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• Blog / Personal Projects

  1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser

  

  conditions right to get the floor seeds to sprout...but after a week, things in ... , Action Once everything in the tank was put together it was finally time to ... of a frame on a white board and then cut some scrap wood in the shop to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper airplanes in class, but apparently, that's not the case at MIT. I received this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  Delivery typically happens in your sophomore spring, to mark not only the ... result of the pandemic, we weren't able to have a ring delivery in the ... represents making it half way, as well as is one of the main symbols to signify

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Glimpses Of My Messy World I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status,…

  

  a far better job than I could of keeping the masses in the know about the EA process. So consider my blog, for now, to be a bit of counter-programming. Behold in Awesome Wonderment the pace from which I execute MIT Admissions

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  people playing Rock Band really loud at 3 in the morning. Simmons is about as close to "apartment-style" living as you can get in the dorms. This ... 's a video about life on 3AB (the AB refers to towers. Simmons is divided

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  measuring the times though it is hard to tell what time of the year i think ... of my presence is wafting through the air so you will know where to ... ; in the dead of night, the gold i had woven turned out to be dust

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  New Decade, New Me? some reflections, some resolutions, some hopes,

  

  . In many ways, I am now, since coming to MIT, more like my fifth grade self than my high school self. It's hard to tell if this is because of ... did it. My grades aren't in yet, but I think I did it. At the start of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting from 10,439 applications and a dozen ties.

  

  year's 10,466. Down the line, the statistics are nearly identical to last ... or so, right up until we mail decision letters in the middle of March. Today, I'm wearing a tie, which is my custom for days on which the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful ... … drive quickly but cautiously under the speed limit) home to check my ... day when we were supposed to receive the letters. It turns out that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  outnumbered 4 to 1. However, in the end, they couldn't hold the position. We ... were holding five hostages in an abandoned prison, and they were to ... people to act as insurgents and hostages, I jumped at the opportunity. The

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  incredible detail in the Club layout, from tall buildings all the way down to ... hand in hand. But what you might not know is that MIT's original hackers ... interfaces with homegrown switch cards and the network at large to control the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  (located in the MIT application portal) after you submit your MIT Quest ... If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit
• Blog / Athletics

  Refactored

  

  down in the Admissions Records Office, checking in on things there. Today was a huge mail day. The records staff is currently working through 14 ... ; Alumni goal: Leon Hsu   Sadly, a loss in our first game of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Liveblog from Apple Store I copy Paul, 3 hours later.

  

  power to decide whether you will stay in them or not. This does not ... current roommate is also temporary, although you will get a chance to keep ... language halls) was completely random. There's going to be a concert here in

  • by Snively '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  time to chat in the Office of Minority education, where I was able to get ... that I would have the opportunity to partake in research at MIT was ... , in addition to my classes, I may try water polo, play in the MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there a medical facility on campus?

  healthcare center serving the health and wellness needs of the entire MIT ... family members. MIT Health provides access to a broad range of clinical ... professionals. They are here to help you with health issues ranging from sprained
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  instruction and practice in the forms of communication specific to the ... we're both seniors, rather than get down to business, we goofed off in ... cup of coffee from Au Bon Pain in Kendall Square and drank it during the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live ... information session that historically, this hasn't always been the case. Back in ... .[/annotation] Within on campus dorms, there are a couple of other halls in East Campus

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  visiting MIT on what is a vacation week for some students across the country ... attend HMMT), I want to be able to take some time to see the MIT Class of ... Modern Pastry in Boston's North End. Some of the student bloggers may join

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  It is clear to me that I COULD NEVER WRITE ENOUGH ABOUT THE ... to my neck in applications (I just want to save my wrist watch!) For ... into holiday mode and I believe that you need to do the same. As I read

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005