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• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  between WOOOOO I’M DONE 🥳 and [annotation note="'It’s a terrible day for ... sticking for a new, outside-of-work challenge. I could go buy a Pogo stick if ... easier (and for others, perhaps harder), but with a nice load of executive

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  “someone needs to get fractal161 on green building tetris someday” it's tetris two electric boogaloo

  

  group rehearsal for a piece from Hollow Knight: Silksong (it was Red ... This is a follow up to my first Tetris on the Green Building blog ... .org/blogs/entry/the-holy-grail-of-hacks-returns/ Also, the code for Tetris is now open source for you to make your own

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 15, 2026
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  somebody can feel like shoving a gift in their face that they didn’t ask for ... summaries at three a.m., since I am much too soft-hearted to watch horror for ... I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about gratitude. That’s not to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  This is a really difficult week for every single student at MIT. I do ... pictures of kittens and cats. I hope that you are okay, and that this helps a ... are all alone sometimes, you are not alone. MIT is here for you, the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  I should be studying for my 1.00 and 3.091 exams right now...but I'm not. It has been a while since I uploaded a video, I have a lot of footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  for this lab: "You just graduated from MIT and are traveling around Europe for the summer before going to grad school. You start talking to a ... building a robot for a robot-wars type of competition, and have been having

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a ... years ago and historians still do not know whether it was built for religious or scientific purposes. Image from the BBC. A similar phenomenon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  've been dealing with work issues, and have been in California for the last week and a half recovering from wisdom teeth surgery. I just had my stitches out this afternoon -- *VERY GLAD* to be done! I'll be moving into a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  research for the past three years in a UROP with Professor Robert "I ... turned in a problem set that was 47 pages long. CPW rocked it, yo. Special thanks to my prefrosh George for being really independent and finding his

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  is GORGEOUS outside, and I am a sucker for warm weather. Winter is nice ... I was going to spend a couple of hours today formatting the many amazing pictures from last weekend and writing a super-awesome entry about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  for the spring. I was given a slot in the French 1 class and am pretty ... semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester ... a day, five days a week, but the benefit is that you get an intensive

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in ... gathered not only for a kickoff speech (announcing the theme: "Normalville"), but also for a giant kickoff puzzle! Construction paper "meteorites

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin ... . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  completely normal. But I had an explanation for a hidden costume all worked out, just in case anyone gave me a hard time about not dressing up. Ready for ... 'm a resistor for Halloween! What are you?" It was more of a well

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  I went over to East Campus for a rush party (and because Random always ... 'm looking for a large sample size, so don't be a lurker -- tell me why you ... -- write them, put them in a drawer for a few days, come back, revise, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as ... . :-) Today, I had lunch with Daniel and Ben at Anna's Taqueria, a quick ... time to put together, and I haven't been in front of a computer much

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  check out the Disco Dance Floor and hung out for a while on First East ... First East Disco Dance Floor, then what are you waiting for? First, go ... video: [AVI (DIVX), 5MB] [Quicktime (MPEG4), 28MB] That's a lot of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we ... that has been on my mind for the last half hour and will probably consume

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005