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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  I've found my excuse to write a new blog entry. Remember way back ... installed in 10-250, MIT's most popular lecture hall? If not, take a quick read and get acquainted with the various seating options. I picked up a

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  for you to share your thoughts and feelings with a broader audience. My ... applying to college. A funny moment while filling out applications. What it ... rules: This will have no impact on your admissions application. Don't

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  Hypothesis if it is actually false." Last year I wrote an entry on a one ... . The question was "1024?" and if you immediately responded "Hey, that's a ... , I don't know if I should even bother applying to MIT, it's so hard and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  published online for you to look at, so I'm not going to bother publishing a ... Mystery Hunt ended just over a week ago and I think it's safe to say ... hard to work up the effort to do a comprehensive blog entry that detailed

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  than getting problem sets finished on a Friday night instead of chewing ... see any more of those, really). Honestly, I can't count the nights when ... 's incoming class*, I started to compile a list of memorable

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  homework. Some days begin with silence. I woke up on Sunday morning, a ... tiles, and I laid in bed and watched for a while. Some mornings also ... this was not one of those mornings. This was a curious morning indeed. I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  . Being told that I actually didn’t exist. Apparently, after a few weeks of ... , bundled in three layers of pajamas resembling a plaid-colored icicle, on the fourth floor of next house, overlooking the frozen Charles River, viewing a

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] Duolingo Champion How to immerse in education while learning nothing

  

  and start treating Duolingo like I’m speedrunning a video game ... a feature called XP Ramp Up Challenge (which I’m going to refer to as ... understood the plot and that it wasn’t just a fever dream with interludes of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  isn't the point of FIRST, or rather, it's a means, not an end. The point ... have riding on the backs of the robots they've built. I'm not posting a competition video here because a grainy 480x360 video can't do it justice - you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  Disclaimer: I'm sorry if this post is a little incoherent. Narcotics ... HAVE NICE TEETH. DON'T MESS THEM UP.) With that, a nurse pulled a little ... because he "likes to swim before work"...I'm not sure if he realizes that a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  high school student, this might seem a bit counterintuitive. Isn’t the ... only the slightest amount — maybe even a bit that wasn’t important to the ... A few days ago, I was talking with Nisha and other friends, and the

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  .  It was a great opportunity to see some wonderful speakers, connect with amazing people, and remember that I wasn't alone in this very male-dominated field. It was also a chance to get a selfie with CTO of the United States

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  remember talking to anyone who wasn't at least a little surprised at the ... right now."]But I couldn't bring myself to write that post today.[/annotation] There are huge protests happening across the US, as I'm sure you've heard

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  practically non-existent). I realized last year that I'm a lot better at trying ... keep working on those puzzles that Snively and Brian posted—we still don't have right answers to those! Anyway, I'm only posting just now, because

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  song that hits me the hardest. because "dear kuya" isn't a song about ... the tagalog word for "older brother". tagalog does not have a lot of ... kung saan Ikaw ay laging mag-isa Kami tuloy dito nag-aalala [It's been a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  more of a conversation than an interview, so don’t stress out too much ... . What to expect Every interview will be different because there isn’t a ... answer.   3a. But how do I talk about myself and what if I’m not

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  the Warmest Color isn’t a particularly good movie, nor is it great ... wrists, and a fashion sense that says “I’m trying too hard to be ... note="i like to think of myself as a Real Adult"]Real Real Adults

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  topic, Bryan wrote: Although 500 words don't seem like a lot, it's what ... asking it here. What counts as a scholastic distinction? I don't have any ... . Don't worry if your scholastic distinctions seem "lame." I'm sure there

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  I guess it doesn't matter since I'm now posting it in my blog. This ... Portal. We couldn't help but make the reference a bit less subtle. The ... Thanksgiving morning was a groggy smear of coffee, subway, and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  you have a question though that doesn't seem to already have been ... am an American Citizen but I go to a local Hong Kong school which doesn't ... impression if I listed only a few of my GCSEs? There isn't enough space to put

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009