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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  There was another hack on campus this morning! This time, it would appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  from the party, enjoy! I even got to go on a ride ... East Side and prefrosh (now frosh!?!?)  from all around MIT came to see the fantastic roller coaster and fort for themselves.  Everything felt

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  waiting for Prince Charming's white horse to get in gear) - a witch (even ... have no idea what to dress up as. In fact, I haven't actually dressed up ... other ideas, or how on Earth I can pull any of these off within the next

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  -time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... he's building. Hint # 1: Put on your math-based thinking cap. Hint

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  words, you should choose a college that will be a good fit for you.
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  's special issue on stress is anything to go by. (If you haven't read it yet ... of experience to go back on, and I can't reassure you about the next 3 ... 200 words for snow, here at MIT we sure do have a lot of words relating

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Integration Bee If this were televised, nobody would watch the Superbowl.

  

  solver in each round get to have another load of integrals dumped on him ... left turn and crashes into my face. Immutably, as IAP drips to an end, I become terrible at completing this paragraph and start to wax poetic

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  event there was a dinner that spaces opened up for, and we volunteered to ... because of his night class, so Allan went for both of us to support our ... went to see an Opera on this year’s New York Art Scholar’s Trip! This was

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Bernanke to speak at Commencement!

  

  MIT just announced that Ben Bernanke '79 is going to be the graduation speaker for Commencement 2006. Bernanke has recently been nominated by President Bush to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blogger Pets some serotonin for your noggin

  

  though that is not what Dom is short for. i like to call him a dirty little ... squeeze into a spot on the couch even if there is no room for him because he ... Here are our scaled, feathered, and furred companions for your

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 13, 2021
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  . Professor Wasserman went for a more mathematical approach to defend the merits ... .) Closing arguments for the hamentaschen supporters were handed to Professor ... , the hundreds of people in attendance were permitted to vote on the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzle: Are we going to win? another puzzle to stimulate your mind

  

  you one hint for now, use this website for help. I'll be travelling this weekend, so I probably won't get a chance to post the solution until Monday, but until then, have an awesome weekend! Are we going to win

  • by Bryan
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  , I can relate less and less and then I know it's time for me to go. And ... wires to a telephone jack, talked about knitting a hat but had no clue how to actually do it, and video chatted with my grandparents in China

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  I get to work with liquid helium every day! It's very cool (...see ... lucky folks get to hear them instead!). We get samples from chemists in ... . Sometimes we measure samples that can potentially be used for quantum

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  for a variety of reasons, the majority of which are related to Sam's Mom ... line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common ... time. So it was seriously hot on our second day in München. Thus, with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18.03, which is 5-0-7, for 6-2. At MIT, all of your friends would understand exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  lot of work to do. So, when I arrived on campus, I was pleased to see that some helpful hackers had the delivery drones already warmed up for ... It's Pi Day. I woke up at 5:38AM (a nod to Nate Silver) and walked to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate", which varies a slightly by academic year (for example: 2011 and 2008.) On the Class of 2016's list, number 82 tells you to Hack

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014