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• Blog / Athletics

  Go, ninja, go. A four hour tour of Boston, with Gilligan, and the Skipper too.

  

  've done a lot more running, I've read a lot of accounts from legitimate Boston runners, I've run (and paid for) a few other marathons, and I ... a lot of charities for whom you can raise money to circumvent the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  it for a while, which I have found both heartening and fascinating ... for a few, before dropping off the call. I managed a few small things ... the mountains. I am feeling rejuvenated after a good night’s sleep; I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  MIT may be wondering, where's my recommendation from Mr. Brown? How about ... ,000+ applications in a small space, so the filing can get a little crowded! When your ... ready for review. It takes a lot of time to do all of these steps -- think

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  a newly-bought laptop, it has already been rendered obsolete. Well, I ... 'm on to you, Melinda. In fact, I've kept the 2002 Time cover asking, "CAN ... 's certainly an honor for me to be part of an equation with Bono. I also picked

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  integrals for a little bit, maybe where they came from and gives some ... current teacher’s classrooms. I lose a little respect for teachers or ... working all by yourself, you can work on it for a whole day and end up with

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  mater. For Sylvester, who introduced the term, a matrix is where a ... ”. I don’t know where that comes from; my best bet is an abbreviation of ... words are used. I trace a lot of the influence in my writing from spoken

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  songs. Ready for It will never not be a banger opening song. I also ... , I find it really impressive when people can advance a narrative while ... can tell that it’s gonna be a long road I’ll be there if you’re the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  fraternity in Boston where I'm living for the summer - so I apologize if this ... intelligence.. etc. I switched from course 5 (Chemistry) to course 9 by getting a ... far.) How long you can hula hoop? Long enough. Anon asks: I have a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  name for a New Zealander"]Kiwi.[/annotation] I’m sure you’ve noticed the ... include:  my accent (“can you say no for me?”) my confusion at what a ... for once I wanted to be slightly more normal and surely choose a flavour

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  or perceived quality, because: 1) I don’t trust myself to make a ... happened to pick up this book from a store shelf and leaf through it, I ... for a real, substantive reason (which—yes—can be human weakness: fear

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  from a few years back: Recently my boss left for another job, and I ... ’ve reflected on every class I’ve taken at MIT, and chosen a few where “what the ... . Because of Baby Rudin and 18.100B, I can now say that I've stared at a

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Baseball!! a blog about baseball and internet games and embroidered hats and New Zealand Indie Rock.

  

  for a band I loved but had never actually seen physical music for in a ... I loved the band and I may never get a chance to buy this record again ... with it yet, but my roommates and I may try to use Simmons money to buy a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 4, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  , for fear of skewing election results) a statistician who moved from ... I am what one might call a "professional blogger", or what a liberal ... for Nate Silver; it was a public victory for scientific rationalism in a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  and with a full schedule. Here is a look at how I am keeping busy for ... different from the only other math class I have taken here, 18.02. For ... through a very enthusiastic presentation of the material. I can’t finish

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  semester's worth of film, but also access to three printers where I can print ... , the answer doesn't matter very much anyway. I got a 39 on my first math ... opportunities in classes and in clubs. I am taking SP.747-Creative Imaging, a

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  , curiosity, and persistence for it. I'd be remiss if I didn't give them a ... buy your own. It weighs a lot on your finger, too! On days when I'm not ... can at least have the ring to show for it. I'll let you guys play out

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Post-Finals, Pre-Graduation almost done...

  

  council for the year's graduating class buys a whole bunch of group tickets ... -campus and away from a computer so that I couldn't sit in my room refreshing ... finally, two days ago, I took a break from packing (how did I accumulate so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Revolutionary Technologies at TechCrunch DisruptNY breathing office walls and credit-card sized computers

  

  for a "wildcard" from the Startup Alley to pitch and compete on stage ... the story. Tickets were a couple thousand dollars. But, my friends and I ... minutes after it was announced. So, I made a script that would text me an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  House's Prefrosh Lounge for snacks, where we saw a junk food feast laid ... . During our wait for SafeRide, we saw this kickass (can I say that?) Mini ... it). Amused by the human boba targets, we asked for a picture. I didn

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  , where all my media stops: I was playing for the rest of the night and, as ... , for a Christmas special on how much it'd actually cost to buy all the ... videos from our fall Rambax concert, and a special Christmas

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010