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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  guaranteed admission, then be one of first to solve this year's HackMIT puzzle ... from around the globe. Over a 24-hour period from September 17th to 18th ... is the weekend to meet other enthusiastic hackers, push your boundaries

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s for dinner? The joy of cooking

  

  I no longer have to cook for myself. I haven’t yet decided whether or ... dining hall three times in the past two years, instead favoring to use the kitchen facilities that were available in New House to come up with my own

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  limited, and we didn't want to lose our first priority because we likely ... . right...? the first housing hurdle has been cleared, but now we need to ... it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  has been well received. People listen to what I have to say, they value my opinion, and they work with me to make change. As I talked with my friends who have graduated, they seemed to all mention a common theme: the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  first heard it being played during REX and continues to be an essential ... Berry — i taught my first dance workshop to this song! Vienna by Billy ... music is really important to me. i swear to god, without Spotify, i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  also a tricky one. My first reaction to reading this part of the prompt ... The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill out–housing preferences, [annotation note="First Year Pre

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  track of time. I flew back home to Pennsylvania for the first time on ... ,[/annotation]I want to reflect on 2023, but first, I want to set some goals for 2024 ... , Maryland, Maine, West Virginia, and New Hampshire Went to my first concert

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  instance, I carved my first pumpkin. My friend, Ola, took me to a Chem ... first incident, she acquainted me with the steps to follow. "First, we cut ... Growing up, I loved to mock tourists. Precisely, of those who would

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

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  The first speech I ever gave in my life was to the 1000 of you who ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... to not have events registered around the clock. It made enough people

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  multiples of three were a good rule to follow, I tried the 15th floor first ... , elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of ... particular hack was done to honor the 50th anniversary of NASA, which was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  holiday entertainment. As planned, we took a trip to Downtown Boston (first ... Sunday evening, the missing denizens of First East began to roll back in ... Note: this one is dedicated to the expectant EA applicants. Hope you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... note a few things. The first is that even though I have yet to meet ... , thinking that it sounds fantastic and you'd love it and you can't wait to try

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  certificate first.   Some of our programming readers might be interested to ... thinking about the branching paths we choose to take (or not), or how our new graduates might consider their obligations to their fellow humans. In a way, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  . Walking to the other side of the first floor, we pass by several common ... . Even before MIT announced its decisions to keep the first-years off ... first years to virtual dorm communities in the fall

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  library windows.[/caption] Next, I showed up to the first meetings of my in ... like my thoughts can be pretty weird. Maybe people mostly come to these blogs to see what fun stuff the bloggers are doing; maybe they don't want

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  .    Today I am going to offer my advice on how to approach the interview. First, it is your responsibility to arrange the interview. You ... interviews has changed (though Stu's advice on how to prepare for it remains

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  enjoying my first day off in quite awhile, and my blogging should return shortly thereafter. I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to ... , March 17 or Tuesday, March 3/18. Decisions will be available online to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  I'm always one to celebrate the more obscure holidays. After all ... importantly, the least amount of employers willing to accommodate a paid vacation day. I'm always one to shoot for the underdog, the least privileged

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  to handle. The cold though, especially up in the mountains, is ... ; soft fluffy powder (you NE folks will just have to imagine what I mean ... my disappointment when I'm eagerly waiting for a huge storm to blow in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  should arrive very soon! In the meantime, please don't forget to register ... them to call as soon as possible. There's more information for parents here. Update for Waitlisted students: If you would prefer to email us

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008