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  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  some fun with them on the roof! Adam S. '14 wanted a photo of him in ... she works - the roof of the Green Building!  The Green Building is the tallest building in Cambridge - 19 stories tall and on stilts at 277 feet

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  contemplative lately. In my first few weeks here I had tons of questions, but they were “easy” ones: how do I register for classes? If I use the last of the ... so much else going on — I was constantly delighted by new realizations

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  , here's one of the things I missed on campus: Fierce Forever is MIT ... Wakefield and Nomi Sparks. The sixth edition of Fierce Forever will be held on ... on campus. In addition to the performers, this year's show will feature

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in ... extracurriculars, or always seemed to have some interesting trivia on hand. Being the “smart” friend was a piece of our identities, a point of pride, even. Maybe

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  It's been a busy week, and I've still got a lot on my mind. As long as I can remember, I've found that writing things down is one of my ways of decompressing - imposing order on chaos, as it were. So I figured

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are the Arts active on campus?

  More than 50 percent of incoming first-years have prior training in the arts, and more than half of all MIT undergrads enroll in arts courses each year—with nearly half of students participating in music and
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? Your name in lights.

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Seeing that my experience at CPW will be very different than that of a prefrosh, I'm inviting

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.

  

  it's half-hidden under a thin layer of it. Stupid: when rain falls on

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  go. Afternoon choices. Each afternoon activity touches on one of the ... the game. It serves as the standard "continue" text on the bottom of ... you read most of the text. Choices that aren't listed don't matter

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  country to visit the great state of California!  Growing up on Long Island ... work at JPL, although not all of them end up staying on Caltech campus ... one that Herbert is working on.  Some of the major projects at JPL

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... freshman year. This gave him a lot of perspective on the world, and when he ... –summiting the highest peak on each of the seven continents. From my years in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  , private blog. one of the personal lists i'm on was run by faraz m '21. faraz ... went up on one of the bulletin boards along the infinite with the ... . in a recent discussion (on a mailing list, of course), danny bd '15

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our ... -- approximately 2.9% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... his freshman year. This gave him a lot of perspective on the world, and ... the seven summits challenge–summiting the highest peak on each of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  focuses on the drawbacks of elite colleges, and different ways that I ... , the book "Excellent Sheep" which focuses on the drawbacks of elite ... based on what schools I got into, advice which I also heard from blogs of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  10:51 PM, on the farewell eve of Infinite Activities Period: School resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their ... advisor's signature on a pastel triumvirate of white-pink-yellow forms

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  previously learned that the east side of campus has an unusually high percentage of people who dye their hair weird colors.  It may come to you as no surprise that I plan on spending most of rush hanging out at Random, with a

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who else is watching infinity train?!?! *a fangirling hub that we will update every day this week*

  

  !!! The concept of the show is oozing creativity! Tulip, the main character ... ! And Corginia!!!! Land of Corgis! Equip with their own CORGI KING! How ... signatures, was made to turn Infinity Train into its own show!!! The power of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 6, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

  Longtime readers (i.e., those of you who didn't first tune into the ... went in front of the camera to nerd-fight SciShow creator Hank Green as part of a science quiz series. I watched it and found equal parts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  of the community. That warmed my heart to hear :) I tend to fixate on ... of my life on Snapchat in a desperate attempt to seek validation. In ... got on Instagram since, to me, that platform was the only means of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020