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• Blog / Hacks

  Hacks and meta-hacks

  

  took pictures. I'll also summarize the pictured hacks for you. It's been ... A few nights ago, I was walking down the Infinite Corridor with two of my hall's freshmen, when one of them noticed something odd in the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  dorm, Burton Conner (BC), which was under renovations for the past two ... president at the time envisioned a "House Plan" for the residential system ... the residence hall. This priority system made it difficult for large

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  percentages. But for the time being.. This Semester, I... ...participated in an ... . ...got a job for the first time. In fact, I got two. Having never worked a ... for the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair. Essentially, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  ="attachment_113647" align="aligncenter" width="768"] The master at work.[/caption] For those of you who don't know, this is what a pony looks like: [caption id ... jump over anything less than a gilded fence.[/caption] The instructor

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Eating Too Much Cake Just kidding, this post is about physics

  

  thought that it would be more of the same; but I couldn’t not go, for it ... simultaneously was not good enough for me to take 8.012, the advanced version of ... that this is the case for many frosh, in many different colleges. It’s a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Rediscovering en Plein Air Painting by Elisa X. '26, MEng '26

  

  , organizing logistics for MIT Science Olympiad, sailing on the Charles, and even ... -tripping to Vermont for a [annotation note="The Great North American Eclipse on ... crafting art pieces in the studio. For these artworks, I would thoroughly

  • by Allison E. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was flying east as I stared north at the city I now call home, and the Charles River and the bay glittered like uncut gems in the light. It took me but a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  typical pitch for a CPW event, thanks to the winning combination of gluttony ... shot of the Boston cityscape. If you look closely, I believe you'll see ... As promised last week, I'm presenting the winning entries of the CPW

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  that are open to the entire campus community. Be sure to look for ... addition to providing opportunities for sisters to go out into the community ... to benefit various charities. For more information, check out the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catching up What's new? Lots of things. I just haven't told you about them yet, because finals…

  

  to say. And it's still in the running for actually becoming my major ... . Basically, we send a bunch of people to another school for the afternoon where ... AP class, remember) for him. Mrs. Lyons, the chem teacher, told him he

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  summertime! and the livin's easy?

  

  myself. Suspiciously chill these days, for the most part. Dancing in the ... . Like, I can enjoy it, but I do it more for the end than the means. Given the choice of someone cooking for me or I cook, I'd almost always prefer

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 15, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  change the way you think about writing. I keep Orwell's rules for writing ... .   But the same is true for college essays, as Orwell doubtlessly ... in library science: I am honored to apply for the Master of Library

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  . Don't spend your time looking for the Admissions back door. No matter ... it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber ... , the more I get the "yeah, r-i-g-h-t" look. So let's try another tactic

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  is not that I myself am not the gender I've been assuming for the past ... people you know are going to be your classmates for the next four years ... mistake them for the opposite gender. But if you do, don't worry - everyone

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  leaves me yearning for a do-over, a second chance at the past four years ... hope for myself and the world as a freshman and sophomore and regrettably ... prepare myself for the abrupt goodbye, where one day, we will all get up and

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  cooking. I was once on a meal plan for about two weeks at the start of my ... for food I didn’t even find that good. So, I’ve spent the last five ... spread. Look at that flick of the wrist. The power is indescribable

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  ? How do students make time for research during the academic year, or do ... thinking over memorizing in the physics classes? Yes. At least for the intro ... ? If you look at the math department course catalog, you'll notice

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Admitted Students A quick update.

  

  Beginning today, admitted students can log into their MyMIT portal for new content, including a Class of 2010 guestbook directory (post your picture!). And also, feel free to use this fresh comments space for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  wrote: "I think I'll ask the admissions office to consider me for ... difficulties trying to save money for the SAT and TOEFL exams. At last, I have the required sum, but there are no free dates for TOEFL till early

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  . My saving grace for the past few weeks has been MIT time. Every class ... here. I’ve started to use Google Calendar for the first time, and now ... -dilated, where I stop and think for a second and look back at how much has passed

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025