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• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  ... aren't you supposed to be in school?" which is totally a legitimate ... weekend. Today incidentally also happened to be my brother's birthday AND ... ' stuff I want to tell you guys about (including a video of the Simmons

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  the example of what not to do ie I was wearing board shorts, flip flops ... start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ... 're getting dressed in the winter. Layering is key, but you don't want to over

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary ... school doesn't have a profile already, please don't be concerned or make one specifically for us. We request the profile only if one is available.
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  The 2007 Senior Ball was last Saturday night, and as a member of the planning committee, I feel it is my duty to share with you all the exciting ... the building with the red lights directly to the right of the Prudential

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  you want to see exactly what an MIT student does over the summer? There ... The average length of the e-mails seems to vary based on how busy Mitra ... Mitra and I talk about to the tune of 5.8 e-mails on an average day? Well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist ... . Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad ... A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Links Sent to My Group Chat from the past month

  

  controversial, I send to my group chat. Here are some of those things. December 1 Cami: A link to vote for my classes and the blogpost Aiden: Normeo and ... to the 12/9 MIT Class of 2023 Ice Skating Event Cami: Tweet on how AI

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  discussed the tactical advantages to various attack strategies. We settled on ... (I tried to place myself into the mindset of a war reporter, covering ... into Conner 4, which was blocked. A small packet proceeded to the 5th

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  The things I do with my Friday afternoon Really, though - how could I resist?

  

  Building to my UROP in building 18 (oh look, it's that map again- the Green Building is 54, and the Dot is McDermott Court) to check on some cell cultures I'd started incubating yesterday. Not ten minutes later, I left the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  . While the fair was specifically tailored to graduating seniors looking for ... Engineers (SWE). From 6 – 8 pm, some MIT undergrads had the opportunity to ... soiree. Not only did I get to consume dozens of scrumptious chocolate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Going for the Au An MIT alum will compete in Olympic skeleton.

  

  Today, MIT alum Pat Antaki '84 will compete in the Olympics. He will compete in the luge-like, super-crazy event of skeleton, where he will race ... , sailing, and, of course, UROP. Pat Antaki isn't the first MIT alum to go to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  : ...not a single person, the entire length of the corridor. It was a bit ... . What can I say about selection in general? Not much, really. The ... to report. Enjoy the rest of your weekends!

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.

  

  Baker (one of our dorms), was uploaded to the internet. The instant ... admissions website. The link has been sent to a couple of dorm lists and is ... Tell the truth, how many current MIT students read the title of this

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  's great to be able to spend some quality time with my family... I hope many ... The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas ... traditional decorating of the tree. Just a few miles from my house is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Removing a hack This is too cool

  

  Ok, this is cool. Schmiedl was invited up to film the hack removal team actually removing the Apollo Lunar Lander from the great dome. This ... great dome, and a peek at what the dome looks like up close. I'm not aware

  • by Snively '11
  • May 22, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  The Proposal One part hack + two parts romance = Lobby 7 love!

  

  . For example, last week, some people constructed the following to ... middle of finals week. Under the cloak of being busy with such trivial ... Many hacks at MIT celebrate something: the 100th anniversary of this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last ... to advance to the semifinal of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  *Why Do Insects Stop "Breathing" To Avoid Damage from Too Much Oxygen ... ) *Application of the Suspended Microchannel Resonator as a Biosensing Device to ... have your work published for all to see!!! I'm on the editorial board and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  always seem to be sharing the elevator with a stranger in awkward silence ... Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy ... I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025