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• Blog / Uncategorized

  snip snip liberating the shoulder one free t-shirt at a time

  

  Dear blog readers,  I have something to confess. I, Veronica P, am an addict. No matter how hard I try to fight it, I get this ... testament to how often I get too lazy to pick out a real outfit and just

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 28, 2025
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  everything you've been dying to ask our head honcho to elizabizzle at mit dot edu. Not going to lie, folks. Being an admissions blogger is the bomb-dot-com - I get to make silly videos, draw doodles, write my opinions and then

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  life behind the wheel of a car getting to and from the job that he loved ... just a mess for me to get back to the job from lunch. Eventually, I made ... there were elephants in Cambridge, I ran to get some elephant bait to try

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  how hard MIT is going to be? Do you think they're scared to get to ... generally going out of our minds trying to get things done. This is ok though ... way to get more mattresses than that. I beg to differ. In a few days

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wow, work! Mid-IAP update.

  

  took a week of going to bed at 8PM and getting up at 4AM to shock me back ... to be up to finish homework and go to class at 10AM seems to get me out ... from French homework to sit down and write to you, but I think it's time

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  each other. I've been inspired by this statement since I got to MIT. It's incredibly refreshing to see that the rest of the office is inspired by it too ... preparation for the meeting, we were all assigned the same three applications to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle @NatGeo, pls hire me

  

  During my trip to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa I spent two days on a ... reserve at sunrise and sunset to experience the animals in their natural habitat, relatively untouched by mankind. During one of our drives, we

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  , reaching out to nations all over the world. By 2015, 9.77% of the ... object of this Club shall be to promote, by all legitimate means, the ... committment to diversity. In fact, as early as 1917, the Boston Daily Globe

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH So much is about to happen!  Electrical ... -creating!  Not to mention the epic water war between the east side and west side dorms (assuming Hurricane Irene doesn't get us first).  Freshmen will

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Will the pie be bitter or sweet? Hint: it's a trick question.

  

  : encyclopedia dramatica So don't ever let anything get you down enough to stop ... While I may lack Ben's ability to speak to the heart, Matt's wisdom ... outcome to the decision you receive from MIT, and the odds are heavily

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da ... Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear from those not given to post regularly to this (or any MIT blog).

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  requirement can be met by completing a beginner swim course or electing to test ... education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement ... even earn your Pirate's License! (Enter "pirate" into the search field to
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  year-round? Seriously? But when do you get to wear tank tops and skirts ... high school to really understand what you're getting yourself into. My ... for 4 years, but it takes 5.8 on average to get your PhD. Harvard Haven

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  .S. steel mill town. To be and not to be: working with Shakespeare now by ... ? how to design human interactions with technical systems? the electoral ... new admits at a reception to discuss classes and undergraduate research

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  . I’ve loved getting to be a part of my friend’s next steps in lives ... work and still get to work close to (but not too closely) every day ... , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  summer means I get to do research! About a week ago, I officially confirmed ... Institute. To get into the specifics, I'll be working with Professor of ... knowing how to apply it to an exam question. (Prefrosh, take note of this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome People of 2016 part 1 of an incomplete list of the greatest and coolest

  

  sexual assault. Others have contributed to the production by making heart ... impossible to process that this was it, maybe the last time I’m seeing these ... month, we traveled to the Boston and Springfield Planned Parenthood health

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  you that in the world that I come from -- and you'll get to experience ... life!! No -- stop, this doesn't mean you get to quit school since you ... , but once you get to supervise interns, it will be pretty cool :) So don

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  get to go up to them and say, "Boy, that really was the bee's knees ... Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October ... your Halloween vibe? No problem! Here are five costumes ideas that'll get

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  form by May 1 (postmark date) if you intend to enroll at MIT. How much ... I'm back! Here are the answers to some common questions that have ... -9 was CPW, followed by my first real vacation in over a year. A whole week

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006