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• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  itself represents a new kind of hack. ... part of MIT folklore, hacks can tell much about MIT's culture and ... of the interdisciplinary nature of MIT. In 2005 MIT Professor Emeritus

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  Spring is here, which means we are nearing the end of Kresge lawn torment season. From August to March, the grass in front of Kresge is hit with an onslaught of violent offenses ranging from tents to snow, turning

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order: Purpose of visit: Notable cuisine: More specifically... Pre-IAP: IAP

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 MIT meets King Koopa.

  

  is the last day of my 5th semester at MIT. Time flies when you're having fun. More photos of the rest of the day coming soon. ... the good ol' days of Nintendo. The small dome with it's very own Mario

  • by Bryan
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Photos of Freshman Spring 📸 My attempt to take a photo a day for an entire semester.

  

  . They had little booklets at the front of the library for children to log ... , since I was still learning what my limits were outside of PNR. But at ... The summer before college was my last summer of being 18, and thus my

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • October 31, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United ... Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and ... Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the ... creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the
• Blog / MIT Life

  a house tour of mit sororities! meet aphi, axo, and theta

  

  Welcome to a tour of three MIT sorority houses! Believe it or not, sorority life is a thriving community here at MIT, with about ⅓ of ... few of our sorority houses here at MIT. Thanks for coming along!

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  Hello everybody! I'm still alive, I promise, just not at the computer. I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM EST to answer all of your questions about MIT in gory detail. What

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  mention that now? You may be surprised by how many first year students at ... surprisingly is the number of students applying to MIT that cling to that Hollywood fantasy. NEWSFLASH... NO ONE MAKES IT AT MIT/COLLEGE (OR IN LIFE

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  variety of reasons we have decided to take only one blogger at this time and ... I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  exhilarating. Let's look back at the two aspects of MIT and see how they applied ... When it comes to MIT you can put everything you do into one of two categories "for classes" or "in the spirit of having fun". While the two aren

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all ... now be both the most newbie admissions counselor/blogger and the new Bea ... radar (or I've created the perfect search terms to draw you here or one of

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  A Day in the Life (of IAP)

  

  fair held at MIT, but it's one of the more interesting ones. (In the ... Yesterday was the final Friday of IAP. IAP went by so quickly, and sadly I missed most of it! Determined to not completely miss out on IAP

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  felt like this was sort of my last real semester at MIT. this is ... always be someone there at all hours of the night and that when i was in my ... thinking about how a lot of people at MIT do so many different things and how

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  , and we placed 9th at our most recent competition out of 90 teams. Our ... Motorsports is a combination of all the things I love most about being at MIT ... post of his own about his time on the team, so now we’re bringing it full

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Competition Tomorrow Better than Battlebots! 2.007 competition tomorrow!

  

  Alright everyone, tomorrow and Wednesday are the days I am SURE you have been waiting for. In the Johnson Athletic Center at 6:30 pm, we will be having the first round of the 2.007 competition. Wednesday at 7

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  sessions of more than one student dance troupe late at night.  I’ve heard the ... Here’s a little tribute to lobby 7. Since my start at MIT in January ... coffee cup in hand, along with a horde of students and tourists, and I

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Visiting the Museum of Science science is cool

  

  the Museum of Science in Boston this past Sunday. I love museums, and ... outside of the Museum of Science on a Boston Duck Tour before the tour guide ... . When we got there, the first thing I noticed was that there were a lot of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  ’m kind of painfully bad at chess right now. I’m also incredibly sucky at ... recognizing and accepting that I can be really bad at things was one of the most ... requires a lot of concentration (at least on my part). Everyone knows the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023