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• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  the takeoff time? You just turned 18, so you don't get any of the fun ... of people and feel slightly less unnerved, but can't properly see the ... you get on the plane (through a gate next to the line of people that was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  , no one heavily edits my blog posts, no one quality controls most of the ... was kind of confusing what the wind represented", or, "I was left ... , and I'm proud of the end result. But it still hurt. It's worse when the

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

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  . After exploring the Minuteman trail (including a statue of Uncle Sam; did ... around the entire campus, instead of staying on (or even in sight of!) the ... existing Quidditch teams and their snitches. Some of the snitches will do

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  most of my major. It wasn't that exciting. As I passed the halfway point ... fun. For the overachievers, there are tons of semi-structured activities ... topic of this post: a delayed overview of my IAP. Through the convenience

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  you know what I mean when I say that I was kind of like the walking dead when I got home, only minus the drool. And when I’m tired, I have kind of ... night’s kind of took the cake, though, because I think my subconscious is

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  of the only nearby places open until 11:00 PM. This place is freakin ... one of the guys working there comes up to me and says. “Caroline, right ... thought you might want it.” So I got a free cup of coffee. But the coffee

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  understand why I'm really excited for the next three years? Speaking of ... scratches the surface of some really interesting topics involving the ... the table without ever being consciously aware of doing so. -There's a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Blogger’s Block a hiatus from writing (but not memeing)

  

  , 2019. Google tells me the length of my hiatus: [annotation note="No."]Was the duration of my hiatus intentional?[/annotation] The world may never ... ="Thank you Petey and the rest of the blogfam for keeping me included throughout

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Tim Is So Beautiful to me

  

  . Or at least one of the rotating cast of characters who played Tim. Now ... Earlier this month we launched one of our new admissions videos called MIT Imagination. A lot of work went into that video. Elizabeth and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  the author of Beaver Scope Almost a year ago I stumbled upon an ... . The release of the WikiWatcher suite near pranking season makes for a ... . Theoretically, this could be used to generalize the types of people who live there

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  alignment with the 8:30am start time of the exam. And, of course, relearning ... 's conclusion at the end of a lengthy economic analysis.)   ...and ... I'm not going to grad school next year, but I am taking the GRE's in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)

  

  . No, really. To all of the recently admitted, and any other hopefuls who ... of the year when life explodes in your face. Currently, I am in one of ... hate that my 2.005 final exam came with about half of the necessary

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  of the Super Secret Student Marketing Team. At that time it was just ... of the experiment to see what would happen if we took four students ... ="Hmm, after writing that sentence I’m starting to realize the contradiction of

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  We Made the World We’re Living In, and We Have to Make It Over Envisioning alternative futures

  

  heavier. I spent yesterday in a newsroom, with the weight and force of ... of the Watergate building beneath a white ledge textured with cracks and mineral deposits from the constant dripping of water

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  the back of every school event while silently staring at everyone with ... and full of personality and they're breaking the stereotype of the ... the video onto social media with a list of new nominees and a link back

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  front of our shirts displayed our real names, but the nametags Shannon '05 stuck onto our backs displayed the name of someone else's historical ... had submitted the name. Add to that the fact that some of the people who

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  In 1984, a book lots of people have read, the people in control made ... Person. I used to eat one of these Huge Wraps on my way back to the living ... Sets, I feel empty again and must eat more. Oh! The stomach of young

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  was also my first football game as a member of the world ... the entire show 30 minutes before the beginning of the game. In high ... columns in the way of come of our formations. 3. The show itself, which

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  situated close to the Cambridge / Boston divide, there's also a number of other places to drop some dough for a bite to eat. I'll leave the fun of ... walking distance of the T. There's Mr. Crepe, a breakfast and brunch

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  As part of the 2011 Early Action Telethon, today I had the opportunity to talk to some of the prospective members of the Class of 2011 ... , the transition depends greatly on the rigor of your high school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007