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• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  to MIT I spent working full time and trying to get ready for life on ... when I walked out of my dorm to head to Physics I noticed something ... would be there, and what I needed to take to my dorm. I was discussing

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room for countless hours solving really hard puzzles on little to no sleep

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  't have to work too hard on this project; i just had to get a decent score ... pass and started rifling through my emails. i thought, should i go to ... , from 11 am to noon. the other class i usually went to on thursdays, 6

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!

  

  are trying to get back on our game, fulfill our club mandate, and have ... that, of course, I didn't get to talk to every single performing group at ... of tea, to hold as the weather gets cold. <3

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Blogger’s Block a hiatus from writing (but not memeing)

  

  , I truly planned to get my life together enough that I could post and ... thought about if I would get fired[/annotation] but was too scared to ask ... determined to get good grades and maintain a healthy social life, so I traded

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  getting to be too much to try to figure out in one sitting. Cue 4 am ... fly. We tried again. This time the code worked. We were able to get a ... York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  then what to feel  with every shard of grief,  and every speck of ... easy to justify happiness for being happy but not sorrow for being sad. i ... that it is not a big deal. but to pull out of the details of the context

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  the past month (in another). I scramble to get out my phone and write it down incoherently. I get home from the concert and try to explain it out ... The other day, I had a little epiphany that came to me in the shape

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  far behind my classmates and I'll struggle to get good grades (I know grades aren't everything, but I'd like to get decent enough grades to apply ... -overdue things. I found an entry that Mikey wrote for me that I had intended to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  distance of the bridge so they’d know exactly “how long it would take to get ... , the pledge class of ‘92 getting hauled to jail by Boston police, and ... somehow adds to the thrill. I get to talk to the members about their time

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  get into bed, to be honest. The springed bedframe has lots of possible ... returned to Next House last week in time for UPOP's week-long training workshop, which is about to come to a close. I had a wonderful experience

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  facebook group last night, and wanted to copy it here in case anyone out there is still deciding where to go for college. happy decision day! * * * * * * * * * * * * * hey everyone! just wanted to pop in and say hi as decision day

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  that I had to get off the bike and sit on the ground. My legs hurt, my ... 's skull was going to get smashed in by a cow hoof) but two of the teams were ... coaxing, I managed to wobble (screeching) down the sidewalk to a gyro cafe

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  tend to get much more done for yourself. Some people spend IAP home, or ... , blacksmithing, pistol, etc. That said, I'm finally getting back to the alleged ... I did get to spend the other half pondering my project and customizing

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  to construct a bridge) -- [Getting started] I've got a variety of ... anticipation to see everything come together. [7:00 AM] Finally getting ... . We discuss how much sleep we’re getting/not getting/how there seems to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  fastest (and most fun) way to get through problem sets is to do them in a ... high school (duh), and most people had to fight to get the opportunities ... everybody could get a 100% or something, so people take it upon themselves to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  , thanks to free nights and weekends, I actually get to keep in close contact ... 't live without my fridge in Next. You might be able to get a used one, I ... . Getting a bicycle is not absolutely necessary, but I would recommend it if

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  gesturing towards in this picture, hang on. We'll get to that. As I hope you ... it. Akash continued that he was thinking about trying to get us into a ... , always willing to lend the proverbial cup of sugar to a neighbor, but

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  than I can keep up with. It feels like I don't have enough time to get all the things I want to get done. And so I make a list. Because making ... swamped with work. Who would bring food to me when I refused to get up to go

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything is cool tl;dr I want to study too many things

  

  and noticing yourself getting better and being able to express more and ... policy. Now we’re getting to the area of unexpected whims. I took an ... , because ~college is a time to explore~ and the closer I get to my future the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 11, 2020