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  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. In terms of my personal excitement level, I ... auditorium...and, well, you see where it's going. Now it's 6:55, and I ... small." 7:24 - I find the speech Neil's reading - where else? - on his

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  where you're going to live, REX is the perfect time to explore MIT’s dorms and pick the place where you fit in best with the culture and residents ... I'm spending the day meeting with my first-year advisees before

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  ago. i created a new world, i booted up survival, walked around in some caves, and got a few diamonds. diamonds! i won—and that’s where the story ... , playing minecraft in utter secret while my mom wasn't looking. i walked and

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Fam Takes the MFA Photodump of semi-artsy pictures ahead

  

  on display. I definitely had a few moments where I briefly thought I ... day. I can't remember for the life of me if this painting was by ... off the internet. Today was one of those instances. And by today I mean

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  In middle school, I repeatedly listened to Lupe Fiasco's hit singles ... out of Arizona/the only one who can save me is Rona," I riffed ... check if Lupe was in his office. I went to the fourth floor of building 14

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  matter is, as much as I love being in the Bubble Universe (where else can ... -year-old-brother) likes to come up here is to play in the Simmons Hall ball pit: (I’ll take what I can get.) Additionally, every once in a while it’s nice to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer in San Francisco Interning at PlayStation Network

  

  I spent this summer interning at PlayStation. The office was in San ... lock in my major—meaning I could change direction if I didn’t enjoy my ... . Plus, I’d be on the West Coast near my family, have the chance to live in

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  necklines, as opposed to 3 in a general snowman. Whatever, I thought. I ... paperweight!!!  This is probably my favorite thing I made in the class. To create this design, I collected some clear glass, put it in a mold (with

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  Devices and I worked in the Manufacturing Engineering Lab. So, see that ... Yesterday, I officially completed the 12-week Summer Undergraduate ... Technology (NIST). I never thought that I would find a place that loves

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  've tried the iHouse special blend of hot sauce. Where else during CPW can you ... This is going to be my third CPW, and all I can tell you that you ... Dinner! I live in this really small living group on campus (smaller than

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  can look into it for you, too. I've already been able to track down some financial aid answers for some other commenters, and I'm sure I can help you ... are your parent's concerns? If it would be helpful, I can have Nance

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  Did you know that you can't double-major at MIT? Okay, I'm just ... , because I should be listed as a year 3 student with a second major in VII ... . Personally, I came in with a meager 27 units of credit (and didn't pass out of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  O hai A reintroduction

  

  . I got a JOB here, people! In Admissions. Me. An adult thing. Here! The ... ???? I applied. I interviewed. And now, I'm back to where it all began ... - I majored in Course 20 (Biological Engineering) and lived in Simmons

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  volts - he blogged about it in one of his entries, but I can't find it cuz ... - sorry I can't find a public domain pic that I can post). In very much the ... playing in the background to keep from falling asleep), I completed my epic

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Linkdump: Smart Leaves, Burritos, and Shaq cool things on the Internet

  

  records in the dead ball era. Same for songs. I swear I remember the lyrics ... ? Probably. But that's outside my control. Where was I. Right. Notes. One of ... : There! Now you've got some cool MIT-ish stuff to see, and I can clear a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red Free art and how to borrow it at MIT

  

  that when I look at it, I can find some form of enjoyment in the visual experience, and I can find colorful peace in the few stolen moments I have with ... lived in the same dorm for four years but I have lived on the same floor

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  's my blog and I get to put words in your mouth if I want. That's a good ... minutes or so, I was convinced that he not only is the Best Advisor In the ... it into a perfect bow tie (where am I going with this metaphor let

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  ! (Also, I clearly couldn't bear to put anything in the F tier lol. That ... love languages, and I tested into Spanish 4 because of my AP scores in ... .  Differential Equations (18.03) → Rank C Chill class in terms of grading, but I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  were reunited. Where you might ask? Only at the Classic Arcade Museum in ... newest little brother in my fraternity. I departed from home at 4 pm in an ... Boston, we made a pit stop at the Classic Arcade Museum where I played some

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  backstory is that in EC, the singles are big and the doubles are small. (I ... had seen so many other people do. I don't know if this is common in other dorms, but I suspect it's so popular in EC because of room size, the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018