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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  can guarantee that it would look like complete gibberish to you. In the ... ) that I was eager to learn Old English. In a nutshell, Prof. Bahr said ... enrolled in it. (I'd like to casually mention that Old English was offered at

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Kendra

  

  representing 65 teams from more than 50 schools participated in the first "P3" competition, which was held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 16 and 17. To win the P3, a project had to demonstrate how it would

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  attendees have not been and will not all be admitted (in my mind, I viewed it ... point in my senior year; I believed I was torn between Olin and MIT, but ... Hi, prefrosh! I assume that the bulk of our audience right now is

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  shirt. If you see me, say hi, because I would like to talk about Homestuck ... : MIT had a subculture that was unabashedly nerdy, something I closely identify with. No one at U recognized the Homestuck jacket that I wore

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  ![/caption] Amber: What was your role(s) in the club last year?  Audrey: I started ... and 3rd in design, winning $1.5K in prizes. I’m so proud of the team for ... first season, and I'm really proud of all the work the team has put in. It

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  home for spring break is the first breath of air I've had in a while ... on from all the hope in the world? I think it is, though you don't have ... . I wish you the best of luck in all of your endeavors, whether your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  [/caption] when i saw hadestown in january 2020, it hit me like a train with ... saw before covid. as was briefly mentioned by fatima, i was in a ... to do it (when would i get the chance to do this again?), and then

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  do the Overnight Program? No, I'm sorry. I'm still very interested in ... to follow). I would recommend sending us a note to this email address ... think would be helpful. What should I not do? Here are some things you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things A collective end-of-the-semester brain dump

  

  Breathe in, breathe out. Wow. I’ve barely had time to breathe let ... thoughts and feelings that exist in the MIT bubble. It's a little long but I ... -watching is leaving Netflix on June 1 and I have finals :( Sushi in maseeh

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • May 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do ... Wednesday I had marching band practice and no time in between class and work ... mouthpiece stuck in it perpetually, it doesn't fit in its case. So I had to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... ;QuestBridge" on the cover sheet if you are mailing it in. Q: Where do I send my ... . Q: Do I have to wait until I have all my materials in before

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  ), and I am proud to present this year's Ring Premiere to you in words ... PROPS. This is actually something that I would really like to have on the ... finalized. The biggest triumph I would have to say is just the design of the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  One would think that after seven years in this office I would not be ... will. That said, it's important to check in occasionally so I'd suggest ... to would be in the Parent’s Hospitality Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee or

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  This past weekend I was somewhere between flying and drowning. Finals were...... Finals. On the other hand I was about to be able to go home and see my family, and there was nobody I wanted to see more after a

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  history of being a feared team in the NEWMAC. I’m sure the friends and ... it.  I learned that MIT was a jock school by living in it. I saw my ... pubbing their conference finals, and I saw the new shirts they would wear

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  of higher learning and crawled out of their rooms to stand in awe of the hack's serene majesty. Naturally, I was no exception. In spite of ... , hackers erected a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of wisdom, in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  behind MIT's logo, and MIT's graphic identity in general. I'll take a ... the MIT Faculty in their collections. I sent in a request to retrieve ... ladder and send some emails. I got in touch with Debbie Douglas, who works

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  ) is the value of time. In high school I thought I was learning this ... different. That's all that I've been up to in this blink-of-an-eye of time ... the time because frankly, that's the season that we're in. I go on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? MIT means "WITH" in German. CPW! CPW! Hey prefrosh, I ... , George, gets here in 6 hours, at 4:50 AM. Usually I offer to come out to ... some of my incredibly dedicated colleagues in blogging, but I have an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  what they were getting ready for) Now I've had pets in the past, but ... roam free for hours upon hours. When I lived in Florida, this pet was ... make 4 movies in total (I stopped after watching #2) Yes, ladies and

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005