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• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  Hi friends! I'm Jamie and I'm a new blogger. I'm a senior in 2A-4 ... and personality. On one special night, freshmen visit all 10 halls and ... 40 bags of biodegradable (edible) packing peanuts and filled the lounge

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  major living and social option for close to a thousand men. Like most ... , and finally, where we live. Four simple things - that's what we care ... more and more about my own freshman year - in particular, the choices I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  minutes before I came back for good, and it wasn't there then, so I thought ... too late for class, then I woke up for real and was relieved. Until I ... I've drawn enough Lewis structures to satisfy me for awhile. When I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  the world, sense of adventure, and thirst for knowledge that we nurtured ... of my students heard about finding their puzzle piece and the magic ... CPWs past on the walls, and a picture of the quad near room 3-108 rested

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  places in Yosemite, and swapped some old gear I had for other people’s used ... instant rush of novelty that consumerism thrives on. And hey, I’m not ... already have. It becomes part of you. My favorite (and well-used) fleece or

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in China through MIT’s China Development Initiative A week-long mentorship program in Xiamen, Fujian

  

  London for winter break, then flew back to Boston and got an x-ray at MIT ... for over twenty minutes...) so the doctor left and I wasn't able to get ... hey, why not, and filled out the online application. For the in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  awesome events and have had a chance to collapse and sleep for the first ... printed and are sitting in boxes waiting to be distributed to YOU when you ... of my favorite place on earth, and there are so many things to find

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  for the show. “Hey, that would be great,” I said. I like the Peas, and ... the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, wearable computing in the Media Lab, and miscellaneous cool stuff in the Precision

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  all the innocnet and clueless froshies. This convenient relationship ... innocent and clueless froshies bond together over an interesting but random ... ," and it takes places in E15-001, aka The Lego Learning Laboratory. E15

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  , and this post is for you. During the semester, mired in work and ... gone wrong. And I had so much moving and growing to make up for ... up with joy and relief. At the first chance for audience participation

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  until freshman spring, and you can still switch around for another year or ... . Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing the same assignments and studying for the same tests. Your schedule is like the food trays in the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  g e m i n i j u i c e a saga of screenshots

  

  "] why does google own this thing. what is it used for.[/caption] i passed by on the way to class and almost got in the line to figure out wth was ... lines of very official [annotation note="those black pole things used for

  • by Allison E. '27
  • May 5, 2026
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

  

  Jul 20, 2025 at 11am My friends (Asal V. ‘25 and Isaac L. ‘25) and I built Waterscope, a microscope that uses water instead of glass for ... broke my leg. (don’t worry, I’ll walk again in a few months and be fully

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 20, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live on, and we currently have four [annotation note="and an unspecified ... and Random that allow cats. It's a story that gets told at every MIT

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  , and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew and without prejudice ... read some of their experiences here, here, and here. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  , and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew and without prejudice ... read some of their experiences here, here, and here. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  everything i know about friendship, i learned from the wellesley-mit toons twenty two notes to myself

  

  friends for advice. they are smart people and often know what to do ... friends and ask how they're doing. do this regularly (toons does this ... friends to do things that i want/need to do and sometimes they will say yes

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  C-Sail Jack Florey really went Captain Jack on this one.

  

  ...a C-Sail... It's a C-Sail on CSAIL! (For those of you who still don't get it: the Stata Center houses the Computer Science and Artificial

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Written Post Oh man my handwriting is atrocious

  

  ago I apologize for my handwriting Ceri's post is here I am also ... like her little doodles, and I still get extremely happy whenever I find ... a million times, because four classes at MIT is a full and very

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014