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• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  better etiquette. There's a lot to learn, and there are a number of tricks ... ask a girl for a dance to how to enjoy the whipped cream from my sundae ... , a snapshot of the dinner table (me, my mom, and my three younger

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  “The Arm”, and a base I’ll call… well I don’t really have a name for that ... a bit, and matched the colors to the closest ones in the default ms ... apply_per_pixel that let us pass in an image and a function to apply to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  was right. Gillespie is now the chef and a partner at Woodfire Grill ... Larkspur a semester early and was offered a full academic scholarship to the ... ask -- the rumor that movie star Will Smith was admitted to MIT is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  the dome decoration is here.) It must have taken a lot of work and it ... buildings weren't in the way because I bet the sky is beautiful... and thus ... to start working there all the time, just for the view!) but here's the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  of a process than an event; sure, the main goal is to get the frosh ... You know, it’s not every day that a person chooses to move to a ... your understanding of the resources available to you as a new member of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking! (fall 2025) highways, storks, and movies

  

  hopefully green and equitable), and how to develop a political program that ... the tl;dr is that this year-long course covers research methods and ... , this course is essentially a reading seminar—there are no assignments

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 5, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  a swimsuit. but now, the beach is 2 miles from my work and i ... and i think i'm going to have a great summer :) PlayStation is spoiling ... live, and a couple of pictures of the few things i'm allowed to take

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Fortin’ with Mimi Let’s. Talk. About. Queer stuff.

  

  So, in Massachusetts, there is a law called “An Act Relative to ... MIT and it’s wonderful people. MIT is such a great place to be queer! I ... are some groups to check out: Rainbow Lounge The Rainbow Lounge is a

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • September 18, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  goal is to see the sunset on a mountain, and visit Mont. Blanc (these two ... Microsoft, working on Surface keyboard (that's all I can say, the rest is ... share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  against that wall and take a nap, which is me all the time, but “people ... over you, and all you can do is pass the ball. It’s hard to see past the ... sailor” (Franklin Roosevelt), and “the most effective way to do it, is to

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  Anne Smith is coming to MIT to give a live stand-up show!!!!!" Below that, the ... order to not to hurt my eyes so, in a way, the new hobby is a rebellion ... ask me about eating at MIT, so this is a preview of the answer, more to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  This entry brings to a close one of the longest periods of blog ... -qualified applicants is a daunting task. I'm excited about the choices we've made, while at the same time hopeful that the students we couldn't find room for at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  they're whining about is that in 2006, the writer of Doonesbury put up a ... through the 4 years of masochistic glory that is MIT. This is not one of ... "likes". Cornell is super jealous, and they started trash talking a bit

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  of MIT life is the mailing list. Mailing lists are powerful tools that ... such a pattern? Create and claim ownership over the first unclaimed list ... , ladies and gents - THE MIT FRESHMAN'S GUIDE TO RECOVERING OWNERSHIP OF

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  covered it! And needless to say, the song itself is amazing as everything ... consuming some content lately that has brought us joy, so we decided to make a ... and I performed by a very green Ariana Grande and What Is This Feeling

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  times that don't apply to you guys, but the sentiment and words are there ... . Most of this advice is paraphrased from people that I consider to be mentors, because I think I'm still a bit too young and foolish to be

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  and the Spiritual/Right Now section. The final exam is there to provide ... of the 4 midterms. I lucked out and squeezed a high enough grade on our ... site did show the console logs, and there was something off about some of

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fun things I’ve done lately! life isn't all being hosed

  

  doing, and this is that post! Here's some of what I've been up to :D 1 ... Master's student instead of an undergrad is that I have a bit more free ... . Along with my friends and my roommates, I've been on a mission to actually

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 8, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  all. There are 6 dorms on campus that don’t have a dining hall and ... chose a non-dining dorm specifically to avoid the meal plan. There are ... and cauliflour   I've been going to the grocery store about once a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  curiosity, I picked up a copy of this year's edition, and found that I have ... general, though, looking through the list, I feel that a lot of the things ... -MIT/Boston-specific ("Go to a formal"). I've never understood the attraction of formals

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005