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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  the last six hours, and have another eight to go. But this isn't about ... considered liveblogging it - pictures of a near-empty terminal and all - but ... woke up, then I had a piece of toast..."). I have a camera and am willing

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Zone Cell Challenge Why work when you can hack other people's servers?

  

  . And with that much suck, I should have spent all weekend tooling and ... ). The Watchmakers worked in the Watchmaker Zone, and to help them test, debug, and generally try to break the technologies they were developing, I

  • by Evan B. '10
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Eye Of The Storm Reflections in the brief moment between the last hours of selection committee and the release…

  

  -decision-release onslaught of comments. It's eerily quiet, which is both nice and unsettling at ... reflecting on the class we just admitted and feeling incredible about it. We ... were not able to offer admission, and I am feeling equally sad about that

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  , thinking about turkeys, and then got depressed when we go online and none of ... with family, and eating. Luckily, the world didn't end because the CME ... meal with sweet potato soup, turkey and vegetables, and pumpkin pie. I

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  essentially. You pull up, lay out a blanket and watch movies like Corpse Bride and Grease. Temptations Concert - My mom is a fan of oldies, and thus ... , the India Association of Greater Boston came out and threw an awesome

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  your science class -- is still fresh in your mind. And this also allows ... Level 2), and one in science (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology E/M). You can ... suits you, and the science test of whichever science course you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  between the fruit-filled cookies known as Hamentashen and the fried potato ... after the debate for a reception with hundreds of latkes and hamentashen in Lobby 10. Event sponsored by MIT Hillel and supported by MIT

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  intended to write a week ago, between now and the party tonight! I don ... of Peeto '01 and his lovely fiancee Meaghan. He's one of our zanier alums, and that's from a hall that has a lot of them. I hear, in the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  deferred to regular action, and which students will be denied during this ... .I haven't gotten to see many student-friends lately, but Mike '09 and ... Jenny and I listened to while conducting important admissions business

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  Each year during IAP, MIT has it's annual mystery hunt, and teams ... course of one weekend. Freshman year, some friends and I decided to participate, and we had a blast. We've been participating ever since then, and

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  the SAT or ACT, 3 SAT IIs: one in math, one in science, and a third SAT II of your choosing. For you juniors and sophomores, I highly recommend ... science course being complete and fresh in your mind. And since you can take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  've been a bit sad this week, and many of you have been wondering why: "you ... look forward to bumping into them on the Infinite and watching them grow. Sometimes those people get in. More often (and truly, mostly because of class

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  's Taqueria is perhaps the best know Boston restaurant of the variety "cheap AND yummy." Anna's serves Mexican food, primarily burritos, tacos and ... to campus, and that's exactly what happened. Last night, before the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Highlights From The Past Week A post on birthdays and bad (but oh so good) TV.

  

  proposal and it went really well - I think we're going to be able to ... 't missed an episode ever and this is season 4. 6) I can't believe I'm going ... except (a) the parents are real (and well-acted) characters and therefore

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 14, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  coursework through programs like the AP, IB, PSEO, EPGY, and many more alphabet ... challenged themselves in high school and have taken advantage of their ... learn a lot, and we're going to think that when you come to MIT you
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  This year, Jeremy, Nikki, and I were in charge of the Admitted Student Welcome and Closing Show—two of the flagship events of CPW. Jeremy ... invite a student leader to help set the tone for the weekend and welcome

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All I Ever Will Be? on friendships

  

  tw: slight nsfw language and talk of objectification and ... of three girls I hung out with a lot and I felt like I understood them ... inevitably fell out and started on our different paths. In my freshman year of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 20, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  , as I hurried down the Infinite and out into the cold. “Junior year is ... .67 classes and a UROP all at once again (because come sophomore fall I’d take six classes and a UROP instead, and join several new communities, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  low points, but it takes a certain amount of humility and retrospect to not sound like an ass in doing so. I've got them all written down, and once I've had a chance to reflect and forgive myself for stupid mistakes

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  an anime fan’s dilemma am I a weeb? please GOD say yes

  

  friends"]60+ days[/annotation] of anime and have read tens of thousands of ... episode by myself—the few series I consumed here and there were with other people, and rarely, at that. So now that I'm home and fangirling intensely

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 15, 2020