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  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  has to do with the fact that for almost my entire life I’ve had to deal ... registered within 3 minutes of reading that e-mail. Who was obnoxious for the next month waiting for ROFLCON? I was! "Hey guys, did you hear, the guy

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  continue for the foreseeable future.  The idea of the test is that if you ... -shirt for showing up! In 2020, when the world shut down and MIT went virtual ... substitution for the swim test. This is the only instance I could find of the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  what to pack for the dorms but non-extensive so pls don't blame me if u forget ur toothbrush

  

  that I sat down and made 3 years ago, before moving into the dorms for ... (emergency) energy drinks.  Drawer Organizers: For the inevitable ... 've packed absolutely everything you need for a successful college experience

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 8, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 4 the finale

  

  the world on the status of those sidequests. It seems that the time for ... some final percentages for these sidequests. Sidequest 1: Learn the ... while I was here. I don't really have any defense for myself, but in the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  is MIT looking for in the application essay." You do not need to take ... significant name recognition for the event at MIT, both in the LBGT and allies ... last Friday for early action?" And Andrea wrote, "For the standardized

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  premises undetected and without any trouble as agent june opened the door for ... disintegrates into Juans upon Juans. I was then shown my quarters for the next ... the latter task first, and joined the gathering for the Oscars (which I

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  looked at that first drop, I felt genuinely scared of a coaster for the ... Canyon that you went down on your back, which started out slow for the ... major roller coasters at the park, except for the newest one. Different

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the ... to the student body. Once I could be myself publicly, I was happy for ... happened in Maine” not only for the blogs, but for myself. But I don’t think

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s trending?: My Computer Vision final project Where trendy styles = adding styling to trend lines

  

  ! For those of you who aren’t familiar, Computer Vision is the study of ... category? This was actually the focus of an earlier project we did for this ... ’re interested, our write-up for the project can be found here! The ground

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 11, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  Early Warning", which I think is a great name for a party. At the East ... it was an official event and we weren't allowed to use the moat around ... dorms (yay for people making the most of Rush!). And there was Hall Rush

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  Media, and the universe it comes from. I deeply respect Chelsea for ... producing stuff for social media—and “stuff” is all kinds of stuff. The first ... . The focus was looking at how other people personalized their social

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

  

  weekend here, a whole four days before classes started, I got COVID for the ... vendetta against me, I was not chosen for the verified presale. It doesn ... , there is one clear trend: I hate being sick. I hate the idea of not being

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 26, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  I was taking a look at my calendar for next week, and I thought that ... seeing shooting stars for the first time because we’d gone hundreds of ... . Anyways, that’s enough about the very empty week that’s coming up for me

  • by Phi A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  crossovers in socal MIT Students Visit Caltech and UCLA

  

  we build a fort for the East Side Party, and the famous rollercoaster ... (the demonym for Blacker House residents) had a bit where they all ... ,126451,126452,126458,126457,126456,126455,126454,126453"] Exhausted from the pounding afternoon sun, Peyton and I slept for almost an

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 6, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  'd say that for the most part, people dress how they want to dress, there ... . I was wondering for the question 6 in the part 2 application about the ... need to contact admission office? If yes who. And for the essays I was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  joshua angrist shares the nobel prize! and the research is *so* cool

  

  MIT, won the Nobel Prize in Economics (officially, the 2021 Sveriges ... the Stanford Graduate School of Business). Officially, this prize was ... for “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal

  • by Phi A. '21
  • October 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... test dates, you will not qualify for the Match. If you have not completed

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  for the screaming. :X) Holy cow. Considering how I spent last new ... First time in a foreign country - the pace at which new things are ... new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  I participated in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) this past week. Though the acronym sounds awfully like UROP, the ... MIT students have the technical background and overall smarts required

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  planner for the Wyoming stop, I was excited to bring the college fair ... special for me. Jackson Hole High School was gracious to host us, and as the ... the trip—no small feat for the least-populated state! [caption id

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024