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• Blog / Hacks

  Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!

  

  Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya's already told you about 6C, but I'll bet it didn't feature a giant spider on ... great dome on his belly: Aww, look, Lucifer has a little baby: ...a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  Madrid! Stonework on the walls of the Alhambra, Granada. Isn't it amazing ... . My friends and I did a lot of organizing on this trip, and we made a ... beachy city on the Eastern Coast of Spain. When I first showed up and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  the entire infinity of a drizzly afternoon, feeling like an intruder on ... no bagels. I woke up on the floor of a dorm room the next morning to a ... placidly through her alarm. As we dined fancifully on glasses of cold cereal

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  I wrote a little while ago about a hack on the Dot raising awareness of MIT's partnership with/acceptance of money from Shell and other companies which are, uh, potentially accelerating the doom of our species not

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Miscellania I'm (b)ready to go back to MIT al(b)ready.

  

  rolls, Windows 98, and messily penciled sonatas of elementary algebra on ... mean, I interject on behalf of you since you can't leave a comment on ... 've splurged a semester's worth of energy, motivation, and Googling on amateur

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 27, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples ... interested in learning more about robotics on their own.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  floor, with colossal windows on two of the walls, and we also had a suite ... raining. July 10th through the morning of July 14th:        On July 14th I ... spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective enthusiasm is a testament to the success of this project, and Admissions

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where do Trees Come From?

  

  .125 focuses more on theory and 11.131 focuses on practical issues. For instance ... how to keep students from cheating on them. Yesterday in 11.125, we ... like this one. Photo courtesy of publicdomainpictures.net And of

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 10, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can a family member contact MIT Admissions on my behalf, or ask questions about the content or status of my application?

  No, it is MIT policy to communicate directly with applicants about their applications, rather than with their family members. If you have a question, please email us from the email…
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  base. The next task was getting the middle portion of the snowman up on ... -like strength we finally managed to push the middle snowball on top of the base ... , returned and helped us stick the head on top of the now 9 feet tall monster

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  on my blog (readership roughly equal to that of the Washington Times ... hierarchy of all reality shows based on the amount of self-respect you need to ... this curious flyer outside of the Athena cluster in building 24 (aka "a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  . I love the feel of ink on paper, and there's a sort of thrill in ... labeled an "Institute of Technology" would be pretty focused on technology ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  -dried backpacking meals, ice cream, Shin ramen, and sous-vide’d New York strip streaks ... hundreds of disposable plastic utensils I'm not throwing into landfills, because of one simple choice. Living an examined life starts with the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about ... . This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  , so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance of MIT -- and I'm not one of those ... : very few of the photographs below are originals) Beacon Hill Boston

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  deferred, you are one of the applicants who are going to be reconsidered without prejudice in Regular Action. A lot of MIT students, past and present, were initially deferred; you can read about a few of them here, here

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Events

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

  

  I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin ... : Far. So one of the highlights of this weekend was the annual Pumpkin

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

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the Institute are elaborate—but benign—practical jokes perpetrated anonymously on