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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  you know. But it's a busy week in my life, between classes, choir ... DID YOU KNOW? The German language has two different verbs for "to eat ... parties, a floor-sponsored trip to some island in the middle of Boston

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  me in the photo. Here's another picture of it. As you can see, the ... I've been remiss in posting about Dorm Rush or Hall Rush, both of ... . In this case, a picture really is worth a thousand words, so I'll let

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  some puzzles for yourself, you can check out the archives, or you can try ... hints and thoughts in the comments thread that might help. Don't stop, you ... about the Hunt, one of my favorite events of the year. In short, Mystery

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common, but more EXTREME! You even see a bunch of people swimming in it all the ... DID YOU KNOW? Oprah Winfrey once dated Roger Ebert. So the Isar

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  rich multitude of student groups and activities you can participate in ... underground. Instead, I was met with this as the entrance: As you can see ... room that you could stand upright in, appropriately called "The Big Room

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  . Relish in it. Rule #5: Don't knock it 'til you try it. I can't say how many ... about MIT, Cambridge/Boston, etc... That way when you get here, you can ... . Now it's time to meet in real life :) And hopefully, you don't tell me

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  fairly regularly. In my years at MIT, I've seen sneaks of such films as 8 ... guilty. There are more than 15,000 high schools in the United States, and our office might visit 50 or so of them in a year. I know from talking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  many times as you can in four hours (bananas and Gatorade provided at the ... stories tall - I'm never really sure because, as you can see, the first ... So this weekend, East Campus hosted the Bad Ideas Weekend, which can

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  considered in the USNWR rankings. For that matter, you might not even be ... this meant: "I'm already up to my neck in BS, I just want to save my ... ? How effective are these systems? How is success measured? Can

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  arbitrary, and a two-month period before you can date freshmen kind of is, but ... 't realize that a power dynamic exists between you and upperclassmen. in your ... upperclassmen are only a few years older than you. in reality, you're an overgrown

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle just like the Torino medals. A much more close-up shot. You can see the ... . You can read a decent list of hacks from the last couple of years here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  enjoy doing as often as you can i am glad that loving games has brought me ... friends drank at bars decided that black is my best color played outside in the sun and in the cold played lots of games got back into hitting

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  until the end to see his really great advice for prefrosh! Melis: Can you ... studies on the bench top and in vivo animal experiments. M: How did you ... prize was a very pleasant surprise. M: Can you give a little bit of

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

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  people passing in and out of it. You fall in love unexpectedly with a ... situations you're about to jump into, especially in your freshman year at MIT ... again was right smack dab in the middle of finals week. Sometimes I like

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  islands located off the harbor. You can kayak between them, as students in ... since you won't have the opportunity to do that this year, you can access them through other means. That's right—until October 12th, you can take

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  quiet moments out in the rural English countryside

  

  city counterpart in Cornwall. you may be wondering why i’m here. i ... , you get the point: my home base this summer is a remote place out in the ... ’ve never been able to pick one place. i can see myself living out in the city

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  if you grow up in a Christian family, there's a huge price for NOT ... opposed the apointment of a chaplain, and, as you can imagine, a few ... in the universe?" pointed to it, and asked "can science answer this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  7 Rings actually just one but ya know

  

  textbook is too complicated. You really can't know it all. And sometimes ... smoothie. The Prism Explore the world around you often. Travel when you can ... You guessed it, I'm finally: And because there are literally so many

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 23, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things That Have Happened To Me Recently in no particular order

  

  can't seem to find a place that makes good ones in the area). I had ... find good links in huge articles. I wish I could tell you what articles ... .  I have this friend who, lately, will not stop replacing lyrics in

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  pretty-like (in color!). Before you look at that though, let's do a quick ... so we can use conservation of energy. Everything in orange is energy ... WARNING WARNING!!! Physics content ahead! If you're afraid of physics, well

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008