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• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  late for my work-study bookbinding job, but managed to get there a little after 9. My "hi" to my coworkers died on my lips as I looked at their faces, drained of their usual cheer, widened by shock. "A plane crashed

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  stormed off to Red Mango by myself, and I had a wonderful opportunity to ... For the past few weeks, I've REALLY wanted to go to Red Mango.  I ... was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  who don't believe me when I say I'm 19 and instead ask to see parent-signed papers saying that I'm allowed to travel alone, I am finally back at MIT and all settled in to my new room. Last year's non-existent view of the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day off for mental health -- from school. (To be honest, Mom likes to play hooky more than I ever did. But when your mother is begging you to call in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  places at mit (favorite) places (to work/study)

  

  numbers seems unintuitive. Buildings 3 and 4 should be next to each other ... , are confusing at first, but makes talking with other MIT students and the MIT experience unique. I've finally decided to get out my DSLR that

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 27, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  to make time. The rest I'm hoping I can store away for future use and ... ) recently and we talked about writing and how to make a living at it. I think ... drawn match the wet gray sky, you can think about the work you have to do

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring a little life update

  

  optimization problems by Sunday.”[annotation note="to be fair, we do also read ... more classes to graduate, exactly enough to be a full-time student, and I ... ’t go to rowing practices. This means my UROP is my main organized

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 23, 2021
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

  

  Mateo, we’re at booth I22. If you’re around, feel free to stop by! It ... recovered in a year) More on this later, maybe. If you want to sign my cast

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 20, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  enough to require shade, so I moved from tree to tree as the clouds shifted. I watched professors walk by, canvas messenger bags at their hips, wrinkled button-downs. In the time intervals uninterrupted by traffic, the

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  is by no means the end. Many MIT students have been deferred; you can ... may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  of getting mail. Well, for one, I wanted something to take my mind off of linear algebra and eigenvalues for a little bit by blogging. And more importantly, and more to the point of this entry, some shirts I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  Triforce was created by three Goddesses to serve as a symbol of their sacred ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by ... nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his ... -vehn-se-nup' But given that science likes to redefine itself every so often, it may

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 MIT Admissions Statistics Summary statistics from the past year.

  

  By popular demand, below you'll find admissions statistics from this ... summer. I also hope to post an enrolling class profile and more statistics ... ,370 students deferred to regular action 295 deferred applicants admitted during

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  VSEPR Google News is the best.

  

  extraordinarily busy (and short!) week that I will describe to you all in detail ... down by the river. Seems like nothing has changed since then. I know this because I set my homepage to Google News. I only did that because I didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  immersion that allows you to take the second level during the spring semester! These classes are limited-enrollment and available by special lottery only ... sure I'll do it. I'm excited! I've always wanted to learn French.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  chunks go in the radial direction when it crashes to the ground? Answer ... . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in my neck for staring up the whole time, but I still managed to have fun

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  , classrooms, and labs radiate from here. Whatever you do, stay to the right when ... seasons go by.) When this happens, the setting sun can be seen from the far ... , a reference to Stonehenge.
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  I wanted to say, “Fuck you!” but I didn’t know if he would make a ... roads, making assumptions about pedestrians that I do not want to make ... to several similar events already. A couple friendly vendors had

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  The school year has begun again. I’m glad to report that some things ... ,[/annotation] the massive flurry of dormspams as clubs begin to campaign for ... can pretend to be friends with each other in a 30 person class.  The

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024