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• Blog / MIT Life

  mmmm wikipedia i ramble about my favorite wikipedia articles

  

  If you can't tell from the title, I love scrolling through Wikipedia ... source. But can you use Wikipedia as a source of entertainment? If you ... wikipedia"]a former Quiz Bowl competitor[/annotation] who goes bonkers over

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  the app said we were two minutes away from the Chick Fil A, I realized ... This past weekend was a 3 day weekend because of President's Day! Being from southern California, I've been pretty dissatisfied with Boston

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  recommendation -- one from a math or science teacher ("Evaluation A") and one from ... . Official translations from agencies are also good. If you send us a ... teacher from whom you received the best grade. You do not need to choose a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  cute date ideas or like. hang out ideas

  

  Official Actual First Date here at MIT. Because I’m sentimental, here’s a ... these by distance from where I live. Let me know if there's anything else ... something modular!), or create a gift with the yarn and fabric supplies

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 11, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  A summer in Cambridge did wonders for my knowledge of the area. While ... the North Point Park, which is a nice way to see the Leonard P. Zakim ... Revere Park is fun to explore as well; there's a great waterfront area

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  new ELL (Engineering Leadership Lab) team in a Diverse Connections simulation lab where we faced this exact challenge. My ELL team has a course ... from different living groups, activities, walks of life. Our “Tiger Team

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  science fiction books and then create a final project based off an idea from ... program, I spend a lot of time there. It's a research facility that ... . Good enough view? Not for me either. So I got a closer one. Its a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  had technical questions from a customer, they would always find time to ... past three-and-a-half years of drinking from the MIT firehose. During my ... separate from its intended use, it becomes more of a competition (“That idea

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  bicyclists, rather reminded me of a more overcast Cambridge. From the top of ... WE INTERRUPT THIS BLOG POST FOR A BRIEF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ... Unlike Snively's "Alaska" post of a year ago - which read, in its entirety

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  optimize our engine. Here's a picture of a modified engine (from the 2 ... . We had a lot of help from the professors, undergraduate assistants, and ... In an engineering class with a lecture format, you get to learn a lot

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  floor down from 5th east when I went to MIT, has Jack Florey become a ... remember it from when they went on Tours). And sometimes, it's just a ... Laura had an interesting entry a little while ago about the Mario

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  It's Q&A time! Ajit asked: "who is the person in the 5th picture from top.roommate?i have few questions- 1.how many students(UG) share a ... and girls /they live in a single hall but different rooms.are they

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

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  , we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and to assess how many, if any, students we will admit from our wait list ... that admissions offices may keep students on a wait list through the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The name of the "avocado" comes from the Spanish ... from MIT. It was Monday... March 17, I believe. I forgot it was coming ... her logic was that she would have time to hide it from me, figuring I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  joining a magnet school and parting ways from my middle schools friends ... of Spanish House. Now I live a ten-minute walk away from campus in a 3 ... students. One of my roommates is a good friend from Spanish House, so it

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  with a group of friends and acquaintance from MIT instead of moving back ... summer, which was a large deviation from my initial plans. This post is my ... from my middle school, so making friends took a long time. In February of

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  "]Building 46[/annotation] and struck up a conversation. From there we had lots ... was able to talk to and learn from a whole new group of people. To my ... This blog post unfolds in three parts: (1) a story about how I got

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  [by Elise Ruan '14] Going to college and moving into a dorm means taking on the job of making a home out of a small shared room with preset furniture, dorm rules, and maybe even a giant curved wall that doesn

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  -and-outs of making a film—from the very beginning of storyboarding and ... were tasked with creating a short film, about 3 minutes in length, from ... ="alignnone" width="1000"] an example storyboard from a previous assignment

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  from seeing a 100% on a tricky part of a MicroQuiz is unparalleled. The ... is across from a piano. If there was a MicroQuiz to be had, you best ... The first quarter comes to a close at MIT. I am crocheting winter

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021