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• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a part of MIT folklore, hacks can tell much about MIT's culture and ... deconstructs the psychological nature of hacking, and gets to the inner zen of

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  I often receive requests for advice about the college process. It ... select the right summer and enrichment opportunities to best position my ... , I responded to one such inquiry with the following: While there are a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  're bringing CPW to FIRST. Ask them questions about MIT. I'm totally serious, it ... : 7 cartons of ice cream* 3 jars of fudge 3 jars of caramel 3 cans of ... . But I have to say, last night's trip to Shaw's was my absolute favorite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  it's bad to eat within 2 hours of going to bed, so late at night when ... right before I go to bed, and it's fine. Why should I wait 2 hours? Farhan ... "pre-med" track, so you can major in anything at all and have access to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  where i am The downstairs door is open; I can feel it because crosswalk conversations ("...host a wine party..." "No way!") waft up to where ... post--that goes, "All respects to Heaven, I like it here." I think it

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  to know some of them, we're really good friends now. "What was it like ... chance to do anything for my UROP. But on the whole, it's the same because ... , accidentally saw Juno three times." (This is not a lie. I only meant to see it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  my summer in Japan, so it was a good chance to fully immerse myself in ... . Summer 2K9, guys; it's gonna be a blast. AND I PROMISE TO BLOG IT! For ... I'm on a 13-hour flight from San Francisco to Tokyo, connecting

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  These are a few of my favorite things Silver-white winters that melt into Newbury Street shopping.

  

  -shirts to the crowd. It was a great game -- the last one I'll ever cheer for ... UROPs. How hard is it to get a UROP in physics? Since it's more ... they give you a UROP. Far be it from me to say what precisely physics

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Number Münchners Eaten by a Trogglus Nicoise.

  

  entering. However, it was not quite enough to scare us away, and we ... easy getting to sleep on my unimpeachably soft MIT mattress is) . You can ... it for three months! This is like the time Tony Randall died and I didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  's really good and you should go read it. If you want to learn more about what went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a ... gremlin brain was endlessly fascinated by it. I dragged my family to see the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  to turn as early a September, but only recently has most of the campus become awash in color (thanks in part to that unusual snowstorm last week ... from this week: Also this week, I was invited to the faculty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  envelope sizes, since I've received a number of questions about this, I can ... committed to admitting no more than one-third of our class during early action. We feel that the pressures to apply early are too high, and don't want

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  opportunity to elaborate a little on what she said, because it's an interesting ... spring to celebrate Drop Date. Burton 3rd...is Burton 3rd, in all its glory ... looks, in the words of my little sister, "like it's going to walk across

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Ringing in the second half of MIT The Class of 2019 gets their brass rats...at last

  

  make my own dress to wear to the ceremony. Making it took almost all ... the things that make it worthwhile. And I'll be happy to wear it for ... any class token--it's one of the most recognizable rings out there. It

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 23, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  lab. I am happy to report that it does, and I spent a few minutes ... kind of can't move my head. This makes sitting at my computer slightly ... means that I get to wander around and run errands and do fun stuff (like

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  exercise our creative muscles a bit and it came up that we both like to write ... born. what a power it takes to say, and mean it, that your bones will ... life -- what a power it takes to let go, and watch, as your blood streams

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 17, 2018
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  the daily struggle of MIT, I wanted to take time out of my day to do ... many other people were willing to do the same. About a month ago, while ... struggle to put food on the table everyday, and I thought to myself, "Let

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  . When I think back to my years in Ann Arbor, I can't help but think of ... Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC's who made my admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  Gave It Back to Me on Tuesday)”. You guessed it: MIT just dumped its ... 's for 29 hours per day and then lied about it on my blog. (*I plan to ... It's October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008