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  Evil Institute of Technology Mystery Hunt, Day 1.

  

  Mystery Hunt has begun! Prof. Moriarty from the Evil Institute of ... sign to gather our team, the Rubber Duck Hunters: I saw lots of people ... cookie monster. Second: Count how many of each cookie is used in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  One of the great things about living in Boston is the close promixity to all sorts of cool places to visit. And one of the great things about ... minutes later, I arrived at Kendall Square. This is the location of the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  direction to that of the circle traced out by your arm, hence the term ... be rotating counterclockwise. By modifying the number of petals ... , variations on the basic flower pattern encompasses a whole family of poi tricks

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Four days of fun! I did so much last long weekend and very little of it was productive.

  

  I thought I would share some of the things I did. Who says MIT ... -masted frigate that played an important role in the war of 1812. It was built in ... it. The view from the four sides of the Bunker hill monument  You

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  The first month of the year is a beautiful time for students here: no ... interests. Back in high school, I was really interested in the art of turning ... different fields to make work that can help the lives of many people, and 3

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  One of my best friends from high school, Pablo, and I share the exact ... ways, I was extremely jealous of him. He gets to spend the next four years of his life walking distance away from the famous Sixth Street, the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  outside the MIT bubble is an important part of being a student here!) One of the best things about going to school at MIT is that you get to live ... of Soft Matter." Even though I'd never be able to take the class

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  I had lunch at Harvard today, on the stone steps of a building like ... School of the Museum of Fine Arts) appealed to me when I applied here, and ... “The Poetics of Place” at the Harvard Graduate School of Design as a last

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  anything to them was Battle of the Bands.* For an hour and a half one night you'll see MIT kids like you never knew them before! Some of the most ... difference from the stage to you to just nigh the electric breakdown of air

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Year of the Pig Photoshop fun for the lunar new year.

  

  Happy Lunar New Year from Peggy and the Office of Admissions! Here are the results of this year's new year mini-contest! (Remember, this will have no impact on admissions) "The source of inspiration was the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  it's that time of year folks, the time of year that I don't even have ... proper grammar standardized english). It's the time of year (midterms ... on a loop:   You are in the front yard of your aunt's house

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it ... humanities at MIT. The Department of Architecture is one of five divisions within the MIT School of Architecture + Planning. The other divisions are
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  Just the other day, I joined a handful of parents at my 15-yr ... program changed their life. Nobody had to convince me. I spent most of the ... of course, he should do it. And then I started to think about the kids

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  swimming in the back of my mind as I scootered across the bridge to my test ... moved onto the written portion of the test, where I assigned pronunciations to hordes of kanji characters – the slightest deviation of curve

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March

  

  On the ides of March, I attended the awards ceremony of the Intel ... , it made me feel like I was at the Oscars of high school science. And ... think a big part of that is it's not really in the nature of the science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  of varying cultures. The dorm is being renovated starting next year ... .."][hopefully][/annotation] be moving back in as a senior, the dorm won't be the same. Some of the ... slightest bit windy—but one of the most noticeable changes will be the freshly

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Theme I've been looking at too many de-motivational posters!

  

  Because it seems to be the theme of Paul's blog.

  • by Snively '11
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United ... Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and ... Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... middle of the Charles River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below ... in front of MIT, approximately in front of the Sailing Pavilion and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  Watsonville. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is rated the #3 family attraction in the country. The MB aquarium reminded me of the New ... spent most of the ride falling victim to a nasty bout of motion sickness

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005