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• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  "Mankind has always had a yen to travel. Millions of years ago ... 'd say, "Marge, I have a yen to travel." And Marge would agree instantly ... bashed in by the Big Rock Tribe." Thus begins a wonderful book by Dave

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA ... minutes away. Getting to MIT is a “commute” now. The bus chugs through the residential areas, stopping at every block to let out tired adults. It’s a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  The last week and some are a blur, a long, joyous drink of EC. When I ... I know now), they glow with a sense of MIT, and particularly East ... the way people gather in the courtyard to build a giant fort, three

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  During a layover in the London Heathrow Airport I yanked Mariam (my friend, travel buddy and a literal queen) around with me in search of a ... an entirely new continent (whoop, whoop there more to go). There’s a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Story Oh goody!

  

  As I've said many a time, but will say again for new readers, I live ... across the hall. Sara '12 is also a resident of Conner 2. You may remember ... taunting and the teasing came to a head. Sara misspoke one day, and Yuki

  • by Snively '11
  • July 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  at MIT. I nearly fell asleep during a Star Wars marathon. It wasn't a result of sleep deprivation. I was bored out of my mind. The ... the heck out! But I'm sure if anyone is learning a lot from robots, it

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  Note: I freely admit I am stealing the title "A Room with a Vieux" from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my ... ." I think honking is a sacred activity and this sort of socially

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  Kevin Rustagi '11 is a designer, entrepreneur, and musician whom I ... a recent alum, I’d like to explore that a little further – and ... my CPW as an admitted pre-frosh, and I had a conversation with myself

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A short entry about dorm awesomeness

  

  You know what's awesome about dorms? There's a lot of people in them. A lot of people who use iTunes. What happens when you have a lot of people using iTunes on the same WiFi network? Shared libraries! So many

  • by Snively '11
  • November 18, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our ... must pass a swim test in order to graduate!
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a quarantine haiku generator purell and poetics

  

  hello! hope everyone is doing well. I made a quarantine haiku generator: get yours here.

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Batman Picks a Username learn from him.

  

  Trouble thinking up a good Kerberos username? Take some hints from Batman.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms see Gloria's post

  

  https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/joint-post-a-guide-to-dorm-gyms/

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We All Need A Little Encouragement

  

  From a bottle of Honest Tea, purchased from MIT's Student Center

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  [joint post] part 1: a jaunt across Europe see Kano's post :)

  

  https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/joint-post-part-1-a-jaunt-across-europe/

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Therefore, this is a REALLY long entry.

  

  Who: Chris M and Snively What: A picture Where: My room When: Last year at the end of CPW Why: We needed a picture together How: How did we end up looking like this? 4 hours of sleep-ish each over about 4 days.

  • by Snively '11
  • November 6, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I take a gap year?

  We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more students who request a gap year after being admitted to MIT. Taking a gap
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... phrases like "an a cappella group."  Or "many a cappella groups." (if you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Boring Friday what did you do last friday?

  

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  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Very Doodle Intro Post My first few posts weren't very intro-shaped, so here is a handwritten intro full of…

  

   

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 28, 2014