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  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  , experts in their field. One area that seems to be taking off right now is ... in the MIT 100K competition in 2006. We got to the semi-finals and then ... hacks?) What is your preferred way to the get the tour: on your smartphone

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The waking of all creatures that live on the land Lingering at MIT with my wandering eye. UPDATED, BABY.

  

  as JKim, but this is because by the time you have gone to MIT for three ... 're going to be important for the rest of the class. In 5.12: Organic ... worried that I might not end up in the most advanced section, as I was in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  Sports Innovation, whose mission is to involve undergraduates in the ... 's national championship. ''It's good to see that being a geek works out in the ... college: Hopes to find a job in sports engineering. Most memorable wind

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  are good questions, and the jury is still out. I’m committed to this ... much at all. I didn’t have enough time. That’s what this post is about ... asleep during class. Everything carries an associated cost, and the key to

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... weeks ago thanks to the technical Theater Arts faculty in Rinaldi, whom I ... -length musical in only two weeks. It’s definitely the closest I’ve ever come to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  students don't have enough holidays, so they added some to the academic calendar, to guarantee each month has at least one three-day weekend. On most years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  is much pain in the world, but not in Concord Market." - Maddie L. '26 ... . Maybe it's existed since the beginning of time."][/annotation] Sadly, in ... freshman arrived to MIT, never having felt the warmth and tenderness (and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long ... 12, at 12 noon in Lobby 7 (the "main entrance" to MIT). It will last until the coin is found, usually sometime Sunday. To give you a flavor of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  . i was given the chance, in april 2021, to spend the first half of 2022 in imperial college london. i spent a few days thinking about the decision, and talking to people, and declined in the end, because i "didn

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  cute date ideas or like. hang out ideas

  

  . Make fancy desserts in the dining hall Because if I’m paying that much ... check out the sky The light pollution is a bit horrendous here but in ... playgrounds, though we didn’t make it to the Cop Slide, which unironically is my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 11, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First UROP Initiating a Life of Research

  

  applications in capacitors! It is quite the multidisciplinary project! What I enjoy the most about the work I’m doing is just relatively how little I ... actively participating in discussions on how to alter the experiment that

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 14, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  back in puzzlement and continued to stare at the water, thinking. I ... there's nothing in the water that is white, how does it suddenly turn ... 't have much to talk about. So aside from answering all of the questions

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  of the core aspects that caused me to work hard in high school. I would ... , but it’s like 3 in the morning and social norm requires me to smile and ... one of the most amazing openings to change the world. Now if you are

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / CPW

  CPW will not be perfect and it doesn’t have to be

  

  to the other, and [annotation note="food is in fact EXTREMELY easy to ... whether or not to enroll here. It’s also one of the most overwhelming ... is joyous. In fact, the real-life imperfection of my CPW experience was

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 8, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  tech was going to be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Expo in Las ... kicking in. It's one thing to follow the news on the Internet and tweet at the companies at CES. It's another thing entirely to be there in person

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Flying Close to the Sun a semester of fire

  

  is given to the author who leads the project and does most of the work ... considered using a fire idiom in the title of this post, but decided to go with ... note="while academics in the natural sciences tend to submit papers to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  leading to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design degree ... So, there are pretty much five schools at MIT. From most popular ... the entire School of Architecture+Planning is pretty small. The school

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  repercussions turned out to bite me in the proverbial butt. Thus is the beginning ... rude awakening. 18.01 is much harder than BC Calc. Much much harder in ... know (which, admit it, is what most high school homework is), the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  me when I was walking to class or sorting books in the library. Then I ... to eventually turn in the problem set incomplete. Basketball practice ... ’t click for me. I had to think so much on the court I could barely move. I

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  next to it. Honestly, this is just an incredible sight in the middle of a ... architecture because the old architecture has bullet holes in it." This is not ... , like the one in Prague. This is actually a field of huge stones, and you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006