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  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  's how it works. Every year our dorm pays for us to go on a really nice ... lose, end up dancing, and having a good time. Funny how these things work ... I'm ridin' on a dolphin, doin' flips and sh** Well, I kinda wish I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  Blahaj have in common is that they all disrupt the norm of how sharks are ... choking hazard to young children. Blahaj is a meter long, nearly body pillow ... understands.  While the adoration of Blahaj is a worldwide phenomenon, the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  .org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want ... undergraduate hackathons in the nation, is opening up its internet doors for ... Technique If you need more convincing as to why HackMIT is a must

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  . No, this is a fancier event. The handmade cups here cost $68. And I am ... “dearie” and how can they know I’m a “miss”? … I take an advanced math class at The Ohio State University and I am one of three females in a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  a storyteller, and although she is often fond of stating how she ... Professor Maier, teaching is not a one-way street. I believe she thinks that ... significance of certain passages, but she is never impatient with us - in fact

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of ... 're interested in film-making, you might take a class in it. Later you might hear ... , there is a definite geometric progression which takes place. The larger

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  quickly here at MIT is no matter what you think, you still get 24 hours in a ... things I think about coming to college is complete freedom in learning to ... in between. You learn a lot of these things through trial and error

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  this is a little abrupt, let's start from the beginning. In Burton ... a theme As you can see in that last picture, Dorothy is bad at ... first borns. The topic in question? Bathrooms. Apparently bathrooms are a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  notice that Cyclops is kind of a total tool in X2? I really liked it when ... would win in a fight: James Bond or Wolverine? "I'm sitting in lab right ... . This is the best recipe for soup I have ever tasted in my short life

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  2005 issue! MURJ is a student-run journal that publishes articles about ... Judelson) *Development Engineering: Are Engineers Making a Difference in the ... -Jen Lao) If you are interested in submitting a UROP summary, feature essay

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  (during CPW, if you stay in a fraternity, sorority, or independent living group, your host is the house, rather than a particular person). You ... first date - a list of things that the male is supposed to do, and a list

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  instrument. 1. Do you have to be a music major to perform in MIT's ensembles ... , private instruction. But all students with a serious interest in music ... to them in a given ensemble for the upcoming semester. The faculty will

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  of buzzwords, like a pufferfish wrapped in chain mail and festooned ... prospective students talk to each other. This blog is a huge part of that ... by an alien witch living in a dumpster on the moon a first-class online

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... just before you're told how the ref rules, the screen freezes and a voice ... selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  ’s advice on how MIT could best explore its historical connections in this ... , we must attend to some newly uncovered facts from our past. A distinguished member of our history faculty, Professor Craig Steven Wilder is the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  New ZigZag video podcast & behind the scenes An inside look at the new video.

  

  A new and different episode of ZigZag, MIT's video podcast, is up ... came up last semester over a lunch meeting at the Forbes Family Cafe in ... and Star in a classroom in Building 1, with Minh in her dorm, Mc

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  the point of a career fair is to collect job prospects, not swag. In the ... the floor space in my room. It’s now in cups on the desk, hanging from a carabiner on a nail, displayed on the ledge around my room, hidden in a desk

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep ... you guys, though - watch for a pretty important entry coming up about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a most beautiful camping trip it's always good to get back to nature <3

  

  dorm room, open my eyes for real, and take in the world. There's a lot ... , headed out for our annual camping trip in seven rental cars, with trunks ... Notch National Forest and State Park. It was a truly incredible trip: we

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 17, 2019
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does MIT help student entrepreneurs?

  and experienced entrepreneurs with skilled volunteer mentors. VMS uses a ... the entrepreneur(s) in sessions that provide practical, day