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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  , but also how they'd built it in the hallway and nobody had been able to ... 't describe the physical appearance of this fish in such a way as to convey how ... location. Said item is now free game and the first person to get to it gets

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  to Python (6.S189), and it's actually a really fun class.  In the first ... coming to MIT, I had never cooked before in my life.  Nada.  Zip.  (okay ... decided immediately to live in a non-meal-plan dorm and cook all my meals

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  time spent in the murky depths. Read on to see how things turned out for ... in the program! I did not get to go on the trip [😔] but this ... interesting is that while everyone has a room to put their stuff in, almost no

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  consoled me when I didn't get in, celebrated with me when I did, drove me to ... going to college?" "What schools have you applied to?" "When do you get a ... little like falling in love: one trip to the campus and they "just knew

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  like that in your life. 2) It helps to get an English teacher from a ... if you don't like what I'm about to say or how I said it. It was once a ... his hard drives was broken. So Patrick the Irish decided to stick it in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  went to rehearsal for the final project in dance, played in a badminton ... . Dupont Gymnastics Room Today, I went to get a drop form signed and fell ... actually enrolled in, and to a pretty good degree of certainty we think we

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  . Let's get down to business. Who is This Guy? Hey Skeech how did we get ... be a minority to glean wisdom from, or participate in, this blog? Au ... US Army Officer (Adjutant General Corps) where I learned how to jump

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  the closest you can get to living in the Internet," and Ms. Chinea ... or trying to set a world record in the game of Mattress Dominos ... and say ‘I can't believe Haverford students get to do such interesting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  admitted, do you guys get to just relax until fall travel starts up again ... 't begin to tell you how that feels, after all this time. Maybe I'll have the ... Oh, boy, I feel like I have so much to tell you guys and yet things

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  to get homework extensions or makeup exams (especially in big classes ... severe enough that I decided to get it checked out at MIT Urgent Care. I ... note="Ouch... apparently that’s how long tailbone injuries take to heal

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  T camPUS & Random Hall dorm culture How to get 8 hours of sleep a night ... coursework) Debating what majors + clubs to get involved in Organizing BIG ... were newly admitted to MIT get to visit the campus and experience student

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  have time to grade it and provide feedback. What actually happens in the supervision is largely dependent on the supervisor. And thus we get to the point ... 'll come with questions about how to solve a specific type of question that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  students can learn about the various organizations on campus, how to plan large events, get funding, and how to get involved in student activities ... the initiative to make a change in the community. The MIT Public

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  throughlines some things never change (but thankfully, only some)

  

  place where i've felt settled, where i know how to get around without ... and Y and Z and then sleeping and then immediately getting back to it in ... joy in getting to see her again. it didn't take long for the rust to

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  's weird to realize how easily you can immerse yourself in something, and not ... Adelaide and when I told her, "Hey, I'm about to get to Mass Ave, I'm at ... update to say that I made it safely back to Boston after 20 hours in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  ’s all just because of P/NR? How will I be in the spring, when I have to ... right, maybe I don’t quite know how to be productive in a way that is ... considered a gap year in pre-covid times would have been to give myself a break

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind ... questions. How To Respond To Your Offer Of Admission. I hear from the folks in The Waiting Room that many EA admits have been wondering how they

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  . Companies and universities are getting in on the game. I’m glad to know that ... to tell, and it was one we can all relate to: the story of falling in ... , urging the graduating class to get out there and "do interesting and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 1) I ask my friends and fraternity brothers the immortal question: "What are you doing this…

  

  skills as well. In August, I'm going to the ACS meeting in Philadelphia as ... to investment bankers to recruiters. It is kind of cool because I get to write code in jeans and a T-shirt on Wall Street. I am writing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing ... , become mini-experts in everything from 3D printing to bowling mechanics. If

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024