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  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  , Cara L. and I woke up at 6:30 am on a Saturday to get in line for 10 am ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... special object due to its symbolism. As for the finances, I heard Ring

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  House, and I was on my way to Baker. (pause for information) Just a few ... for a little while. Just my $.02. Feel free to ask questions as I ... Orientation and lasts for up to two weeks. - Over those two weeks, you get to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week ... out. Maybe you're planning on pulling an all-nighter tonight and to ... 's okay for you to struggle as well. Head to gym after your first final and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my MacBook, but let me tell you that HD video is not kind to CPUs. On the plus side

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to ... boxes of Chinese food during CPW. Is there a place on campus to get this ... allowance charge? Don't parents need to put money in an account for food or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  :30am. I begin my drive to Ann Arbor to meet up with a friend for lunch ... /parents/guidance counselors come up afterward to ask more one-on-one questions. 5:00pm. Once ... then fly back to Boston on Tuesday night. I quickly repack my bags, catch

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  to just be themselves without looking down on them for not fitting some ... . They are released at the end of May for the incoming freshmen to decide ... the free-spiritedness of the dorms on the east side of campus

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  't really have time to study for. The website we were taking the quiz on ... mine. I don't really need to say anything for her to know that I have, in ... go back to my room to throw on something warmer. I'm not entirely sure

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  happened to leave a message on your machines or with your parents, feel free ... super excited to have her photo on the (in)famous MIT blogs. I smile for ... free food (more on that below), but either way, it was a pretty strong

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on ... into a never-ending search for free wireless access. Today that came in ... uploaded all the photos I needed to upload to Google Photos using my Croque-McFree

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  when I hit 20). To kick off part of the festivities, free hot air ... for it three times. They're always just giving it out for free wherever ... , I just watched Napoleon Dynamite again.) To make up for the lack of

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  My grades for the semester have finally all appeared on WebSIS, and I ... ? Well, it means I not only have a lot of free time for writing blog posts ... comments. Go ahead. Don't be shy. This is a judgment-free zone. To

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  pretty much had free reign in what we got to do before the main event for ... that I continue to interact with and get support from on a daily basis ... -frosh undecided on whether they’ll attend to highlight what the weekend encompasses

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  was back on a plane to Massachusetts for the beginning of IAP. People were always shocked I had to head back so early for what they presume is ... I went home for about two weeks before IAP started. I went to all the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  and Hand," MIT is very big on hands-on projects. To facilitate this ... mine here.) So, after all of that intro, are you ready for the pictures ... used to create cylindrical parts, for example a pin that needs a groove

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  ? Jess Kim is one of those people for me. I was debating earlier on what ... things. Also, lists are really easy to comment on, because you can say ... really fast. Then I got the people standing in line for security to let me

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  around to getting dressed it was about 2:30 and I put on my SPS Shirt ... month. At 5 I went to the professor's office hours for 8.09. Stayed there ... 'd moved on to angular momentum. I'd always been partial to this particular

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  fixate on others' achievements—for one, you don't have the time to, and you ... helpful way for me to internalize things and think about everything I ... relationships can be attributed to me moving from doing classes on [annotation

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  knowledge that MIT is the place for you, be sure to give other schools a fair ... get a free high-five. Good times will be had by all. If you happen to ... /Meet the Bloggers, be sure to wave! I'll be giving out free high-fives all

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

  

  Mateo, we’re at booth I22. If you’re around, feel free to stop by! It ... recovered in a year) More on this later, maybe. If you want to sign my cast ... built Waterscope, a microscope that uses water instead of glass for

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 20, 2025