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• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry. MIT loves to trash Harvard, tell all sorts of stories about how Harvard ... to be traders on Wall Street. I think the class of 2012 t-shirts say it

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Residential Life

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

  

  . All three elevators have a board full of posters, and the floor ... series of dings whenever they open, but, like the distinct colors of their ... as can be, and as the farthest elevator from the entrance of Simmons

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  /architecture). I live on the first floor of the east parallel of East Campus, which ... 40 bags of biodegradable (edible) packing peanuts and filled the lounge ... added. This means that they stick to the sweat that was seeping out of

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  , the outpouring of responses from high school and college students alike ... importantly, we're all here for each other. Well, I decided that regardless of the daily struggle of MIT, I wanted to take time out of my day to do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We ... Wednesdays are pretty awesome. My Friday is pretty the opposite of awesome. Oh, and a quick translation for those of you who don't speak numbers. 2

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  college. I think all of the colleges has a matriculation ceremony on the first day of the term where all the first year students to the university sign a book or piece of paper. Each college also hosts their own

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to Life, Back to Reality Did you know that you can make an equation out of anything?

  

  Tissues - One 12 page lab report on the superposition of effects of ... strangest dream of my life. Many will argue it was a nightmare. All of my ... as just a lot of math, and not the friendly kind. Interestingly enough

  • by Bryan
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  classes are over!!!! i feel so free

  

  Today was the last day of classes for the spring semester—and, as a senior, the last day of classes for my undergraduate career. So, after my ... a long semester full of lots of surprises, both pleasant and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play Labs yay an accelerator for VR startups

  

  Students and Alumni Awesome! I love that MIT is putting more of a focus on ... first batch in summer 2017. Each of them will get hands-on mentoring as ... to get follow-on investments as part of their seed round (up to an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 18, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  morning room sounds get your headphones

  

  of east campus: outside sounds, sink sounds, door sounds, my sounds use headphones for maximum sense of transported-ness   The ear favors no particular "point of view." We are enveloped by sound. It forms a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for ... , regardless of citizenship or location, will be able to apply for either admissions round, EA or RA. Other aspects of our policy will not change

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.

  

  it was. Smugness crept onto my face as I began thinking of what comical ... day wait.   *static---commercial break* Be the life of your ... squirt ring (UPDATE: SOLD OUT!) If one of you makes this, I want ten

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  Nina Sinatra Class of 2012 Materials Science & Engineering ... project focused on studying and tuning the optical properties of polymer ... work on represents a different area of materials science than I had

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

                                                Oudenaarden The pre-8.03 reaction: my level of awe and wonder is inversely ... back and forth, which in turn pushed air out in the form of sound waves ... glass to fall apart from each other are the same vibrations of a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIGHTS. pretty pretty

  

  flood of celebrations - all to commemorate MIT’s 150th year. These ... from this past weekend’s celebration - FAST Light (Festival of Art ... students, researchers from the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Hello folks of the blogosphere! Greetings from Columbia, MO. Now I know you are probably thinking, "Wait - but it's the middle of April ... concern. But in honor of "Patriot's Day" (I honestly never quite figured

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

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  I don't know if you've heard of this website, but there's a new ... 's with a complete and total stranger. Most of these conversations consist of You: Hey Stranger: ASL You: 19/M/Cambridge You: ASL? Stranger

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the various buildings that make up the campus. There's been a long history of ... the tunnels to either test my sense of direction or shy away from the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  So How Does It Feel? Now all you have to do is wait.

  

  memorized, and I grew tired of seeing the same little letters in the same ... found a spelling mistake. And nearly died of panic. After receiving ... , impatient for decisions, reluctant to do my other apps, doubtful of my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 2, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  ! What did YOU do when you got into MIT? Example: I'm Sandy, one of Jess ... much more substantial entry coming soon - but speaking of rockstars, last week I went to two very incredible shows by two of my favorite bands (not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007