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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  , CJ and I promised that we would write a post full of wonderful facts and obscure lore about the history of the T. This is not that post ... photo is super interesting and contains a lot of historical elements

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  it to mud. Recovery begins in April, when it is no longer snowing, and ... environmental beef with repeatedly killing grass and then replacing it with sod, but the bond between MIT and her tents is unbreakable."]new sod

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  registration between July 1st and July 30th. From HackMIT's website: "Hack ... , hackers collaborate and experiment on software and hardware projects. This ... , and realize the projects of your dreams!" Head on over to hackmit

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  followed by a one-day sale the next day, to benefit the lab and its ... to you the enormity, variety, and grace of an ocean of more than 2000 ... from Random Hall, and the creation of an actual glass pumpkin. You

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  beginning, and would not mind getting a cut of the stock. But maybe anonymous ... ? It's finals season at MIT, which means no classes, no psets, and no essays - practically sounds like an MIT vacation, right? - and which also

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  Admissions has been deluged with calls and emails from students who ... , only your MyMIT Part 1 and Part 2 require no processing. Every other component -- notably teacher recommendations and transcripts -- requires

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  out there! Don't let go of your chance to fame and glory on the MIT Admissions page! :) Contest closes this weekend, and the winners will be ... year, with more excitement, a better prize, and more fame and glory

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Blogarhythms! All-blogger a cappella? Nope -- a CPW event!

  

  in 0.2 seconds, and then proceeds to receive many congratulations for ... worry (not that you were). Since I've gone and missed most of the period ... sex life, the measles.... wait, back it up. Since I've gone and missed

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  informative, interesting, and often inane e-mails. As she does a great job ... my fellow freshmen and I when we arrived on campus in August, only to find MIT's Great Dome shrouded in white wrappings and the hubbub of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  hadn't been grocery shopping for weeks, and after making a meal out of ... have to order out. Thank God for credit cards and the internet. Within a few minutes I had placed an order for Hawaiian pizza and a side of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  physics at all. I could be an electrical engineer, I could do brain and ... way through physics problems in high school, freshman year, and now ... sin instead of a cos!? Whoa dude, whoa. And then, a little later

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  alarm and looked out the window, only to see Simmons flashing, students leaving, and firetrucks parking. I watched the scene for a little bit and ... look a lot like pixels, and as such have created a scrolling LED display

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  . I definitely had an awesome time hosting events for Burton Conner and ... about all of the things that needed to be done in the next x hours) and ... a time when I'm not sleep-deprived and can argue with her without

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  about admissions and instead transform into a cozy place where we can discuss my three favorite TV shows: Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, and Grey ... becoming so advanced that they reach human-like awareness and rebel against

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  also celebrating his birthday today (along with myself and Ben's Mom, of ... front desk at Burton Conner, and often I'll see him while coming and going ... seconds, so I just blurt out a crisp, "Hey, Sam." And every single freaking

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  begins to buzz. Play hide and go seek with my alarm clock for twenty ... : Respond to emails and decide whether or not flip flops are appropriate given ... where Professor Grodzinsky introduced electroquasistatics and Laplace

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  from right after Dorm Rush ended. We had a picnic in the courtyard, and ... harnesses and had to wear helmets. I didn't manage to get a good picture of a ... this...thing. I guess it's a mountain of wood and furniture. Top: Rachel

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  've been in Germany for a little over a week now and I've already climbed 509 stairs, taken a four-hour tour down through Rhineland, and traveled over ... always has people smoking in it, and the lower room smells like it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  your age group and the journey towards college. As you guys are among the smartest and most thoughtful high school students in the world, I'm really ... blog, and I'd have to pull it if that happened. It's not that I'm not

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  .mit.edu as soon as possible to ensure that you know your MyMIT username and ... not have a definitive date and time when letters will be mailed, but it ... expect a large envelope and not a tube. Students not admitted will receive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006