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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  Recently, in my wanderings around the internet (that is to say, the ... high suicide rate? A. Statistically speaking (which is really the only ... rate is consistent with the national average for 18 to 22-year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  happy year of the rabbit featuring the wilg bunnies

  

  conveniently, it is the year of the rabbit, so of course we had to incorporate ... ="attachment_84800" align="alignnone" width="368"] we made hats for the bunnies ... [/caption] [caption id="attachment_84818" align="alignnone" width="407"] the hats would

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  We Made the World We’re Living In, and We Have to Make It Over Envisioning alternative futures

  

  desensitized to the brutality. It is not enough to change the practices of police ... started the fellowship on Wednesday. The city is lush, green, unfamiliar. The air is heavy with humidity and heads and hearts, this week, are

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  , what can I possibly do when I'm not working? The answer is all the stuff ... interurban transportation is concerned. The group is called the Smart ... stake in the whole thing is general mechanical design, specifically as it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey Sam's Mom dubs me Sami-stop-spleening-me!, because I am always spleening her.

  

  's pretty close to what I imagined the novel looking like. I'm not impressed ... sunflowers, and the poster is pretty bad. Does anybody out there know what I ... Very shortly, Sam's Mom and I will be on the road to Cambridge. So, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  Francisco: not at all. My hometown is Valenzuela, an hour long commute from ... the metropolitan areas involved vary. Metro Manila is a well ... . Greater Boston, depending on how you define it, is about the same size, with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were ... love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  for time management, and so had not attempted to download the practice ... 2="119695" /] Seasons do not change in the blink of an eye; the reality is probably that the fall colours had already burst along the

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Something, following the proper etiquette (Hacker's Code of Ethics) which is ... steal anything. Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent. Do not hack while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Do not drop

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  decorations in Senior House. One of the not so cool things is that recent ... I'm in my room in Senior House (which, before you ask, is not just ... place, despite the heat. I really like how much nature is accessible there

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Eating Too Much Cake Just kidding, this post is about physics

  

  thought that it would be more of the same; but I couldn’t not go, for it ... again to learn -- not only math and why the hell the Heisenberg ... simultaneously was not good enough for me to take 8.012, the advanced version of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  is it! First, there's these photos from the UA retreat, which was ... pretty, but it literally did not stop raining the entire time. Alex '07 ... everyone from the back of their heads, but the girl at the right is Ruth '08

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  or sermon, but it's not. It's the title for this post. It's quite fun ... the workload. This is evidenced by our test subject, Jon, in Exhibit A: Exhibit A Jon is the one closest to you, sitting at his computer after

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  that these days i try not to hate anything, because the act of hating is ... ). not the graduation requirements - i think there are very reasonable ... fabricates drama where there is none. it’s like the saying that your spouse is

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  others is more important than the books. This would not be possible ... about the event and this is what he told me: "The Next House Thanksgiving dinner has happened for the past three years. A few of us who were not

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  wondering how you know you're meant to be Tim- the answer is, you'll feel it ... connections, and zip up the back- 6. Transformation is complete. Re-emerge into ... do now. Cuz I'm [Tim the Beaver]. And I'm not the only one. Not by a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  seconds late, which is a mild tragedy. The professor is not here, but two ... should do. The course is scheduled to end at 11:30 anyways, so there's not ... :00 PM: It's not MIT time yet, but the professor is asking how people

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  the waitlisted thread: For all those waitlisted, here is some thoughts ... promise this decision is not going to be as painful for as long as you think ... EA. This institution is not a destination, it is a beginning. Your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  really am not the type of person that would willingly spend the first ... particular that stuck out to most people: "Spinning Yarn." So the idea here is ... : 4. Becoming B R A V E There's not much to say here other than the fact

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  Caleb's bed, there's a lot of ramen. That is the designated communal food ... audio engineering stuff, which is why I'm on the animation group. What ... 's main lounge, and it looks amazing. (I'm not giving the link out to the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018