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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Invasion of the Stikmen Another invasion of MIT?

  

  week, I noticed something interesting on a crosswalk on Memorial Drive. At first, I thought it was just a random piece of trash.... but upon closer inspection I discovered this! What was that strange sticker doing

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  . First, an applicant should never assume something to be true about a ... (for which I still owe you the summary, I know) we had a group discussion ... shall remain nameless) responded with a flippant comment in which it was

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  things cost adult-living-in-a-major-city prices. On one hand, I want to go ... A couple months ago, I wrote about how to make money at MIT. Much to ... handling their own finances in a day-to-day sense. As someone who notably

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  Social Science to the Test - Field Experiments in Economics. From what I ... 's some information on what we're going to study: What is 14.11? 14.11 is a ... experiments in the social sciences -- both what these experiments have taught

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  On Wednesday evening, right before the first 8.01 midterm, I had an inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I ... up there, but since I am a solidly abnormal person, I dragged my friend

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a few things from civic media race in sports, human experimentation, and hidden figures

  

  people in civic that i work with, around, and next to. they are my honest ... in case you didn't know, it's currently independent activities period (IAP) at MIT -- between the fall and spring semesters, students get a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  defer letter and the deny letter each come in a standard #10 window ... in their applications to other great schools. Unfortunately, I suspect ... Massachusetts, do yourself a favor and have a fun, relaxing weekend... maybe check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  print “Hello, World!\n”; Everything you ever needed to know about me

  

  consistently took more classes than I could actually handle, culminating in a ... time of day. My name is Lydia. We have a lot to catch up on. I was born in Moscow on March 12, 1992, into a demographic hole created by World

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New Zealand, where I held a full-time job.  Most salaried jobs will withhold ... . Taxes are often withheld at a higher rate than what you actually need to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  world. (I kind of do feel like this is sort of a blogging rite of passage, actually. I remember reading Melis's ring premiere entry as a prefrosh and ... controversy. I would've loved to see a woman on the seal. It seems illogical

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home Away From Home Complete with Batman mask, kettle corn, and ticket stubs

  

  exchange that I had a lot of fun participating in. I don't remember where I ... (and the occassional Wii game) that I've always loved, from A Knight ... ) and a frisbee signed by the great Woodie Flowers! In front are a couple

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 4, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  visual depictions of my summer i've been a busy, busy bee.

  

  Dhabi from the sky- a city in an actual desert:   And I was home ... he was usually so full of. I took this a few days before he eventually ... ="aligncenter" width="487"] Cinnamon rolls[/caption] A few days later, I travelled

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 3, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  summer side projects a nonzero amount of them are final fantasy related

  

  [annotation note="a game that i'm independently developing in Unity ... [annotation note="i've never hosted anything from a local server before, so ... free time as you might expect with a 9-6 job schedule since i was always

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  introspectively thinking what I, personally, needed/wanted from a school and as a next stage in life. And I'm still not sure I have an answer. What I did ... luck, it was cancelled and I had to stand in a line with 300 other people

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  in a place like this. I'd be too distracted gawking around at the ... over me and hear the mosquitos buzzing around. I then sat in a classroom ... closer in the future. I decided right then and there I was going to get a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  being in pain myself. Undoubtedly a nice change, I must say. Having just ... still glad to be in it. When I interviewed for the class a few months ago ... ? Certainly none of mine. I faltered quite a few times in the interview and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Repilot A 10th vlogiversary for the 20th blogiversary

  

  thought I would largely contribute in a behind-the-scenes way, as I do with ... a breather from classes, Admissions Officers are in our seemingly ... 't have a lot of other work to do right now. But as I've been chatting with

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  a word without using it in the definition, I can only gesture at it ... , and I see an MIT friend in the face of a Torontonian. I take the subway ... . Freshman year, especially in the fall, I struggled a lot with being away from

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  everyone! My name is Alina. According to MIT, I’m a senior in Course 20 ... ...which may not be a big deal to most of you, but since I was on a ... ’s driveway, I thought it warranted a mention. It’s not like there isn

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  contemplated walking back to the shop in the snow for about half a second. I ... cool. I was wondering what in the world I was going to have for dinner ... giving a presentation, so I dropped in to watch) on my way to the grocery

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006