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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  , manliest beard you can in the span of one month. Leonidas is the patron ... sudden decrease in sunlight as temperatures plummet; and of course beards ... tradition known as the Novembeard ("No Shave November" in some regions, or

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  Leatherman in your pocket?) and I supported the window with a knee and both hands. From outside, I could see how the latch had to be adjusted in order ... out “Kresge Auditorium. Where is it?” I looked around. Were we on some

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  starts (in my case, when I was packing to come to Orientation!) I've gone ... , which I think is okay; we don't all have to find community in the same ... struggling to find time to write, but in the end I feel really happy: happy

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  exploring of campus, I'm not sure my body can handle much more of this. Let me ... know I did, and I'll see you in August for orientation! ... BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Share Your Story, 2014 edition How did you find out you'd been accepted? Was there any celebratory dancing? Please tell…

  

  dark ages of 2006 (in my day, I read my acceptance letter by candle ... the general store), I can still remember exactly how it happened ... , just didn't shower? Me too. But seriously, congratulations! In my 9

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  , I was comfortable with all of these tools, thanks in large part to the ... top hill (in hindsight, I wish they had made flag pulling worth more ... pops off in the final 8 round. I knew I should have listened to Chip and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I mean, I didn’t even think I was going to come here in the first place ... , to fangirl, and maybe to show how MIT can become a home for fellow I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  only makes this even harder: in a face-to-face conversation, I can ask ... an “uncommon piece of advice that I had heard or given”. And in that ... reason for this: I am me, and you are you. Everything that I can recommend

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  said. "This is one area where we're able to make an impact." You can ... , one of the MIT students who in September launched a $150 camera balloon into near space, will be photographing the spreading oil slick in

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  So in case anybody's unaware, I finished my project at the lab at the ... archives!" Boo hoo. I've read and tagged them all in four days. Don't be a ... traditional advising, and I turned out just fine. In a more practical sense

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  's tempered by the fact that I look so outstandingly bad in all of them. Still ... school on Friday Now, here's what I have to do in the three days I'm home ... succinct, complimentary and distressing e-mail I've gotten in a while from my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  lottery," he says. "I can assure you that that's not the case. I'd simply ... own consulting company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. One day, the story ... tickets worked. "I remember telling myself that the Ontario Lottery is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  sunset/sunrise swiftly flow the days

  

  some more work on campus. In-between work sessions, I wandered campus ... [annotation note='I actually first encountered this phrase in a debate case in high ... I've been very busy this semester; this is entirely of my own accord

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  international students.   As you can see by the photos, this was a grueling process. I could go through it step by step with you, but Ben's already ... ; The quality of the essays. I was constantly floored by the way so many

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  green building: This really was a terrible event, and I can't believe ... were affected by yesterday's events, and I hope that we can come out of ... I wrote a blog post about how excited I was for CPW last week.  Other

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Battle in The Bay a comic

  

  I'm finally all settled into my summer experience in ~~the bay~~ My 6 ... and I, we've really gotten to know each other. In between splitting and ... adult" in the "real world", I've been able to spend a good amount of time

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  what the day holds can be scary. Or exciting. Or overwhelming. You ... a time. Because today is special. Because you'll never be in this exact same place in this exact same moment feeling exactly whatever it is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  “What inspired you to draw your design” question in the submission form, I ... only one with an odd taste in graphic design. I got this email in the ... that they resonated with? To be fair, I wasn’t entirely lying in the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  This semester, I'm living in New Vassar, the newest undergrad dorm on ... never intended to live in a meal plan dorm. I'm kind of picky about my food, and my eating schedule is kind of weird. In particular, I'm annoyed

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  conquering MIT are really great, but in my humble opinion, the most helpful thing I can do for you is to connect you with things that will give you a ... about x or y, etc. The least I can do is try to make your research a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007