlink and an MIT blogger and then become a doctor. I was going to rock out at my classes and a bazillion

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  had a stress-free beginning to summer. :) Picture-time~ My ... . To get to the peak, you have to pass through something like a dozen ... temporary housing business. So when everything converged to a single

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  time to prepare a list of questions either. So just in case you'd like to ... comment or send me an email if you have a question or just want to say what ... : EMT training, 8 hours a day, 4 days a week. Tonight was supposed to be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  seems to be a real mix of different year students in there, and I don ... kind of a throwback to AP Physics C: Mechanics, with a little new ... going to be a lot of new material. Everyone of my subjects, other than

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a ... Facebook group that you get to join when you're a student here that's called ... 's like killing a friend person 1:.... ***** Girl to group of friends: "You

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some ... home of a Kansas City MIT Alum for a lovely Sunday afternoon. Be sure to ... Applications its time to start meeting you all! Kim was kind enough to let me

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW rawr.

  

  't worry - you WILL have a host and a place to stay once you get here. We ... arrangements, a meeting time/place, and everything!) Anyways, in addition to ... (Doors open at 5:30pm) Kresge Auditorium (Here's a link to the online CPW

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  putting some Chef Boyardee in a pot for lunch. That's not to say that I ... directly. Her boyfriend, Chris, just flew in to visit, so she cooked a real ... thought it would be a good time to finally try some real cooking. April

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  You know, I'm not a real admissions worker, but I bet they often get ... to say something like, "Oh, the campus is incredibly diverse but all are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More CPW Pix

  

  -awesome)! It's also a time to see some folks we haven't seen in a while. It was ... birthday to Kelly. We took a group photo (see below). We chatted some more ... I'll start off by linking to some of your photos: Anthony et al

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  . It was a journey, but it taught me to be very resourceful. My next goal is to type one up entirely from a Mac at an Apple store.   ... brothers from Des Moines that went from not knowing how to cook to starting a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  have a conversation in real life.  All you have to do is follow these few ... means waking up early to trudge to 9:00am exams next week (less like a ... final was to compete in a Top Gun shooting competition. ...I didn't win

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  to blogging propriety: "Imagine you are writing a letter to your ... parents, and potentially anyone who knows how to use a search engine ... from a lackluster turn of phrase, or to propel a drowning post inherently

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns Hopkins students interning in Beijing. This was my first opportunity to meet ... Michael Jackson to Katy Perry to LED shirts … ...as well as a whole shelf

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Over here things are different. Life is about the same.

  

  . Today, all gone, gone, gone. I woke up this morning to a quiet ... light outside was grey and a bit yellow and when it deepened to blue I ... 're accustomed to on our birthdays? Well, I think I've lost that a while ago, but

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 19, 2008