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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  to put it into words, the primary difference is an almost overwhelming ... , really. But at the same time, it goes straight to the heart of what it means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  it is true to a certain degree. Life is full of opportunity costs ... , you have probably realized that there is an “Activities” portion to the ... play a varsity sport. *sigh* Sometimes they expect you to have it all

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  campus as a freshman. While reading these blogs is a great alternative, it ... . So the story that follows is about my first visit to the Massachusetts ... first door to the right is a men's bathroom. My friends Steven and Brendan

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  was easier to get into MIT than it is now) and have insights into the ... bit about what it is like to meet you. We hope this creates an ... you appear perfect it is liable just to piss us off.) So relax when you

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  is FULL of information, bloggers use it all the time to get information ... 't actually have time to do any of it. This is stressful no matter how you slice ... That title is just a lazy excuse for not being able to come up with a

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  lecture to learn about injection molding. (It would be unfair of me to just ... : And it wouldn't be Valentine's Day without: r = a(1 - cos(theta)) Plot ... infection rendering my voiceless and without a desire to eat. So I think my

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  " by Beirut: This is by far my favorite song that I've been listening to ... song that has a very summery feel to it. Not too many memories associated ... , Antifogmatic, came out last year, my little brother and I listened to it on the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  include my oh-so-awesome CPW event? Oh right, I'm a blogger. So here it is ... , see, and do! So, if you're coming to CPW this weekend, this is my ... Wait wait! Stop! Hold the presses! I have one more thing to add to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  A: well i wanted to say, oh shoot, it's another person, act normal B ... do you want to keep playing or not A: it's december thirty-first B ... of the screen A: eh give it a race or two A: you'll get used to it B

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  super satisfying to fold once you figure out how it works. Five ... favourite examples of modular origami because it’s both fun to assemble and ... assemble as its cousin (the FIT), this model is actually two models in one

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  weren't on Facebook. In retrospect, it was a primitive and dim space to ... have seen it. That's why they call it "social media" - because it is ... where it is isn't wanted like that awkward kid in high school who invited

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  hectic, but I'm still looking forward to it. Also, I now know my CPW ... ), and it's definitely an event that all FIRST nerds should go to ... diamonplate were, "Oh my God that is so hot!" Because it is. Then I remembered

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT writing faculty comment on GPT and other AI assisted writing in education

  

  conversation with students about it. It is appropriate to explain why AI ... part of the future of our world. We need to teach our students if it is ... , should learn to write prose that is clear, organized, and effective, and to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 24, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  is that I read it immediately following our pre-selection meeting, in ... to become 100% about getting into college, which is wrong, wrong, wrong ... her school, she is pretty much a revolution of one as she tries to push

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  proposed to deal with an epidemic that is threatening 600 lives: one program ... 't have a citation for this, which is sketchy, so feel free not to believe ... 't apply 500 times to MIT in a single year, or even in your lifetime, so it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  to tell, and it was one we can all relate to: the story of falling in love with a problem and wanting to do something about it. Most people ... something about it. It's funny. As he was saying this, I was thinking to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  member of a team in college is of real importance to me. Is it to you? ... interscholastically forces me to stay healthy. Another benefit to competing is the sense ... competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  enjoyed it!   Essentially, the opera is about the Peloponnesian War between ... flesh desires, but they also longed to be with their wives. It made them ... Aphrodite and Ares descended to the people to end their war. I think it was a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tribute This is not the best joke in the world... actually, maybe it is.

  

  : LUKE: Hello. My name is Luke Skywalker. You killed my father. Prepare to ... to put it in! And "splendid job" to everyone involved in this semester ... that I need to have written by tomorrow, I spent the afternoon in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  still be trying to figure out who your EC is so let's talk a bit about the ... contact information for your EC is to log in to your my.mit.edu account ... too so may not be able to respond right away. After a couple of days, it’s

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008