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  snip snip liberating the shoulder one free t-shirt at a time

  

  default to one of these shirts. Anyways, as I was unpacking my clothes for this semester I happened to stumble upon two fresh new victims. So, I figured I'd give a mini tutorial for any interested at home.  

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 28, 2025
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is CSAIL?

  When people think of MIT, they think of computers, robots, and internet—CSAIL is all of those things. The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  had a crowd of about a dozen Conner 2 residents all staring at a large ... , and settled into its new home. The first flight of stairs was no issue ... TV. As such, yesterday evening found a large majority of the residents

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  was super excited to take 2.007, which is one of the robotics classes at ... before I even declared Course 2. I was kind of downright horrible at ... ’t dislike physics at all (outside of doing badly on tests, I would say), so I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  Learning at MIT is not about memorizing formulas, but understanding ... uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote ... getting in the way of their schoolwork.
• Blog / Challenges

  lord, it is time for a blog post the huge semester has gone halfway by

  

  compounding nature of falling apart. I try my best to get ahead at the beginning ... interacting with Nexties at desk. I am reviewing a lot of my algorithms ... our discussions about it, which really drive at the heart of discussing

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 13, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  Heyo everyone! It's Mimi again! I recently became a member of MIT's Educational Studies Program, a student group that runs a variety of educational ... teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  paper, refill lead, glue, wood, drafting dots… Wooooooo – I arrived at my ... simply a dream. One of the most exciting things about partaking in art-related anything is the sheer range of supplies you get to use! Although all of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  One new section of our application this year distinguishes between ... the level of distinction. List any non-scholastic distinctions you have won since entering high school and indicate the level of distinction

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  at the tip, making it wider than the tip of the brush. I also struggled ... learning new words that are synonyms of those words that I already knew. I ... complicated areas of life and leaves it at that without trying to draw a line

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  burnt by the burn-out of too much work to do and I steer clear at the ... Harvard, and I noticed they had a TON of the new Peach Pit Album. Like, way ... area in an unknown city at NIGHT. Suddenly the reality of the danger I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  of my seat with excitement at the latest chemistry breakthrough. Those ... The first sentence is always the hardest. At MIT, however, it came ... fear of high places. I talked to my roommate until early morning, though

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  never stop. As new projects piled up in my face, I was of course excited ... . --- At MIT, architecture is one of the most personal educations you can get ... I’m standing in front of my presentation boards, trying to string

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  walked to campus today and let the mid-fall breeze bite at my face. i could see my breath misting in front of me. when i looked up at the sky, it ... point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there's something about

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  the stars over our heads and the dome at the back of our peripheries, we ... blissful summer. here are a couple of things that are making me very happy ... (quarter) slices of pizza from a place called Ernesto's on the same street

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Call For A Good Time a weekend of coffee shop networking

  

  when the MIT alum CTO of some hot new startup asks you how you know ... fantastic thing to be a part of. While scrounging for housing at the beginning ... , "Call for a good time." He showed up at the requested meeting place, and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  , used to get 'em Now you're getting fucking sick of looking at 'em.” such ... some friends over iap (aka january at mit). one of the more awkward ... ? every relationship is going to produce a decent amount of new anxiety. in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  since freshman year of high school, easily looking at my 6.006 psets and ... clue. Really all I know is that at the end of the day, I want to be ... of late and it has me feeling really guilty. Blogging used to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... everyone is feeling hosed right now - yup, and it's ONLY been 4 weeks of ... ideas. So, you all probably has heard that "getting an education at MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  fort I spent a fair amount of the rest of REX at, reopened. I filled out ... dorm you'd prefer living in at the end of REX. Also commonly used as a ... ’ve done at MIT so far (in terms of nonacademic work of course). I’ve learned

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025