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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  -January. Wednesday I’m done with my last class at 3pm, and return back to my dorm to take a nap. 1.5 hours later, I wake up and start frantically packing. I call an Uber to get to the bus station, and get stuck in traffic. Rush

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  Last month, tragedy hit MIT. That week was chaotic and emotional. Rhythms were broken, routine thrown for a loop (or many loops), and I spent ... scheduled for Wednesday, and classes were cancelled in anticipation of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... your legal name and the Office of the First Year may use your preferred
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  today, while my friends and I were walking down the river to Trader Joe’s. [I’ve been planning for a while to have a midlife crisis and switch to ... classes that fulfill me instead of the ones that are required, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  so hungry and then I wasn't hungry after I ate the good food" "Juicy ... about the event and this is what he told me: "The Next House Thanksgiving ... seems to have grown each year. This year, we had around 70 signups and we

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT in honor of International Women's Day

  

  Less than two weeks ago, Caroline Chin and Kamilla Tekiela (both ... MIT, sharing and analyzing the findings from an extensive survey designed and administered in 2014. The takeaway: young women at MIT are every

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  A Faculty Dinner We invited our favorite faculty and staff to our hall for an awesome dinner!

  

  students, and friends! This year we had over 16 different faculty and staff ... lounge for the occasion, and we spent the whole day cooking in the kitchen preparing food for our favorite professors and instructors

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  see my comrades and I could sense that their resolve matched my own. A shrill tone broke the silence and my adrenaline spiked. In a frenzy, we ... fellow soldiers. The fighting lasted for 15 minutes and I grew soaked with

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  . Except that it's a little bit warmer. And a lot more humid. Not nearly as ... complaining. "I hate the winter. And layers. And bulky winter coats. And static electricity. It has no right being this cold out if it's not going to snow." And

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class-tastic

  

  classes this semester -- and so far, it's been great! I only have one class on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and two classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. My classes don't start until 11 AM each morning, and I have plenty

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  comfortable riding a bike, I was nine years old, and In the past decade I have ... control of the bike and threw myself off before it fell into a rock pit) and ... control of the bike and slammed head-first into a bush), With a lot of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  I took part in HackMIT last year, and it was a great deal of fun! I ... mentors, and tinker around with lots of new shiny gadgets, technologies, and ... ’re Shannon P. ‘20 and Jierui F. ‘20, and we’re on the HackMIT organizing team

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  opportunity and artistic statement. Think of it like that classic episode of ... same story is told, in turn, from the perspective of Rob, Laura, and ... , economic analysis of Bono's visit, my entry is about rock concerts and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  SNL and Ghostbusters and others) was doing a show at MIT and that ... didn't get chosen in the lottery, which was sad.   AND YET shout ... ), she came down in the audience and made fun of people for about twenty

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia

  

  and 24 (but not 13, 19, or 23) n 1 and 24 (but not 13), that important ... on 3/14 around 2 p.m. I found out I got into MIT. And now, after all ... after graduation)—and yes, I've witnessed these responses in the wild

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  somewhat arrogant and definitely premature [annotation note='Link to previous ... the MIT dorm kitchens and subjected on campus students to a dining hall ... to shutdowns, and some people lost their sense of smell due to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert ... year's Spring Concert will be hip hop stars Fabolous and Lloyd Banks ... Fabolous from his songs such as "I Can't Deny It" and "Breathe," and you may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  webcast. There's also an awesome accompanying liveblog by Janet G. '27 and ... fall, I suffered a brain injury and stepped back from my role for the ... , supporting my team the way I had hoped, and taking a backseat overall. But, it

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  tonight where we were wined (21+) and dined (everybody!), danced, and ... we are nerds that are totally socially inept and get all flustered, panicked, and uncomfortable at dances. This stereotype is widely disproven by

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments, UROPs, field trips, and OMG HP7! The most awesome blog entry ever. Because...okay it's probably not. But it's all about how…

  

  watched the show from first airing you'd notice how she didn't fit in and ... really forced feeling. I didn't think she could act well and just thought ... her infractions and all in real life. Okay, no way, Ana Lucia rocked

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 20, 2007