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• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  building is, and he told me that it was a big thing in CMU, which explained ... Days in lives that aren't mine and A Boring Friday. This is one of those ... I visited CMU this weekend! This is pretty long, so here's a table of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  that is why it is in our nature to attempt to make other people more like ... learning is like money laundering for tech - by maciej ceglowski "We should ... to live." THING I LEARNED: hindi text is encoded using the devanagari

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  Want a Warhol in your dorm room? This is exhibition week of the ... Each piece in the collection is framed and signed by a leading ... distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to any student who lost out in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  things, which has manifested itself in... A List of Ways MIT is Like ... 't know who made that gif (which is the inside of a room in Simmons Dorm, by ... google ^^;) 5. The Headmaster is charming and has a twinkle in his eyes

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Hrabowski's incredible speech, after which Marilee and I went in search of a ... don't think I've ever had a steak that good. Bern's has a menu that in some ways is more of a textbook than a menu - covering every last detail

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  around to playing Braid, which is sort of like Portal in that it involves solving puzzles using a novel game mechanic, although IMHO, Braid is way ... , still coughing up my lungs in a mucosal haze of academic slackery, and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  that they are welcome. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and talk about geology! We don't have infinite space as this is a tough ... interested in studying more macrobiological things (so this gives a taste

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  general? “Hmm… right now, a river's output is measured in cubic meters per ... . xkcd is “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” Its creator ... Con: must visit Harvard Just kidding! Harvard is actually a very cool

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... eating in my dorm, this usually is enough food to last a week. I typically ... on making yummy food, and making a lot of it. Cooking is a social event

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  ’t be the only thing—seeing a movie in a theater is more immersive, and I ... Despite being a brief and shallow fan of Hamilton in middle school, I ... , to me, existed as a series of songs someone had compiled in a You

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  add money to a TechCash account and whenever your ID is swiped anywhere on campus – and a few places off campus – the money is deducted from ... halls will offer continental breakfast, something which is a rare find on

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  commitments - in addition to blogging. Not to mention I had just joined a ... figuring that out. But I certainly knew a lot more in the spring than I did in the fall. My point is, your first semester is pretty much the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in ... important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy ... a particular place. In the end, though, they let me choose the best

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  dialogue for each episode is taken from a series of real-life podcast interviews. in the third episode, darryl, the interviewee, is an ex-convict who ... says things like: “The reason that meditation is so important in magic

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  went to Veggie Galaxy for brunch. Veggie Galaxy is a traditional American ... [/annotation]), but it is actually very decent on the inside. My order: A vegan ... drizzling in the afternoon, so I went to Jahunger – a Uyghur restaurant that

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  office is looking in a transfer applicant. Thanks." To answer this, I ... term, my body can't normally sleep more than 8.5 hours in a night even if ... ) - Reread lots of books that I haven't read in a long time - Attended my dad

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  ) but it still reminded me about how much innovation there is in an essentially millennia-old technology. MIT is in on the concrete re ... , the time-dependent deformation that occurs in concrete when it is

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  , accelerated classes, just do research, or participate in a MISTI program, among ... girlfriend in Washington D.C. It wasn't until a couple days before leaving that ... decided someone important was in the restaurant. We did eat at a relatively

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  in her dress, you marvel at how green the material of her outfit is ... really interesting in your class—say, that penguins engage in a form of ... it is not the laying down of sublime rhymes in time that makes your

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or ... for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on our veterans page. MIT has a growing community of veterans on campus