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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  . Luckily, MIT was the perfect place for that. Not only is there a class about ... in a “draft” blog post when I applied to be a blogger. That draft never ... – it’s possible to the spikes to stick outward! (I had a few sticky

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  to the front door, but before I'm halfway there, I trip and skid my ... so much to be done. That drive to achieve and make the most of any ... 're stationary with respect to the plane. But it goes without saying that, relative

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  There are two things MIT students love—punts and puzzles. What a puzzle is—that’s pretty straightforward. A punt is more intricate, and is ... or difficult it is, but I expect that—whether you're a casual reader

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  Punting is a really relaxing and nice way to spend the afternoon if you’re not the punter. My name is Lucy and I’m a junior ... tomorrow. The really great thing about coming to Cambridge is that we’

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  opportunities, expose you to the realities of living in a house that requires ... and turf dinners at the houses the first night of rush. Parents, to a ... sleep. So to a degree, the reaction my friends had was well deserved

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  more questions, here is a quick FAQ to provide some more answers. I hope it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... /M). Q. I am an international student, do I have to take the TOEFL? A. No

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  , and Celevator also has a strange habit of going all the way to the first ... . All three elevators have a board full of posters, and the floor selection buttons that don’t always light up, and they all make a confusing

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  knows that if you sit me in front of a TV and give me a game to watch, I ... considering my athletic ability is that of a peanut). And I cry with them when ... for me when it comes to watching a game is listening to the pundits

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  .033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing ... that this is not the case, using the fact that velocities don't add ... that your uncle is in fact crazy.) Cutest observer ever: A note

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  the years, I've tried a lot of remedies to ease the pain. Here is how ... medication that isn't available in the United States and is unfortunately quite ... to try a different toothpaste, and the Internet recommended Tom's of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  The little that is completed vanishes from the sight of one who looks forward to what is still to do. -- Goethe So I spent the Thanksgiving ... thing in the world you want right now is an acceptance to MIT. You

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  favorite is Rome, and that one time he went to Rome and saw the Pope walking ... and noticed a tabloid magazine on the counter which, as far as my ... , and I almost forgot the best part. Today I was talking to my supervisor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  I graduated from MIT and a year and a half after that I moved to ... January, just after a Disney World trip and just before the move to Indiana ... afford a $100k car, but I spent the next several years following Tesla and

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  working on a retreat that served meat dishes all the time, and they smelled ... think the key, for me, is to trick myself. I can’t think of sushi and then ... ’ve never been a sandwich person, so there was nowhere I had to consciously

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  transport students and other patients to get the care they need. It's a pretty ... So both Melis AND Laura beat me to it, but last night was the early ... , and I'd like to congratulate you on your acceptance! That's right! I was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  , perhaps it is simpler to introduce myself as part of the team of people that have joined together like a Megazord to become the new Ben. I don ... prospective students talk to each other. This blog is a huge part of that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  ’ve been getting more than usual on the blogs lately, and it’s a trend that ... “submit” button. The theory is that only humans (and occasionally Cylons ... I know you’re already thinking to yourself, “Where is Dave going to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  the academic buildings and where the different labs are. I had to find ... grass.     The massive crowd that gathered to watch the ... called it a "piañata".  People scurried to the crashed piano for the candy

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  system, which is the inner ear structure that creates a sense of balance ... nearby sites such as the moon and low Earth orbit. For NASA to carry out lengthy manned flights to Mars and beyond, engineers must protect the safety

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i’m thinking about a brief series of incomplete thoughts

  

  , except for the fact that it's a lot more applicable to real life. I ... thinking about a lot is the black box. It encourages you to view a system as ... are even a little bit complete!  I'm thinking about all the blogs that

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 7, 2026