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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  though we haven't meaningfully updated our web page in two and a half years ... kitchen--sink, cabinets, two refrigerators, stove, and oven. No lugging a ... burrito, or that you shouldn't put pita chips in the oven and then forget

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  decided to take matters into my own hands and e-mail Professor Christoper A ... science and engineering (Course 3).   Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 17 ... undergrad in chemical engineering and I have a question that none of my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  crisis at and across the United States' southern border without ... applications, educations, and most importantly lives have been interrupted by a litany of disasters and/or disruptions: fires, blackouts, strikes, typhoons

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  summer projects at the National Institutes of Health (I’m close, but it ... savings of about $15 and a tree or two that I achieved by using a refillable mug), hanging out in New York City, and more. I’m really only getting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  Hi. I’m Andi. I’m twenty years old and already a pigeon addict. It ... tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure ... eyes, took a deep breath, and flipped to a random page. Little did I know

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  Mouse and you realize this dude created an entire connected universe where he ... cluttered desktops that got too unwieldy to organize. And then, I saw MF DOOM died, and I was shocked. Not just because someone died, but more because

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Indiscipline Taking a break from finals studying to explain what I've done instead of finals studying.

  

  faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their ... Yo, I've been getting a lot of questions lately in the comments and I ... questions and not on thermodynamic principles running subconsciously through

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  have degrees from 3 different colleges and all of them have students ... California and it's 27 degrees right now and it's almost April. Not everything ... of delight for some, and anger and confusion for others. Guidance

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  wrists, back off, spin 360 degrees, do a front flip, and then pull while ... a year since I've graduated and I'm happy to report that real life isn't as difficult as I thought it would be. Just pay your rent on time and

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  is not a particularly interesting age, and the past year itself has ... might usually have. There's still something about the turn of the year and ... reflect on the past year, and look forwards to what's coming next. Where are

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  great state of Hawaii. (Embarrassing moment coming...) Star, you are so ... perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall ... , Marie, Daniel, Muhammad and Ryan (just to name a very few of you). For

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  which I cheered and Sam trumpeted -- and, due to a malicious ball of ... ) in late September, and that I was outside from 2PM-5PM, I'm pretty sure it's physically impossible for anyone but me to get a sunburn. And yet

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  butter and jam, sodas and juice, cheese, mustard, apples, oranges, cheerios, granola bars and a box of organic alfalfa sprouts that appeared in no ... sustenance of a third-grader who ate nothing but lunch and slept off the sleep

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  , something especially appreciated at an institution notorious for being one of ... simultaneously is a blessing and a curse -- it takes the pressure off of work much ... Boston roughly once a month to go out and eat and explore the city. But

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  This past weekend was the legendary Campus Preview Weekend at MIT and ... went.) I was instantly stunned by the campus and the intriguing ... getting settled in my host's dorm at New House 2, I was pumped and ready to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  , most students take the General Institute Requirements and learn that the ... lately is that MIT is a competitive and cutthroat place, and that ... instance, many people in Boston do like the Red Sox and say "ah" instead of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  's something to write about on a very cold rainy day, and b) I have some really ... and solve problems. Although a lot has changed since White was a grad ... takes away from the Institute. Hence tests. In Laura's entry, Eric asked

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  “So, what HAVE you been doing?” less sad shit lets get a lil more hype in here

  

  ...my human-ness? I guess. And so it was just so lovely to be in that state all ... there's also a lot of incredibly fun and freeing things that I've been ... keep my blog life and, I guess, like, party/hookup culture life separate

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  This IAP, I’ve gone to Brazil!  I’m taking WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity. It’s a class focused on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Brazilian culture, with tons of readings, movies, and museum visits each week. The

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  your role models. They are rock stars and movie stars and talk show hosts and the fabulous glamorous divas of popular culture. Got it? Now imagine that they all convened at one place to throw a huge concert, and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013