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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  and can still multiply and divide just fine in her almost-senile 90 year ... siblings), and I find that I can't really relate to that at all, and perhaps they can't really relate to me either.I'm not used to having lofty career

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  short. Filk music can be awfully hard to define. Strictly speaking, it is ... offbeat music with a nerdy, fantastic or science fiction theme can qualify ... ," and Leslie Fish's "Hope Eyrie" can all count as filk, depending on who

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  dorms on campus where you can paint your own walls and string up your own ... our dorms. You can find references to comic books like Transmetropolitan ... day of psets, papers, and reading, how can we not take some time away

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  . Mmmmmmmmmm, you can practically smell the radiation. I think what really drives ... on the same sign, together, you can bet that there's some serious stuff ... , you get pwnd in the face by Nitrogen. Surviving an explosion can often

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  process and your talents can be considered with your other talents in your ... activities/accomplishments can be useful, particularly if it is an usual pursuit or it requires further explanation than what you can fit in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  to MIT can be a barrier for those of modest financial means or those ... attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... intention of this process. There is a big difference between "I can't afford

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.

  

  students can choose to go to any available MedLink for help. When Med ... while I ignore the box o' meds under my bed and see if you can hook me up ... room of Urgent Care, a triage nurse came out and said, "Yoshimi? You can

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  think I have a fictional character crush on Piz. I can’t help it, he ... season is starting! I don’t know for sure, but I’d say you can expect to ... application proce[ss]. I hope you can help me. What do I do with the teacher

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ice cream and an onion Chun Li, pirates, magnetic poetry, and an RLC circuit.

  

  real requests.) Can anyone guess who we're dressing up as? 2 cookies if you can! Sam   I was so excited by the prospect of this costume ... 't know when Simon ever carries Paula around like a new bride, but I can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  bring to this process and your talents can be considered with your other ... can be considered with your other talents in your application. Send this ... are something unique that you bring to this process and your talents can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  of now I think you can make local calls for free. If you're like me ... can 6. Ethernet connection 7. Cable connection 8. Closet space 9. Desk ... the price. You can also look around your hometowns for used bikes or ask

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  departments, labs, food establishments, and more. You can visit the Admissions ... that aren't on the tour, and, of course, some friendly advice. We can ... campus can be difficult to navigate for first-time visitors; and parking is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Xanga Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part one.

  

  with only one or two people. 09. I can't live without lipgloss. 10. I can ... can be mean when I want to. 26. My dreams are bizzare. 27. I paint boys ... . 47. I wish i could take control of my emotions. 48. I can't wait till

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part One Photos and commentary of a sample floor of the East Campus dormitory.

  

  relatively lax spatial restrictions placed on residents (we can paint the walls ... tradition over time. If a hall wants to be known for something, it can be ... -- so you can gather opinions from many sources.) I should note that there

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  asked, Is it bad if we can't understand what most of this actually ... or RNA, and I can do that using a variety of methods. 3. Danielle asked, Can we install our own window ac in any dorm room on campus? and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  since you can declare yourself "undesignated." I've done a lot of thinking ... 's limited to 100 students in a lottery. So, we'll see if I can do it. I ... 's pretty awesome that during your freshman year, you can have a world

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  one of your comments, and I can't answer every question right now, but ... planned). I think you can call next week as well. The number to call is 617 ... - but there are still a lot of you and only a few of us. Can my parents

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What did YOU do this weekend? Laura's jam-packed-action-filled adventurous fin de semana.

  

  . Why? Because it comes with a side of mashed potatoes. You just can ... toy presentation, and you can tell right away that she's really easy to talk to, even about topics that can make some people uncomfortable. Some

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  So, being an incoming frosh, there's really not much I can talk about ... freshmen can make a more educated choice about where they want to live. Of ... this page, you can click where it says "Go to visit [insert hall name

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  scarier without friends. It can simply feel awkward fumbling to navigate ... moments are important. You can make memories and build connections. But, in that same vein, I think the benefits can also be reaped from solo

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 6, 2024