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• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  knowledge and ignorance. My theory is that, at MIT, especially in the first ... at MIT is a great equalizer. If you fall under either of the categories ... not think a low number means failure. It gets better after the GIRs

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Events

  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  dances! All you have to do is move to the music." No. Not me. I'm the ... was at the Burton-Conner boat cruise! No. Not this. This. Here ... buoys, enjoyed the skyline, and then it was dancing time! This is always

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  to fund ourselves. The revenue from these pumpkins is a big reason why ... ? How is that humanly possible? The pumpkins are so intricate – surely it ... bubble into it. While the glass is still hot, gather another layer of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  thought I'd see, and certainly not at MIT. Actually, there is an entire ... Topics in Comparative Media Studies. The class is taught by Sam Ford, who ... . It is taught by Chris Weaver, the founder of Bethesda Softworks -- the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Walking the Kerry Way journal of my fourth day in Ireland

  

  the common room, where the radiator is off. The German woman rooming ... if this is something I could resolve in the future, through some kind ... camping. I didn't really know the territory. I would definitely not camp

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  across the globe. On the far left is Plato’s Gorgias. There is a ... labeled “Callicles mistakenly assumes that they are the same.” There is an ... “cosmic order.” On the top of page 105 I wrote “what is the ultimate goal of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  . Well, that a cappella group is having our last concert of the semester ...  a cappella. Of course, the concert's not limited to just singing, because who does a concert with just music? (Hint: it's not the Toons.) We

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  rain thing down. The first thing I’ve discovered is that umbrella’s don ... back, and mine is bright red. I don’t actually mind the rain much ... It rains a lot in Boston. There’s not much more you can say about

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  , tied with CalTech. I'm not going to bother complaining about the well ... questions that I'd ask: How diverse is a campus? What is the climate on ... Abercrombie & Fitch? I'm willing to bet that not one of my questions is

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  in transit where do i go from here?

  

  , wishing I could constantly be in the in-between of here and not quite there ... and see it is more of the same. I see my tasks pile one on top of the ... atmosphere that is time, it is something I do not have enough of. I am so

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  recommend an FPOP to anyone who is on the fence about applying to one. Not ... of the week. Me: You're not gonna mention ZBT? R: What is there to ... knit! Well, not me. The people on my floor. I used to bake a bit in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  about how the strongest ongoing theme is coping with contradictory ... this larp. and yet, all i want to do is play video games (like slay the ... the seniors. i don't want to play the game of "is this the last time we

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Images of Rush preparation

  

  Every year, the campus is engulfed by frenetic activity in the week ... showing around the courtyard. What I really mean, though, is that there ... the activity in my neck of the woods. But first, a pic of my hallmate

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Boston’s college mascots, placed into a Tree of Life a project that nobody asked for

  

  how specific the school is about their mascot, I either got a specific ... have with the final design is that the iTOL tree didn't add a label for ... this is just an occurrence within the metro Boston collegiate community

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 18, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  . She was critical of the texts she mentioned, but she did not dismiss ... not helped you? If self-help books don't actually help, is it a waste of ... self-help genre. There is a stigma around the genre: like many things

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... -shirts I have, 50% were free. That’s not to mention the 2 water bottles, 2 ... memorabilia. The first is known as an “Athena Header Sheet,” which is printed

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  out if MIT is the right place for them. This amazing blog post by Yuliya ... excellent time! The one thing her post is missing is a section called "how to ... . My big mistake was not actually plugging the charger into the wall. So

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  blogging). However, a blog is not required. Prior experience in the medium ... pictures!) in the next week or so. and last, but definitely not least, 3 ... /Writing Experience This is your "portfolio", and is the single most important part of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  a massive bezel bearing an image of a beaver. Its official name is the ... : the "Brass Rat". Yes, the ring is known as the Brass Rat. Why? Because it is made of gold and features a beaver on the front. Why a beaver

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  day. This is particularly useful when the rest of college is… not super ... advanced phishing techniques, which is… not what I’m talking about. The more ... need to be around people all the time. Unfortunately, though, that’s not

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024