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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  quick internet query and are not 100% sure about), then the igloo weighs ... ideas for how to approximate better. Now that the math is out of the way ... 's not in Hawaii anymore Austin '15 jumps off the balcony. The 2nd floor

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  This, potentially, is the longest I've gone without a blog entry. This is probably due to the fact that I'm not on campus and, while I ... deviation and a half below the average. This was not a huge setback, and I

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  is not my thing. Figure skating club: I took the intermediate skating ... avoid thinking about the other things I need to do but have not done and do not want to do; working is how I run from my fear that nobody will

  • by Alice L. '24
  • July 5, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  throughlines some things never change (but thankfully, only some)

  

  killian and up to the big dome, and think about how wild it is that i'm here ... community — as someone who moved around a lot as a kid, boston is the first ... much like me. but the other part of it, and perhaps more important, is

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  and what not to eat... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to ... University of Pennsylvania: "Not wanting to break stride is the American way ... intensive music study, others to read the great books. What you do is up to

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

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  part of the winning team last year. Here's an excerpt: A puzzlehunt is a ... for the first time this year,[/annotation] and, as a person who is very ... Hello! I'm writing this very, very smol post to tell you that the MIT

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  went on to win the contest. I’m not jealous. Not at all. I think this is ... Grand Integrators. PS: The beautiful tagline is by Cory, not by me. PPS ... the physics textbooks I would use next semester (my personal record is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  , much like life itself, is about the journey, not the destination. After ... to identify the source of this wisdom. Ruth, you're not allowed to play ... . ----------------------------------------------- I'm not usually the kind of person who wonders what fun tastes like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  aspects of academic life. The thing about tests is not really that they ... 's actually the second question on everybody's mind. The first one is "what are ... now. The real reason I'm writing about this is because it's on my mind

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  stations in the Cambridge-Boston area, is subsidized by MIT, a perk available ... This summer, I'm working part-time at the Division of Student Life ... able to work close to home is a plus for me, but in my case, it still

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  conditions here in Cambridge. The good news is there's not much that you can ... . Locals may end up using the term even if the storm does not exhibit a ... feet of snow just to reach the sidewalk.) The caveat is that any day that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  the class. This entire notebook is me realizing that I have no idea how ... : the first week of orientation is (almost) dedicated to REX, or Residence ... , the photo was actually taken at 6:50pm, not 8:32pm, so I’m going to

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  something along the lines of “20 HV, which is about as hard as paper, so not ... an interactive diagram [annotation note="The new numbering system is ... ="95719" /] So yes, it is possible to train an ML model to learn the new Course 6

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  shifted the culture of my living space, and I find myself not willing or ... is for girls and girls are weak and i Am nOt LIkE oThEr Gi ... -inflicted shame. Also, the color scheme for my room is pink and green and beautiful

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  So they say that the best part of MIT is the people. Is this true ... the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the ... personalities of the felines on Fifth West of East Campus.    Puru is a ragdoll

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes

  

  figured that that's what the whole building was. The point is: I thought ... for the world to see, along with the caption "This summer, the world is ... at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory is 100% productive, ALWAYS

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  time now, and it is the task for which I am paid; I am basically a ... Red Bull staff, but aerobatics is evaluated by a panel of judges on the ... freshman, Andy T. '18, who I'm told is the only freshman currently enrolled

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an MIT Flying Club?

  The MIT Flying Club, headquartered in AeroAstro, motivates ... -scale flying for the MIT community. Open to pilots and non-pilots, the club ... -ins to the MIT campus, organizes fly-outs to New England airports and
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  less general elective credit from the AP test, but as I said, it's not ... AP/IB. My statement for the record would be that they can only help you--not ... , it is a significant investment of time to do the problem sets. Another

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the MIT Energy Initiative?

  The MIT Energy Initiative is a platform for highly focused energy-related activity at MIT. The program includes research, education, campus energy management, and outreach programs that cover all areas of energy supply and