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  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  universes and there's a final search to find the coin. Things would be ... to write a puzzle about X”. There's a theme, which is one part of the ... jokes in the author's notes that this is meant as a response to "all the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  country are there and I want to compete," he said. The competitive fires ... motor scooters whizzing through the streets and figured that there had to ... which dorm is best to study and about restaurants. I'm a vegetarian, so I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  .” Apart from that advice, J was silent as we walked through the corridor to ... same routine as all the others. First, an ice breaker. It was meant to ... worked. I was in the “captain” spot on my team, a symbolic position that

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  going to list obvious things, like soap and shampoo, I want to say that ... shipping expense. Just bring enough stuff for a few days to hold you over ... your room, but save that for a towel or the occasional shirt that needs a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  “suspected terrorist” for up to 14 days without warrant. And the bill is ... the government, and then its students being told not to speak up? Is ... . At the same time, I care about what’s happening back at home. Just a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  , and pretend to be an animal. Good, relaxing fun. That class is a way for ... people, and give more hugs to the directors I see. ESP is a very old ... fees, and that MIT is paying us to store our boxes with a moving company

  • by Phi A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  to do something, and the result of physics felt a little too close to ... going to learn anything at all? And that scared the crap out of me – the ... million ways to solve the same problem, and your imagination and creativity

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  and requires only a sport pilot’s license to fly. The SUV-sized vehicle ... field. The Bhutan book is a byproduct of four such trips from 1988 to 2002 ... more often talk about aspects of MIT that are freely offered to the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  midwest thing), it only seemed right that the boys and I take a trip to ... new perspective. The first thing I discovered is that the T is just a ... , LET'S CLIMB THIS FENCE AND RACE TO THE END!" Several fences, a bunch

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about a topic that is very interesting to me (and you, I suspect): gifted education ... country's brightest children and calls the lack of more programs for them "a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  ." The tl;dr is that Tetazoo loved and continues to love starting flame ... stickers on this one that I refuse to throw out. Apparently H2GO is a brand ... 's popularity has surpassed that of the official Tim mascot. Now all we need is a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  course Professor is also a really big deal in the field and he still hangs ... ! The thought is so terrifying and yet so cool. We also get to hear ... engineering techniques and applications. The field is developing so rapidly that

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  lifetimes, but a few laps around the parking lot tell me that this bad boi is ... project to be whisked away by a full timer the moment I get stuck, that I ... on a gravel footpath between the station and my office. I have to get

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  , recording—all is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in ... early and spend today exploring, maybe bike to the city park. I wanted a ... voice reprimanded me. I wanted there to exist a blend of tea that could

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying ... to have the best year of your life and then just say "But I waited too ... to get your adventurous little self out of the country! I know this

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  for the first time this year,[/annotation] and, as a person who is very ... Hello! I'm writing this very, very smol post to tell you that the MIT ... part of the winning team last year. Here's an excerpt: A puzzlehunt is a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  the top that are perfectly sized for a charger cord, and the surface is ... sleep, which never used to be enough. A third, unexpected benefit is that ... loft to block out the rest of the world and a touch lamp shining into the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  of the day is that I got to eat lunch with MIT President Hockfield ... -- "Impossible is Nothing"), and the way we're taught to think rather than ... this is very cool in and of itself -- there are not too many schools in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  the contestants. Nobody solved all 6 problems. Show that there were at ... students each year are given a Gold Medal; the next 2/12, a Silver Medal; and ... team members are tallied for a country team score. This year, the top

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  food and cold pizza that I found in the Student Center, having gone to ... awesome is the energy and the excitement that is always buzzing around the ... : they forget the rest of the country. And while you don't get a good sense

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011