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  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  Captain Nemo's abandoned submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Now, you may be wondering why this is the story of the 5 Wits. Well, there was Common Sense, who decided that she could make water just the right

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  possible. We build snowmen so large that they require the use of ramps, ice ... entry in the works, for those of you who are sick of hearing about it ... hitting Boston, I called up my friend Dan '10. "Did you hear about the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  Canada! My friend Yida, showing off the giant ramp of the snowboarding ... I wanted to see more of the francophone part of Canada. :D We flew into Quebec on Saturday right after classes ended. The whole trip from

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  the blogs turn twenty 👴🏻 the posts start coming and they don't stop coming

  

  It is a venerable tradition of the blogs to begin a post by ... say that: the blogs actually turned twenty on August 6th, 2024. But as you get older, time has a way of sneaking up and past you, the way that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  Not surprisingly, you all seem to be the most interested about how the interviewer will evaluate you in the process and what role the interview plays in selection so while I’d planned to start at the very

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group of college enrollment leaders and college counselors from across the country and around the world. Spending time in settings like these is

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Blogger Retreat 2023 adventures in liveblogging

  

  A liveblog on the blogger retreat 2023 (check back in throughout the weekend to see the latest updates!). Background Slack Messages Earlier ... , tickets for the commuter rail bought, and our laptops ready for blogging, we

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 2, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  On this day celebrating eagles, barbeque, and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence (not the signing; get your facts straight, kids), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  : Last night, LSC hosted the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, who came to MIT ... concert. Mythbusters on stage. Now, what you might not know is that the Mythbusters are not foreign to MIT. (Hops into Time Machine) The year was 2005

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  everyone likes the panoramic photos! This picture was taken by Daniel '10 just prior to an annual event we call the Sodium Drop (I'll leave the details to your imagination, for now at least). The picture was taken from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  . Students have the option of either staying at home/traveling/doing whatever ... opinion, one of the coolest times to be at MIT. By browsing the IAP ... and get you on the right track before classes start and things start to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  No, I'm not talking Clark Kent here. I'm talking about the speed of ... me you don't know! (gasps) It's the WORLD YEAR OF PHYSICS! Actually ... cleaning spam from my inbox. Join your fellow Student Pugwash members in the

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat - the idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of July (and have the coolest boat on the Charles River). Seriously, you

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link to this interview with MIT professor Henry Jenkins on Star Wars fandom: Henry Jenkins is perhaps the most prominent scholar in the country devoted to examining pastimes often deemed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting from 10,439 applications and a dozen ties.

  

  We received 10,439 applications this year, about the same as last year's 10,466. Down the line, the statistics are nearly identical to last year. It's another strong applicant class. The reading of domestic (US

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  Reviews: “Eco-chic.” -a freshman critic from Maseeh “The prizes were awesome, and the designers worked super hard all semester, and the ... .” -a sophomore on the Trashion committee “It was all trash! Beautiful

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  To fully appreciate MIT’s location, venture to downtown Boston. The Institute campus combines the chillness of living Cambridge and the proximity ... shop, eat, see a movie, or simply take a walk down the Freedom Trail to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  The first sentence is always the hardest. At MIT, however, it came easily. On my first full day here, I jumped onto a trapeze, despite the ... , my friend and I crossed the Harvard Bridge for the first time. We had

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  think it's about time. I've alluded to the Burchards program on and off ... . So here goes: The Burchard Scholars Program is a dinner-seminar program initiated by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  Over the past three years, I’ve been on the organizing board for MIT ... the launch event for Infinite Magazine, the annual event has since spun ... music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025