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• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  states where it is illegal to do what at a gas station? 5. What famous 1972 ... famous for holding up a microphone stand without the bottom part. 3. What ... for Burton-Conner, a scholar of the history of technology, and a regular

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  I mentioned that I'm in the midst of a summer research program at the ... now. Requisite background information: his research project is to model ... Array (of radio telescopes) in New Mexico. This is what the Whirlpool

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT DDR Tetris on 6-foot LED Matrix "We did this because we were bored." -- Russell Cohen '13

  

  both, on a 6-foot tall LED display, thanks to three bored MIT students. Burton-Conner Tetris Battle (Burton Conner is the MIT dorm that is home to the creators) is now all over the web, having been covered, among other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  .T.) Chain Reaction What is the F.A.T. Chain Reaction? Better to see it ... a link, which is then connected to another link and becomes one giant ... MIT tracking shows a missing component, please fax it to 617-687-9184. Note that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  completed your standardized testing (especially SAT Subject Tests), now is a ... might want to be thinking about: If you haven't yet done so, set up a My ... 10) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Crotchets and Quavers The evensong tradition

  

  everyone else sings Sunday and at least one other day. A good choir is a ... Byrd Second Service (yes, it's a lovely piece). Choir is one of the truly ... , each meant to serve the every need of its students. Most of them have a

  • by Cambridge
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  such a great time here. My name is Kenny Lam, and I'm a current ... So it's pretty interesting if you take a step back and look at your life for a second. Whether you're a current senior and getting excited

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn ... : MIT had a subculture that was unabashedly nerdy, something I closely ... one night I was at MIT. This is relevant because today is both CPW, MIT

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Match Game

  

  articulate MIT's mission for the next 50 years (this is a topic for another ... research. Fostering a collaborative environment is an important part of the ... be autonomous. The competition is so popular, they hold it in the 1200

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  -time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... stressed-out over the SATs, ACTs, SAT IIs and EIEIO (a test only given by Professor O. McDonald), but you deserve a break today. Listen closely: drop

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  . Amazingly, the lab gave me a third of a beautiful office (which so far is ... and work, which I guess is the point).     At the top left is a view of ... succumbed to. At the top right is a cool mobile hanging from the ceiling of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  my dear friend Juhee. (Juhee, this is a shoutout.) REEEEEEEEMIX  So ... Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to ... retreated, and I woke up to sunshine and a gentle old man painting the Boston

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A hack, for cap 🇺🇸 spoilers-free

  

  their best work in the dark), hackers installed a Captain America shield ... months, which they started planning about a year ago after learning a new ... in the MCU (and is from the Boston suburb of Sudbury), seemed to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Nothing beats a wet beaver! Except, in this case, a wet Iona. Pictures!

  

  A-woo-hoo! Since the last entry was such a frickin' saga (tm Betsy Hahn 1999) of hardcore text, I thought you'd like to look at some ... title is actually the MIT women's water polo motto, I believe. I hope the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  Wednesday. It is driving me crazy. I started talking to my squishible monster ... being in a hospital while also managing being a student at MIT:   1 ... Services is super great about sending emails to professors and letting them

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  deceive you. Kresge is 1/8 of a sphere. I once walked by it and remarked to ... about the Institute. It's a challenge to convey MIT's vibrancy in a ... the office about a slideshow of MIT images or clips of MIT music to help

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  a policy and of thousands of human beings. Repeal is not, however, a ... Administration is reportedly reconsidering Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that allows undocumented students meeting certain

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come Together What do you believe in?

  

  a Stand. Burma (officially Myanmar) is a country of 50 million people ... beginning. There exists a popular webcomic called xkcd. Its creator: Randall Munroe. Generally the comic is true to its tagline. It's nerdy, it's cute

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PSA: there’s a new mit.edu!

  

  This is just a quick blog post to tell y'all that there is a new ... see here is just a beginning; we will be eager over time to find new ... is redesigning admissions and SFS. Elizabeth and I were both on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  . firehose: n "An MIT education is like drinking from a firehose," or so the ... is 2A-X, X being your concentration. It can be department you can argue is related to your major; common choices are 2A-6 (comp sci), 2A-4

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022