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• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  , we are in the process of matching you to an MIT student host. If you have registered, you will have a host. (More on this soon) Speaking of ... . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  After my rejection from MIT in my prior post, I attended Cornell for ... —eat rejection for breakfast, I'm sure. For many, rejection can be debilitating ... even a literal game to conquer, in a pressing effort to desensitize

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  CI classes in your major: CI-Ms. I invite you to join me on this ... See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam?) paper was due on Friday. In addition to the two communication

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all weekend can be lonely. Fortunately, music can help. Which is why I'm taking 20 minutes off from working on genetics and thermodynamics to show you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Highlights Highlights from the Hunt complete with the first puzzle we solved!

  

  " Here's the first puzzle we solved, see if you can figure it out. 182 ... I'll leave you with some of the funny quotes from the weekend. Also ... jokes..." Brian: "The answer is SPEED OF LIGHT. Can I spell that? S

  • by Bryan
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  love dearly, to learn as much as I can and take pride in my achievements ... 't care that much about compensation. Of course, most people are not in a position where they can't care about compensation. And to be honest, a large

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  -of-knowing. but this class of people is, i suppose, special in that we entered mit at roughly the same time and grew in some sense of togetherness, and ... people i wanted to. but i saw a lot of them in those last few days of the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  further ado I present to you "Walter Lewin ESG Lecture" in all its 68 ... lucky enough to video tape. Covering topics from why he majored in physics ... ceased to amaze. But at this point I imagine you're anxious to actually

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this entry, Mitra and I'll probably be in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, preparing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  Modern Pastry in Boston's North End. Some of the student bloggers may join me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to ... be tomorrow (Friday) at from 5-7pm in Stata Center room 32-155. I know

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  ELEFANTES! Love you, Bryan Now back in the 90s, I used to have to rely on ... share with you today's email. It is very reminiscient of the letters I would write back in the days of old at WJ Bryan. To: [email protected] From

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Normalville

  

  team did better than we ever had before (yay!). Here are some puzzles you ... The Hunt kicks off in MIT's Lobby 7 at 12 noon, the Friday before Martin ... ...   Back at team "Lost in Space Waffle" headquarters, we came together

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  my undergraduate education! Phew.  What does that mean for you ... with you all, but I'm not really sure where to start, so I figure this isn't a bad way to find a starting point: ask me anything in the

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  calm you down/you think should be added to the playlist? Let me know in ... you find some peace through the storm as well. https

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  to say, except thank you Sam and Ruth! Oh, and Rick is kind of upset that you were in Milwaukee and didn't call him. ... DID YOU KNOW? John McCain is 2.41 Saturn years old. Funny story. On

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out with friends in the 4AB lounge, eat dining hall food in Simdin, and ... dorm, so you wouldn’t find any furry friends (besides Kaito, the Heads of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  Hacking at MIT is steeped in tradition and still occurs to this day ... code of ethics is: # Be subtle. Don't leave evidence that you were there. # Always leave things as you found them, or better. # Leave no permanent

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  to a warehouse club in the area. The house manager just delivered a ... to christen it with frozen goods in bulk. :) It's pretty economical to ... considering what you save by buying massive amounts of the stuff you use anyway

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  connections, even as a freshman. For those of you coming here in the fall, be ... 't being offered next year, but if you're really interested in the field ... happened this week. - Thanks to a freight derailment in Idaho, I spent most

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Trip to Princeton U Taking advantage of the three-day weekend by taking a trip to Princeton!

  

  works out that way. Instead, you have one more day to procrastinate and have fun! With this reality in mind, I went to Princeton University with ... ,000. It is the fourth oldest university, chartered in 1746, compared to MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2006