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• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does) go to market; they present their products at a huge event before ... The weapons set up in Killian Court The "pigs" and their defenses A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  , after getting to a stopping point on a project at noon, I decided what I ... and bacon, listening to Bob Marley playing in the background. I had a ... space to hang out in, or join others for a community dinner on a Tuesday

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  . Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a ... ! My wife wanted me to share this link with you, in case you have a ... principle of enrolling a maximum of one third of our class in EA. Recent

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we ... in the next few days; in the meantime I really need to say something

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my ... have joined me to see MIT's oldest co-ed a capella group (with a nerdy ... entry; see my previous live entry, in this very same room, just six months

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Pardon my French! Join me as I cross the English Channel and dodge oncoming traffic on the Champs-Elysees.

  

  -Elysees Here's a small tip for your next visit to the Eiffel Tower: Don't go when ... was a long trip.) I'd been to Paris before, but I wanted to ride the ... rain and a strong breeze while waiting in line -- luckily I was under a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  , MIT Natya put on a show called Laasya, which means 'dance' in Sanskrit ... the "Build Your Own Pizza" app on the Domino's website to order pizza ... chose to be a part of it because Indian classical dance has been a part of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I ... of this story, however, is that it took us twenty minutes to find a ... Thursday night, in lieu of prepping for the Career Fair, a group of friends

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Calm Down and Breathe Heeeeeehooooooo

  

  In which my brother and I embarassingly parody a song (first one to recognize it gets some brownie points):  Edit: Evidently I am not so good at predicting outcomes of NFL games. But seeing how this post-season has been

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Latino Cultural Center It's Mes Latino!

  

  classes to have a cup of coffee, get going on my to do list, take a nap, or ... for not blogging in an eternity...) Back to Cena a las Seis, though ... didn't get to eat everything you wanted, you still got a show! Here is

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  in pendulous obligation to the slippery edge of a Sunday night that is ... by virtue of its lack of barbecue pits (not to mention a courtyard in ... ). That's in addition to a small Korean market across the street and a gas

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  to share a bit of my own culture with you. It is, in fact, my home ... intelligence and aesthetics to appreciate it. Indeed, the life of a monk in the ... is simply a case in which Australia got it backwards (or perhaps upside

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Haven’t Been Blogging I, uh, don't really have an excuse

  

   police for getting too close to the front while both my friends met Tim Cook ... 's worth $400 now... ---- Looks like I decided to write something at a ... less than an hour, my bus leaves in less than an hour, I need to do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 1, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Support MIT Sports!! Vote for MIT Crew!

  

  . With all the recent varsity team stuff, it can't hurt to show our teams a ... where a lot of people sit in a very small skinny rowboat and row super ... , beating Princeton for the first time in 33 years. Sports are perhaps a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  Hi everyone, I am back in town after a crazy day of traveling across the country with a pregnant wife and a toddler (good times). Sorry to be away from my blog for a few days, but my ability to get online was a bit

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  become a blogger, of course"]ever again[/annotation]! But, now comes the waiting. And we know - it's a ton of waiting. So to make the waiting ... College apps are done! You did it! You'll probably never have to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  Match School and getting stuff ready for the upcoming school year. A lot ... Playfair, we all headed over to the Student Center for a party with more free ... So Orientation is pretty much also a week of free food. The saying

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  back in puzzlement and continued to stare at the water, thinking. I ... white when it gets churned around a lot? It's a physical change, not a ... . See, reading is a huge part of my life. My mom used to beg me to put the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sixth Sense No, I don't see dead people.

  

  working hard to prepare and plan for the weekend. If you're planning on coming to CPW and haven't registered yet, remember to log in to your My ... planning to post a quick blog entry; I recently saw this amazing TED

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 27, 2009