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• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  What really happens during a 9-to-5 job? Is it possible that people ... working at a large tech giant, and the perks were an added bonus to the ... me a through the molasses stereotype of a 9-to-5 desk job. I’ve blended

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  Song: Down to Earth from Wall-E. “I found myself pleasantly surprised with how well she was able to hold my attention with math content ... education. But in truth, I can talk to anyone. Well, mostly. Some people want

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  -land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with "How To Make (almost) Anything" (aka

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the official schedule, so I'm just going to tiptoe over the bounds of propriety a ... excited about CPW! There are far too many events for a single person to

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... 's complement & bitwise ops are a good way to wake up. Oh, by the way: today

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Ahhh, New York City, winning the lottery (for Avenue Q), gourmet French Fries, Taboo, Mitra and I got TO SEE ... I am, I got to Boston's South Station at 10:28 AM ready to depart for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told ... : I don't know, I didn't listen." - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  Hi folks, Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or two. I apologize in advance to the folks who have asked chances-related questions - I don't have enough information to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Best from staff

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  attention to the class of 2028 and beyond, I want to take a moment —  alongside President Kornbluth — to reaffirm our commitment to diversity in a time of great uncertainty about the future of affirmative action, and to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... really feeling all that enthusiastic about studying. Plus, I had to go back to lab tonight at 7:30 to change the media on my COS cells... and if

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  To set the mood: Come Home by Baynk. [caption id="attachment_38993 ... first week back. #nofilter.[/caption] Returning back to the 'Tute “After a ... eventful return back to the Institute. It's odd how quickly everything felt

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  -professional clubs proliferate like dandelions—I’ve found it reasonably simple to avoid ... passion. To be fair, MIT may have cultivated a different culture than these ... direction, I would have to continue going to boring meetings surrounded by

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  ? Well, it's this wonderful machine shop that MIT students can use to make ... taken some photos for you guys to see these machines :( But this just means I'll have to swing by the shop to make something awesome so I can

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What I’m Up To distractions

  

  hours, too. Also, thank you for your lovely responses to my last post. I really appreciate how so many from the community talked to me and reached out to me. Video Games Free games to play with friends skribbl

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome To Room 3-107 Hope you like the new site! It incorporates a lot of your feedback and requests.

  

  and requests, including: Migrated the whole site to a Movable Type ... syndication feeds. Changed the design to allow for easier reading of entries and comments. Changed the URL to 3-107.com, which is a lot easier to

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  learning curve. By learning curve I don't mean "oh snap it is going to take me long time to learn all of these new subjects at MIT." It is more of ... living alone, if you are not on the meal plan you have to make your own

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  it's not just me) are staying up way too late to finish projects and do ... have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to be really great and that it was going to be out in theaters sometime

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  I write two letters to myself at [annotation note="the keen-eyed will also observe that this is supposed to be a letter from 2024 janet and it is currently 2025. i'd firstly like to say that i ACTUALLY started it

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You ... 'll decide where to go. (flickr: Dan4th) You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care. About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Even if you want to boil water really quickly, don ... for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way to be happy here. Every single student here is challenged -- they have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006