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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  , I turned the page, and went on, shuddering in a rising tide of despair ... two i's*. Or is it three? I can't add, remember? *Cross ... approaches infinity. Someday, I plan to teach a literature class that has a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  or other, so I probably won't get a chance to do it tonight. Anyway ... until I get a chance to get all the pictures together, here's a poem I ... bleachers that MIT can throw at us. One instrumentalist who I forgot to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey Sam's Mom dubs me Sami-stop-spleening-me!, because I am always spleening her.

  

  . I think the trailer's actually a little encouraging... it ... Very shortly, Sam's Mom and I will be on the road to Cambridge. So, I'll finish up this entry when I'm safely and comfortably back in room 224C

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  I thought I would share: 1. At a networking event, always wear a ... shouldn't break their bones. Hold it for a few seconds while making eye ... etiquette, MIT holds a Charm School for one full day during IAP. It's supposed

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  , we must attend to some newly uncovered facts from our past. A ... a brief break from committee to attend a live webcast and discussion ... universities is entwined with the history of slavery. Last spring, I sought Craig

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

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  completely normal. But I had an explanation for a hidden costume all worked out ... are all very welcome. I hope it helped you chill a little about the ... , since I don't actually have one. I do know a freshman or two who has

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  . Maybe I'm a little crazy, but isn't that just too cute for words? :) The ... entry, I'd really appreciate it if you took a moment to vote for it online ... Congratulations to the future class of 2013! I'm looking forward to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  institutional memory cruft are cool!

  

  student group run for more than a few years, then? one possibility is that ... continuity, like living groups. other groups collapse, often from a cascade of ... officer forgets to transfer a mailing list. i've seen some success with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  remain. I also saw a freshman for New Orleans. The mall that he did his pre ... time for everyone; I've been at the verge of tears over this awful, awful ... charged with admitting a Class of 2010. And even for students who have had

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  How to Perform an Organ Transplant Doctors agree! "This is really the only guide we could find online."

  

  hope! Maybe take a trip to California, or something. I don't know. I don ... -Haul.[/caption] Step 8b: git sick Become incredibly nauseous to the point where you can ... "][/video] I, Giorgano Giorganna, have a reed that I know is right and just!

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • August 4, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  Happy New Year! I hope you guys are having a great 2008 so far ... Action is simply a reflection of this. Snively I mentioned in this entry ... particularly awesome, although I can't afford it. :-( That's About It... We

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  science has progressed to the point where we can predict solar eclipses and ... best not written about on the blogs. Some of these phenomena can be ... artery/highway/(insert metaphor/analogy/figurawhatever here - hey, I'm not

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  Every IAP, I travel. I can't help it. There's this wanderlust ... place really like? I was there to teach a renewable energy course at ... questions from eager kids. And their final projects were mad cool. I lived

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  that I find left out for the taking on a table in lobby 10. Emperor of ... about you, but I love to be reading a few books at the same time ... This is a quick read and I read it one day after complaining on facebook

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests, Secondary School Report, evaluations from teachers ... you. Obviously, the greater the distance from your high school studies
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  from the applicant. I’m taking tests in January, will these count ... Admissions at this time to check on any such documents (there is a time for ... . You may use the SAT Fee Waiver, the NACAC Fee Waiver, or a letter from a

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  recreates a rough version of an Iron Man suit using parts "borrowed" from ... :   As you can see, there's a such a wide variety of creative ways ... Meet Riri Williams.   Riri is a fictional 15-year-old black

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Mac4Change MIT students raising money to feed the homeless on Veteran's day

  

  message and empower students like us to believe that they too can make a ... I wanted to give everyone an update on our campaign to feed the homeless that I started with my friends last month. On November 11, 2015

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly ... was known primarily for two things: 1) being an absolute hardass of a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  New year's eve here in Karachi. Assault rifle fire is really loud. I can hear the pings of bullets landing in the street. As long as the electricity is flowing and the guns are shooting, I'll be awake in the basement

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008