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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  Ever find yourself sitting in lab, thinking "What in God's name am I ... Organization) It calculated the number of photographs you must take to (almost) ensure that nobody in a group photo will have their eyes closed

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  was cheering. You had to see it. Eh, maybe it exists in the multiverse ... Two years ago I posted about an experiment that lead to the creation ... of the experiment to see what would happen if we took four students

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  in this way for five nights, and then the final bracket was revealed to ... Hockey. Scootah Hockey, while rich in history and strategy, is a simple game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  's admit rate for early action is so low in comparison to the admit ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... students in the middle, about three quarters of the applicants, were deferred

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  the most exciting/interesting topic in the world to them is at that ... purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to the SHASSy side of MIT as they try to navigate the Institute and figure

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  into your 'camera'. To save computation, you cast 'light rays' in reverse ... -level gist of it is pretty simple; on a low level, we had to build in tons of ... So much has happened academically in the last month! A while ago, I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  in my first entry as a blogger, I recently decided to write a new blog ... to ask? Comment your questions in. (By the way, I probably won't change ... elections meeting, an overnight shift, a trip to New York, another exam

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 Pt.2 lecture videos go brr

  

  to write about a few more of these projects over the summer, but I wanted to give a short update about 18.S190! Just this last week, lecture ... comes to education-- accessibility heightened by the incredible work from

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  . Relatives flew in from everywhere, and were seen passing through East Campus ... . Numerous posters in the Infinite advertised concerts, dinners, and movie ... MIT hacking culture. (If the term sounds unfamiliar, make sure to check

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Festival

  

  ... The guys from Tep had an awesome pickle frier which counted to 255 in ... currently at MIT for Campus Preview Weekend (this post is dedicated to the ... in the white shirt) as well as 2x4 Jenga... The Panhellenic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  two people to each cart, weaving in and out of people and construction ... utmost duty to take advantage of any fall-related activities that come my ... of leaves (shoutout to the folks who are making these), and trying a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  ="108229" /] In honor of holiday meals at home, I want to share a holiday meal away ... ’ve decided to remedy that in as overzealous a fashion as possible. I ... comes to you in 4 parts. Part 1: The menu I write from ye olden days of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  don't have a chance to read this anyway, but just in case- stop by and ... for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a ... . But I have to say, last night's trip to Shaw's was my absolute favorite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Match Game

  

  .70/2.007 robotics competition, 6.270 throws in an interesting twist: the robots must be autonomous. The competition is so popular, they hold it in the 1200 ... questions, too. I hope to answer many of those questions soon, but today I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  time, skills that come in handy when it comes to hand-crafted memes ... vital part in my communication toolbox. I also draw and [annotation note="i don't actually use adobe photoshop. i taught myself how to edit images

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Support MIT Sports!! Vote for MIT Crew!

  

  . With all the recent varsity team stuff, it can't hurt to show our teams a ... where a lot of people sit in a very small skinny rowboat and row super ... , beating Princeton for the first time in 33 years. Sports are perhaps a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  No. Really. Finals week starts tomorrow, and my 8.01 final is in ten ... running around campus, finding places to sit and study physics. Yesterday, on my way to the Student Lounge off the Infinite, I saw that this hack

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  most stylish professor I've had in my life. Not to mention his academic ... closely related to the behavior of an elaborate function ζ(s) = 1 + 1/2s ... you 11415 years to hit a million dollars. Unfortunately, this is not a

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  me to explain. In a selective, competitive, holistic, merit ... , while for others it has just begun. In the admissions office, we are ... limited availability relative to the significant demand, for the exceptional

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  you'll contribute to the program.‚Ä® Short answer #2 - In either a ... Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of ... pretty big deal to us. The annual blogger selection is like the Admissions

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009