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  Hardk0re: The Twinned Rise of East Campus and the Hacking Ethos (Guest Entry by Danny Ben-David ’15) How’d that get on the roof?!

  

  of the new dormitories. Sixty-eight years later, in May of 1994, the ... , 1923) “Gas Attack Loosed on Men in New Dormitories” (December 23, 1924 ... New Dormitories” by H. W. Brown in November 1923’s issue of The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  was in desperate need of some de-stressing) then came back to Cambridge ... rising senior *letting out a little scream in my head*. After a year ... :( Studying in Cambridge is a great experience. On the top of my favorite-things-in

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  The new MIT Class of 2018 Facebook group is a warm, fuzzy place. Posts include "It's an honor and a privilege to be in here with you all ... excitement and bubbliness, there's insecurity in comments like "I…have NO idea

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  also has the flagship store of Cereality, profiled today in a New York ... majoring in BME. I am a published poet in my country. Should I send my book ... "diverse" or "confused about goals"?   In the past week, I have read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  -day party before term starts when frosh find their home(s) at MIT, in every ... like an orange.) My goals this REX are special and new: I’ve already ... roof below—I know I must be in the right place. The first floor of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  -the-fold cover story in the New York Times, and I actually just got recognized as ... This blog post was written by Mitra, Sam, and Bryan. In 1994, one of the most popular TV shows ever began, Friends. In 2004, at the end of

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  [annotation note="Like many others, I didn’t know a lot about what being in a ... interested in joining a sorority or are just curious, I encourage you to read ... been involved in Greek life since my very first year at MIT. My freshman

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Riri Williams Pi Day Video Behind the scenes of an extraordinary three minutes!

  

  (Ayomide herself lives in Maseeh, and I live in New House). When I was ...   Chris asked to meet with me last fall, in late September. We sat down in an office in MIT Admissions. “For the spring admissions

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 9, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reverse Culture Shock Catching up and counting down

  

  with my dad in New York. He had traveled to the US for a program called ... the book launch, my dad and I stayed in New York for a few days, and I ... , pushing forward, and in the absence of motion, it was simply falling. This

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 17, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  ="101923" /] In the fall we also went to a retreat with these students to New ... about the Christian groups on campus and churches in the area. I knew next ... was coming in. I knew Cru existed but not much about it, and after

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  measures and symbols telling you what key you're supposed to be soloing in ... delightful to you. Freedom! A chance to be expressive and creative in front of ... chance to freak out and embarrass myself in front of lots of other people

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  *, she works part-time at the New England Aquarium. In lieu of an interview ... As someone whose idea of Friday night fun in high school involved (a ... , writing search algorithms to help fictional cows find salt licks in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Fireside Chat with President Sally Kornbluth get to know our president!

  

  to immerse herself in completely new cultures and environments. It ... really shines in all of these new projects spearheaded by President ... Chorallaries? Did you know that she is a foodie and loves to try new restaurants

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them

  

  cj: it turns out that people in my hall like making guest posts so ... depression.[/annotation] [annotation note="cj: citing a paper in a blog post is in character for jacky don’t worry"][/annotation] I admit that my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 8, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT wedding Paper airplanes instead of rice and a reception at a science museum... what's not to…

  

  ), Chicago (Swapna '05), New York (Laura '06), and of course, lots of people in ... (For those of you just tuning in, I'm Mollie. I graduated from MIT in 2006 with degrees in brain and cognitive sciences and biology, and I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  You don’t have to be a founder move slow and fix things

  

  built in a weekend, and "every new feature had been crammed on top." All ... enjoyed trying out new techiques in making Hydrant, I stuck to what future ... 't new. In Breaking apart the monolith, swyx suggests solutions to finding

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later what happened after pi day 2011

  

  -ordinate my learning mostly from [a] Planetarium in New Delhi. Me & other ... reviewing her paper in detail, with citations and new methods which I could ... tell me what he had been doing in the time since. I thought it was a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  , assuming a newer and better identity in college was a common aspiration. The ... yourself”. In the novel, James Gatz created and became Jay Gatsby - the ... ” does not succeed in that one goal. For me, MIT was a golden opportunity

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  buzzing with some exciting new information. Prof. Grimson, head of the ... '6' for shorter)) has been appointed as new Chancellor! This is no ... what it's like to be a student here (he got his PhD in Mathematics here

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  House small but mighty GOOD: The New House gym is smaller in surface area ... date. the new gym will be live in a year. sorry for the lack of good ... Center[/annotation] have limited hours, those looking to squeeze in a quick

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024