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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship ... Facebook group that you get to join when you're a student here that's called ... , one guy (loudly) to another: "What's wrong with you!?! How the f**k have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  actually do get to practice in real situations all these skills that we ... afterward and forgetting how to quite approach it. Getting that practice is ... : “Alright, you have a packet in front of you. You have 30 minutes to complete

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  taught. In order to get a project off the pipe, you need to make a neckline ... how to collect the glass from the furnace on a pipe or punty (long rod ... how to obtain any glass. The furnace is kept at around 2,000 degrees

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  pics. All the models are dressed in all black, learning how to walk on ... familiar with the runway route and how to walk in sync at 115 BPM. I ... the scenes to see how a fashion show is made. [caption id

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Being Sick at the Institute the firth law of therbodydabics *sniff*

  

  definitely thinking about how to graduate on time if this was as seriously awful as I felt in the moment. But it wasn’t. And that’s a lot to be ... combinations of classes I could have chosen to take all at the same time, in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or ... for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on ... ), committed to supporting the academic, financial, and personal goals of
• Blog / Classes

  work expands to fill the space available

  

  to it, like a gas does. so i'm telling myself that i need to get this ... requirement of being on an f1 visa. in theory, i should have less work to do ... other friends in the class, my top advice for picking classes. i love how

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 28, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  much more fulfilling, than responding in kind. Sometimes it's better to ... but no one knows it yet. The important thing is to know how to recognize ... Spaghettios to make them not worth eating on a Saturday afternoon in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  was rare for my request to result in me getting full points for a ... lot in how many percentage points they contributed to the assignment ... it out, I had to make regrade requests. In this blog post, I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  possible to exactly predict how many students will attend this year. To help ... all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the waitlist, and how many we wish to take from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  headed over to room 26-100 to get in line for a sneak preview of the new ... class in the CMS department this term devoted to pro wrestling: CMS.602 ... Sunday IN STEREO!" It's pretty cool to see the whole crowd shout it at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of ... enemy soldiers become sexually irresistible to each other. In the ... lectures. The informal lectures are when you get a chance to actually hear

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  how we used to go on play-dates to restaurants in Harvard Square and ... DID YOU KNOW? In Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, you can get SPAM at Mc ... --never to be unpacked in Cambridge again. And finally, my beloved high school

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  weeks of emailing, trying to get in contact with people working with water ... trying to get in contact with people on the ground here, so to be offered ... wanted to know how effective these measures had been - data he had yet to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  is many people? How did they get to be on this grand decision ... 'm sitting in the emergency exit row directly behind a bathroom - but rather to ... me, who have not gone to the restroom once yet in the first three hours

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  day would be fairly dull to keep up, at least in my opinion. It's really ... pictures in immaculate, non-smudgable Sharpie pen. And I had to include ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  is: you should be smarter. You really should get around to reading all ... ’ve seen enough smart people dedicate their lives to (in my opinion ... , but i think it does need to be specific enough to inform you in making

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  try to get an hour long nap in. Or, it means I can tell you what I ... time for BATMAN! I was supposed to get there at 10 but was about five ... . We headed to theater 12, showed our ticket stubs, and walked in. Not

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  and slander your peers) in hopes of securing a bid (an invitation to ... there is great value in giving twenty-something-year-olds the right to ... one of my work week tasks has been to patch up holes in the basement

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  to be calmed by a swim in cold water. Mira tells me about her past ... might try to make this a habit in the future. 12:00 p.m. I have leftover ... I’m anxious to finish it on time so I can get started on my work for

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025