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• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  the four-ish inches we currently have is enough to close down the Institute and the city governments. My IAP so far has taken place mostly in ... , running errands and working. Today was supposed to be much of the same, but

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I ... how the taekwondoist could possibly contort himself in midair to hit all ... , there seemed to be a lot of air in between the kicks and "injuries." This

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  how to make a minecraft bot reflections on my microsoft internship

  

  : Welcome to Microsoft In some previous years, the Microsoft micro ... about her in-person experience here) but due to. . . the state of the ... to see if the bot is capable of generating a reasonable response

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  hard work is withering away. In the meantime, three of us went to the ... to go home, but you can’t stay here. In truth, I’m one of the lucky ... 'm a junior, which is quite frankly the most uneventful of the Spring

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  commandments (as sent in his last email to the class), "Thou shalt not tool* from ... repeat in my head for a week already. As the song is less than two minutes ... in science and engineering. The ensuing discussion is really engaging

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an unnecessarily detailed normal friday finding things to blog about when you're swept into normalcy

  

  again in order to not disappoint aikawa-sensei. the story goes like: i ... café in lobby 7 used to be peets coffee, and they had the mocha javiva, which is an iced blended coffee and mocha drink that in my opinion was to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  Currently, the most emailed article on boston.com is this piece on ... four dorms. MIT is the only Massachusetts college known to allow cats ... pets in dorms, and the number of pet-friendly schools appears to be on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  , this can also be a good refresher. Some of the following is specific to the MIT server, but most can also apply to other servers of the game. Overview Quests: Most of you all have the same primary quest: to graduate

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  have to do is chop up the meat and/or vegetables, put it in the rice ... gloves on, this is the better option in my opinion) to mix all the ... prepared this was the only exception. This is all to say that there will

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  this, I failed to account for the fact that I am now in the most ... . One of the greatest joys, I think, is to have the mundane turn beautiful ... to get a coffee and read a book in front of the Winter Palace. I don

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  associate at the MIT Media Laboratory in Cambridge. "I've been known to hit ... off, you have to find it. When the snooze alarm is pushed, Clocky rolls ... to operate both on the ground and in the air. It can carry two people

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  training, and there's no time to dwell on anything else except the feeling in ... spring up in response to your feet hitting the ground. You feel joy, pure ... you have to do is reach the end and rest your legs for a while. For an

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  also don’t get to randomly see students I know in the hall. I also miss ... MIT is an amazing place and having the chance to discuss what, to me ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  'd expect, hacking is one of MIT's most celebrated traditions, and the actual ... talking about in the morning, and I managed to catch a glimpse of it on my way to a 7.03 (genetics) exam in the morning. After the exam, I headed

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  foot to enter the US? Was I really moving to an apartment in Boston, to ... who wasn't related to me for the first time in five months. I still can ... ... Like most MIT students, at the start of every semester I make my trip

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  deferred, what is the deadline to send in supplemental materials? Get things ... planned). I think you can call next week as well. The number to call is 617 ... call? Usually the answer to this is no. Under the circumstances, we are

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  , one of the most important aspects of being here is the world directly ... is an unbelievably cool city. From the music scene to the history and ... Harvard. The answer is yes. People usually go to Harvard for language

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  this week). However, what I do have as a senior is the freedom to choose ... ones we used in 6.2050. Surprisingly, most of the code we write in 6.S ... first time that Joe is offering 6.S965. It’s admittedly not the most

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  in my form (to the lovely Jessie, I might add), I ran into my friend Akhil '05 MEng '06, who is the only other person from my high school to ... honest-to-goodness grown-up futures. We still have one foot in the college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  it. All I want to do is lie in the sun and read a book, but... finals ... the pset is due. Recitations aren't supposed to be something I play in ... too much on, worried about not getting the opportunity to rest enough

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021