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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  pumpkins) in a tent on the Kresge oval. There is a one-evening showcase ... year to share with you. The pumpkin patch is handblown gradually over the course of the year in the Infinite Corridor basement, each pumpkin

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  blowing so hard that my new umbrella broke in 30 seconds, and then I was ... , and I got soaked from the knees down in the torrential rain. And then I ... , and so I'm sitting here in the cluster trying to figure out the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  Hey, cool, my column's in the Tech! See? My column was a response ... anyone else ever run into the situation where people know who you are but you don't know them? It's a very odd feeling. I'm still at the point

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  So, I'm back in the office after this weekend's wedding. It was great ... tie the knot. If you're wondering what a random sampling of MIT alums 3 ... -listening hotline, for the score. Nightline's greatest service is in peer counseling

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2005 Economics Nobel MIT's intellectual monopoly over game theory knowledge continues. (~9 pictures)

  

  , the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005 Nobel Laureates in Economics! -- and -- Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C ... -- he received his Masters and PhD from MIT in Course 18: Mathematics

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  you tend to notice and find significant in life are partly reflective of ... people start to become super jaded. Have you gotten to that point yet?” I ... yourself that you’re living out a rare and coveted opportunity, and generally

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found itself hacked. Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl More photos can be found here Update (11/19/06; 2:08 PM) The cultural reference for that symbol goes

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Reunion Weekend MIT alumni return to campus.

  

  actually was out of town this weekend, so I can't blog about the Reunions ... [baseball] pitching biomechanics in the world."Andrea Wong '88 - Executive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  first snow it snowed on campus

  

  in Cambridge, MA. Wherever you are in the world, please take a moment ... outside my own dorm window[/caption] It doesn't snow too often in my ... 'll be leaving in a few weeks, along with most of the other students on

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  elephants what I've been up to

  

  of this. But this blog post is about the elephant in the room (read: elephants outside my room). In an effort to not get so over-burdened with ... to dumb it down make it my own. Here's the week-long process, in photos

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 27, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  in elementary school terms, when you were choosing teams for dodgeball ... ’t particularly talented itself. You see what I mean? Nutmeg: out. Mustard: in ... carbs after a tough run and I’m not in any mood to assemble it myself

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Into the Sunset [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] My fascination with color guard, and participation in a colonel's…

  

  ROTC Color Guard was something along the lines of, "You see that man over there? Make sure you show him your full respect, he's the top Senior NCO in the Air Force." Both men instantly had my respect. One of the many

  • by ROTC
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for her ... Transnational Cultures. Video of the latter is available in the Language Learning ... ; Ashima's first years of marriage in America; the Ganguli's trip to India

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  celebrations in New York City. I returned to Boston last Sunday (which happened to be my birthday), and what do you know? My train broke down! I spent ... late for my birthday dinner at Kashmir, an Indian restaurant in Boston

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  international development" from an economic perspective in previous courses, and ... 's always nice to see the median voter theorem in action. What courses would you take if pre-requisite classes weren't an issue? Browse here. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  In my email this morning: The Howe & Ser Moving Company cordially invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... with which Fleming has responded. In their honor, we wish to afford them

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  see what it was I wrote about one year ago today: For those of you ... applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4-5 reading days each week, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery Potato martinis at the courthouse

  

  potato-tinis for dinner. You put the potato in the glass, and then add ... Saturday at the Moakley Courthouse in Boston. The event was a smashing ... 's the lobby where people mingled and waited in line for their rings

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2005
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

   page. Superscore If you take the same test multiple times, we will consider the highest score achieved in each section. We do this in order to consider all applicants in their best light. Students should report official full sittings
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  I think she did a great job! All in all, this has been a really ... MIT and surrounded by such amazing people who can pull off such awesome projects. I'm happy that I can call this place my home.

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014