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  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  to many of you. But it's true) Being a nerd, I did nerd things. I read ... Physics of Baseball. Also, I went to nerd camp. In 1998, when I was about to enter the 6th grade, my mom got a flier for something called the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  human than just a place to study.  Almost everyday, I find myself having ... 've only been here for three weeks of classes, so it's safe to say I have a ... school, and my parents also didn’t go to college, so I couldn’t ask them

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  A Running Journey ft. running 13 miles in the middle of nowhere with petey

  

  year. I've tried to pick up running a couple of times in college, most ... . In retrospect, this might just have been because I didn't know how to ... Four days after I returned to my home in New Hampshire after the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  Potter moments. We have (wizard) robes that we are required to wear pretty ... University as part of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange. I was disappointed to see no ... from September to May with a summer break, the Cambridge school year

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Come to AXO Lip Sync! Come to AXO Lip Sync tonight to see some of your friends... "remember when????"

  

  Do you want to relive your favorite pop culture moment? Do you enjoy watching your lab partner/roommate/secret crush/pset buddy/TA reveal hidden talents? Do you long for opportunities to support a good cause while being

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  ...but she won't have to do that anymore, now she can just go in the ... facilities has finally decided to recognize the Institute's gender balance with ... -107) and one women's restroom (3-101). But that's about to change. And in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  subjects to help you explore your anticipated major. MIT’s GIRs ensure that ... the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first semester, most of your program will involve the GIRs, which will lay the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  your ideas? What would you like to see? ... No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a ... be small -- say, 2 inches square. What I need are your ideas for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  . Here's a pic: Have a great weekend everyone. Congrats to the admits, and to the other 88% - have faith that you will find a wonderful place and be happy - whether here or somewhere else. Things just seem to have a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome To Room 3-107 Hope you like the new site! It incorporates a lot of your feedback and requests.

  

  meantime I've finally responded to your most recent comments at the end of ... weeks. Hope you like the new site. It incorporates a lot of your feedback and requests, including: Migrated the whole site to a Movable Type

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  the fireworks barge since 1 AM. Having nothing better to do, he decided ... (what's the point, then?) and you only have to sing one song in all the ... built my own floating vehicle--I think mine would be have to be made of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5 days to May 2

  

  a decision? If so, what are your remaining questions? What factors are you considering? Leave your thoughts in the comments... For those of you on the wait list, we won't know if we'll be going to the waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  for me to do than befriending older people), but then taking time away ... potential wedding dresses. She recently got engaged to her boyfriend on their ... the grand scheme of things, it felt odd to see a couple that had met

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / Events

  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  have the fridge. We just need everyone there to bring the feast to life ... answered - you have to BELIEVE! Then, all hell broke loose. Suddenly ... coasters, swim the across the Charles river (YOU HAVE NO PROOF), and have a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Spring From Student to Grader: My Unified Engineering Story

  

  pretty similar to the last one. Finally, I have acquired a [annotation ... Classes Is this what it’s like to be an upperclassman and only take ... 'm excited for all of them! Today I had two of them, and tomorrow I'll get to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  to win their second NEWMAC championship Take that in: your MIT friends ... awards) To me, the coolest stat about MIT athletics is this: we have more ... academic experience, and if you’re an elite athlete who also happens to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a few things from civic media race in sports, human experimentation, and hidden figures

  

  companies might in some cases have an obligation to experiment on their users ... obligation to test and publish the potential outcomes of something you’re doing ... little one-month term to do pretty much whatever they feel like. lots of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  Having a brother who's eleven years younger than you has its perks: 1. You get to watch Spongebob and not even feel bad about it ("I was babysitting!") 2. You get to play with light-sabers and Nerf guns and not even

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  -cramming. Par example: one of MIT's best A capella groups decided to have a ... insanity native to jungles clotted around the siren shores of Winter Break ... .” Mystery resolved, the fruitcake was donated to Random Hall and East Campus

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008