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  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  the snipers: As you can no doubt tell, I was a little hyper by this ... years, it was understandably a big deal for me when last Sunday, in the ... Jeanne '13, I pulled out my camera and literally took pictures for about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  years ago and historians still do not know whether it was built for religious or scientific purposes. Image from the BBC. A similar phenomenon ... Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal with MIT. I was stressed, I was upset, and I made a completely rational and reasonable major life decision. I ADOPTED A SEVEN WEEK OLD KITTEN

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  of fun meeting a you future froshies in person. Today I wanted to ... kiddie things for fun but he didn't share those interests. Even though I ... around in the back of my head. I felt I wouldn't fit in unless my idea of a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  special. Meeting with an EC can be a lot of fun. I've heard great stories ... posted here.  For me, Educational Counselors or ECs are a special group of ... your interview. I say that NOT because I have provided them with a test

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things that are hard. Though not as hard as this.

  

  . I’m from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Furniture Capital of the World and ... were a Crayola crayon, I would totally be Dandelion- it’s clearly the ... quarterback for the Detroit Lions, though I was eventually was forced to give

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2019 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live

  

  we could not. As a former transfer student myself (not to MIT), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of you who were admitted: welcome to MIT. For those who weren't: keep on trucking. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  Infinite like the rest of campus. It's a historic summer at MIT, for ... the meantime, they have this sign up. Can you imagine what I looked ... busiest hallway on campus? No, really, just think about it for a sec. "Uh

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  went black, except for a little triangle at the bottom, through which I ... was that I couldn't tell time for about a week, because my phone usually ... roller coaster. (Where by "she threw it off a roller coaster" I mean "it

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  ’t believe me if I told you’ serendipitous moments that make up a normal day on campus, I can’t wait for summer to end. I missed you guys! ... ’s a great opportunity for you, it does make things much quieter on the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  17 Ridiculously Useful Tips Every Blogger Should Know i am the entire circus

  

  idea of section Three?" you can reply with "I intended for the ... faith." He thought for a few seconds, and said, "I hope I don't get to ... thought for a few seconds, and said, "Uh, I dunno." 12. Reference a piece of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  me a curveball: what do I do for fun. MIT may be known for its academic ... ” pictures, so I started looking for new angles. I thought, “hey! I’ll take a picture of my brass rat so I can say my MIT ring was at a national monument

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  . 3. Trying to order earbuds and a cast iron skillet from Amazon.com. I want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit ... reproductive cycle than I ever thought possible from Caroline '08, a trombonist

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

  Majors

  

  The other day, Katharine wrote: Matt, I have a question/concern. It ... extremely excel in. For me, I'm not an extraordinaire in any one subject, but ... relatively easy, even between unrelated majors. I switched from Mathematics to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  am very grateful for these tunnels as I travel from the T to my office ... , where I find this heart (it looks much cooler in person). Click the photo to view a closeup, and for the uninitiated, here's some history on

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  write it (this is my project, anyway, and I've been working on it for a ... absolutely love the fact that I came home from lab and baked a pie. It's so ... So the presentation that I was making Photoshop slides for last time? I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  I Finally Finished Intro Programming ...it took 2.5 years

  

  actually not required for the computer science major, and I was a comp sci ... can say with confidence that I have finally, after two-and-a-half years ... ahead of my peers, so this came as a disappointment. I resolved to take 6

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 22, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how i feel about ai-generated art from an artist's perspective

  

  because a computer can generate pretty paragraphs. The joy of reaching for ... poses a professional threat. I’m privileged in that I never expected to ... science from MIT. I’m uncertain how I would feel if this weren’t the case

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 11, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  neediness in terms of paying for college, are from middle class families. I ... . While trivia can sometimes be useful and interesting, I wish this ... Apprentice." Last week's challenge, I suppose, was from "Survivor." While this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  speaker talks and gallery shows + other cool stuff yay

  

  for the T in Technology, it also has a super vibrant and scholarly ... for gaming or otherwise, and I feel like those patterns mirror the way ... . I find it hard a lot of the time to fight climate doomerism

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 18, 2025