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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  because my friend Ariel '09 is writing a paper for Colossal Failures in ... is Parafilm? Parafilm M is a unique self-sealing, moldable and flexible ... a "dead fold". And as if this is not enough, Parafilm can be stretched

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  support staff, were funded in part by IBM, How is timeshare computing ... is stored, accessed, and shared across a network of servers on the ... from a similar concept called computer timesharing back in the 60's

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  ? Uh...so this isn't really so much a fact as something I was delighted ... thought that maybe scotch tape would be a better adhesive in this situation ... , which came all wrapped up in a bow. I took it apart and found each

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  in the eggs?" The answer is simple: we do not have a rooster. There is ... In April of 2018, I left home for a few days to attend [annotation ... school. The days I spent at CPW felt intense – MIT is a unique place and

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  it might provide insight. If their hair is pink because they are in a ... how fair the interviewer is, first impressions do make a difference. The ... student is not comfortable in his nose ring he should leave it at home. A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  The postmark/submission deadline for Early Action is tonight! How is ... , the Admissions Officers had a "mail opening party." In reality, it wasn't much of a party, but the title at least made the task of opening

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  in the Girl's Bathroom," one to a ranch, and a few others I can't seem ... accompanied by a frustrating mass of release forms. Regardless, it is my hope ... practices, a capella rehearsals, study sessions, and much more. Right next to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  You always have been hi everybody!

  

  's exactly how it sounds. It's remote so I have a lot of flexibility in my day ... invest more in my hobbies. Broadway! This is a picture of the final bows ... Prague also, so maybe this is in Prague? In January 2024 I Went on a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  straight for free “Thirsty? Need a Snack?” section of the room. Got drinks in ... ., and Th., ‘19, emerged in a grand procession. The leader, in a furry cap ... Knife’s beats seeped through. In a final attempt to capitalize on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  Dynamics, a fancy name for how aerodynamic is this {insert object ... , which is right below. I used a hexagon in my sketch and revolved the shape ... -watching shows in the dark hours of the night. As a nocturnal creature known as a

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition

  

  for each class in the entire term. this is because a lot of your grade is the final exam at the end of the term (in the summer term ... difference is that there is more room for a self-guided pace. concretely, this

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 22, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  ’m a lot better adjusted now than I was in high school, and I might have ... about designs and rationing our remaining solder, always in a delirium of ... .) In the morning when his mom saw me she began reminiscing on my and A

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  . “Melissa” and then “Help!” and then “Melissa” and in a much quieter voice ... around his small, money-sucking apartment, a pinprick in the vast mix of ... months, but you know how the calls have been going. And dad, well, is still

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  's not a priority. The only thing is that it's only offered in the fall, so ... that this class is exactly the same as a class in a different major ... -epiphany where I kind of sort of maybe started thinking about majoring in 2A

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  , which is good. we watch a lot of...interesting videos in lecture. last ... . and no matter how much people try to reassure me that being at mit is ... days than i was before. which is a good thing! i'm writing this directly

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  -hazing agreement, which also made me a little bit uncomfortable. MIT is actually ... 'll excommunicate you from MIT, lock you in a pillory, and melt the key MIT's nuclear ... engineering majors (do you know what an engineer is, really?), and a career fair

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  work, and life is good. But in the meantime, you probably want to do ... Blogs wide game of Funny Farm. It is pretty much impossible to solve ... with the phrase "On A Farm," which is connected to a bunch of boxes

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  are no trees and the sky is so big. i've lived in new england for the ... . seeing so much sky makes me uncomfortable in unquantifiable ways - i feel ... a swimsuit. but now, the beach is 2 miles from my work and i

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  most often about AFROTC is "but what do you do every week?" Cadets in Det ... Force officer. As a freshman, I'm in AS.100, and right now we're learning ... already had a simulated forward operating base set up, much like a base that

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  (which is coming up in a blog post very, very soon!!!). Soon enough, we ... to the ShowPlace ICON Theatre in Seaport, a super nice venue that made ... kind of what was going to happen, but it is SO MUCH BETTER watching the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020