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  [liveblog] gingerbread stata we are building stata out of gingerbread

  

  supports for the elevated base of the building :-). [caption id ... the bottom right. We're planning to add in a few more buildings and then ... silver color (for the metal buildings) and an orange color (although it

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 23, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  ! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart ... four episodes into its trial run, "ZigZag is a periodic video magazine featuring stories that capture and communicate the richness and diversity of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  optimize the design of the bridge. Now, I’m a news editor for The Tech (MIT ... spanned the Charles River (a normal 11-inch sheet of paper, lengthwise) and ... keeping track of the budget and our group quickly settled on a design. It

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  open stores and the outdoors; this is mostly true for adults as well ... ’re a college student, for a brief time you can basically do whatever you ... returning to the rest of the world, or from the freedom of being a college

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  something with my friends for fun. When I'm writing for the admissions blogs ... one criticizes me for them. No one goes up to me and says, well, the ... post, but the pacing was weak and could benefit from a stronger cohesive

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  conclusion, where, for the first time, there wasn't one. Was it a ... bed, and being challenged not as much by psets as by the prospect of a ... ’t require avoiding addressing how the Institute pushes a culture of stress and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  . Tearing up a little as my parents dropped me off, napping the flight away ... could not enter the US with me. Then I had a crazy idea. This was in late ... walk across the bridge   yo that would be fun! And so a wild plan

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1130 students this year. Based on our estimates ... with the uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the ... fewer than 4% of applicants a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have ... friends. I am excited for some of the classes I'll be taking, but with ... weather for New England weather, and leaving behind a great experience

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  a cosmopolitan, sophisticated friend of the world, I welcome their naive, childlike interest; as a High Priest of the Temple Of The ... looks like a very flat baby sloth is hugging the underside of your chin

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  I will graduate tomorrow how I feel about the past five years, and the years ahead of me

  

  itself can get. For the time that I've been a blogger, I got to be ... what job I end up in. For me, it was a worthwhile use of the last few ... the way—who give prompts for a generative AI model to spit out so

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 27, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  to the Museum of Science, one to a theater production of "There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom," one to a ranch, and a few others I can't seem ... the first floor of McCormick, you'll see a lot of little rooms called

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  we named 2124 cities of the world fridays with 4W

  

  [annotation note="it’s a 4W tradition to celebrate the birthdays for all the ... for this but he describes it as easily the craziest four hours. They ... , he adds"]football.[/annotation] There are a lot of these and at the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 29, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2024 are now ... redirected away from the decisions site, please try a different browser, or ... use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  (which was a much more pleasant experience) I was ready for the next step ... eyelash. He was quiet for a couple of minutes, stared off at the wall, then ... grader for the class, as a way to gain familiarity with the material and, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  somebody can feel like shoving a gift in their face that they didn’t ask for ... be grateful for every moment of existence. That’s the philosophy of the ... suffering to “prove” they are grateful for the gift of life. At least, this is

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  I was going to spend a couple of hours today formatting the many amazing pictures from last weekend and writing a super-awesome entry about ... is GORGEOUS outside, and I am a sucker for warm weather. Winter is nice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  a covid test for me because i was feeling way too weak to make the ... gatorade, lingered in front of the ice cream for a bit before choosing a ... student's obligations year-round."]for a while.[/annotation] and when i was

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter ... shenanigans. Exhibit A: On the last day of finals, as if to celebrate the ... -Cambridge area, it’s practically a gold mine for snow-related activities, including

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  . Today I used it to pry a Simmons window shut when the handle failed. My ... small things. For me, a love of wild and beautiful places demands ... SingleUse pledge here! (thanks to Lydia for the, uh, blog challenge to "write about

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014