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  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  day, he found a toilet on the street a block away from his house. So we ... a fresh one from Home Depot. We upgraded from trash toilet to lowest ... (with a view of the Great Dome), a lecture hall, an MIT professor's office

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  , spend a couple of days there, then rent a car and drive from Louisiana to ... out with some of my friends from home. I thought a lot, I came to some ... -filled time, a time to relax, hang out with your friends, and have the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  hails from san antonio, and he's a ddr fan. that's all i know." When it ... time. There was one other person from my high school coming to MIT the ... not going to be driving distance from home. I remember packing up my

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  from the days of Wattpad fanfiction, and despite never being a fanfic ... not my favorite. Eraserheads tribute album The Reunion has a cover from ... I feel about the song. 5. The Fray – How to Save a Life From had i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  Stealing a page from Melis's book, check out this awesome article about a UROP that appeared in yesterday's Boston Globe, New England ... cycling equipment. (Globe Staff Photo / Bill Greene) Mark Cote, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  Okay, first off, I have to tell you that Erica '07 is a superhero ... working as Burton-Conner's summer desk captain. Unlike being a deskworker in a dorm, the position of desk captain requires actual work, with the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  person would appreciate a hug from them. and, i don't know. a cynical me ... feels good, in a way that's different from pleasure or general happiness ... hey. it's christmas season in mit. i was never a big fan of christmas

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  nature of my comments comes not so much from a lack of enthusiasm as a lack ... depositing a check from my American bank into the account, or having money ... Stimpy. To begin with, a World Cup fan with the fortuitous name of "Go

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  'm not sure it has a vibe yet. Seeing how new the dorm is, I thought I'd do a bit of a tour. I invite you to walk with me from the front door ... disturbs me a little. I like the idea, though, of getting lunch from the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  week starts on Monday, December 17. There are two standard responses to a ... senior thesis project, taking a wine tasting class, hopefully making some ... Before Graduating From MIT” list. I e-mailed my sorority and asked to hear

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A recipe for disaster Behind the scenes of the "giant pie" video

  

  scavenged metal from a scrap metal yard (3:02). She’s a mentor at a makerspace ... , where we made a giant oven and cooked a giant pie in it. Kristen and I, and a bunch of other people (mentioned below) put too much work into it

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • March 11, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just A Small Town Girl Blogging in an awesome world.

  

  best of both worlds - I'm a 10 minute walk away from the best parts of ... officers here, I'm known as the girl who draws things during class and has a ... of the sirens and seeing the Boston skyline out of my window was a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  revered from a distance until mid-2024. Now I’m part of them! [caption id ... , from our apartment. In the last half year, we got two best cats and a car ... About 6.5 years ago, I graduated with a Philosophy degree and a minor

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  from Van’s Discount Fabrics in Chinatown for a sturdier lining. Always ... what you’d buy from a store, but I dug the grunginess of my DIY efforts ... In my junior year of high school, I had a phase of telling everyone

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  response box from the Part 2. The Midyear Update has a maximum of 250 words ... from a deferred applicant, there's nothing that I see to be lacking ... ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always there for me**. Like a rock. Or that piece of paper I accidentally ... someone new. Having taken sophomore standing****, I’m technically not a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  !!! !!!!!! Received a flyer from a Flat Earther in front of the Infinte Corridor ... promise you: the excitement never wears off! Even after a day full of airport security and suitcase-wrangling, I just couldn’t help but feel a bit

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is ... from finalizing any decisions, let alone mailing them. Looks like the ... fixed in a few hours. Sorry for any confusion! Ben

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  ' Tube". Let me hear from you! Are you excited? Are we your number one ... Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear from those not given to post regularly to this (or any MIT blog).

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  some IAP adventures as told by my camera roll

  

  blog post, here is a collection of "activities" from this IAP, as told by ... work from personal life."]a lot of other topics in the process ... pictures of him, so I have a picture of him from every rehearsal. [carousel

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 4, 2022