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• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  paragraph: Woo-hoo! That means I won't be going home for the summer, I ... essentially decided what we're going to make. For the next month we are going to ... Hey all, just thought I'd take a break from the "OMG, CPW TTLY PWND

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  part of, like tech squares or the assassins guild or esp or puzzle club or sipb? i used to care about them more. i wanted to fight for their existence, to make sure they kept going another year, and for more years after

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Repilot A 10th vlogiversary for the 20th blogiversary

  

  scrambled to film and edit a vlog for—I think—the first time since undergrad ... thought I would largely contribute in a behind-the-scenes way, as I do with ... the itch to write. And when Celena C '12 said that she was going to vlog

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] 202.9 (slightly cursed) Tims from the Class of ‘29 by Joy X. '29

  

  I was bored, so I made 202.9 Tim ideas suggested by the Class of ‘29 Discord Server! I was originally going to draw 2029 Tims for the class of ... ’s reaching for the stars! Tim Count: 5[/caption] [caption id

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 11, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  ) instantly brought you to mind... Your friends at The OC contacted me for assistance with wardrobe for an upcoming episode. Apparently extras on the set will soon be masquerading as MIT admits. Be on the watch for MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  This week in verse There's a song that describes exactly what I'm feeling right now.

  

  the following: An MIT surveyor came upon the gates of Hell, He looked the devil in the eye and said, "You're looking well." The devil looked ... already 'cuz you went to MIT." That is all.

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 30, 2009
• FAQ / Interview

  Do alumni conduct interviews?

  MIT's Alumni Association is involved with everything MIT—from providing admission interviews all over the world, to sharing in commencement exercises 50 years after their own graduation! They're members of one of the
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper airplanes in class, but apparently, that's not the case at MIT. I received this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  page on "The Match" has displayed the dreaded "coming soon" message for the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of you who sent me gentle reminder emails. :-) The page has finally been

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  standardized tests for Regular Action application. If you take the January test ... The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT. If you have not yet done so, you will need to register for a My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Times

  

  Institute of Technology, is the leading theoretician in the emerging field of ... sheet of paper. He believes the form he is holding is a hyperbolic ... . The intricately pleated sail-like form swooshes gracefully in a compound

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  sequel of the Star Wars Series!!! :P" -- Aditya, India "That is a ... of a pendulum is ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY independent of the mass hanging ... Happy Lunar New Year from Peggy and the Office of Admissions! Here

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

  Canceled? HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?!

  

  !!!] [Also know that this is the product of a winter break quasi-flame war. See ... MIT gives students the month of January off, it's something they call the "Independent Activities Period," or IAP. Turns out, due to budget

  • by Snively '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/13/14, at 15:16 ET

  

  . There is a similar link for forgotten usernames. If you're having ... I've put down my burrito long enough to tell you, as the title ... , 12/13/14, at 15:16 (3:16PM) ET. To check your decision on the 13th

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 5, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  . Maybe I'm a little crazy, but isn't that just too cute for words? :) The ... Congratulations to the future class of 2013! I'm looking forward to meeting you over the coming weeks through the blogs and, of course, CPW

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Events

  He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.

  

  . Diana boarding the "Knight Bus" (ie the Big Yellow Bus) with her ticket. Aboard the bus. Rocking the 3D Glasses. After the movie was over, we waited for the bus, but it was kind of cold so we did the group huddle. My

  • by Bryan
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  academic environment, you most often turn to the people around you for ... here, i already feel indebted to nearly everyone on hall. when all is ... return. i see someone stressed, upset, and feel the urge to comfort them

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  when the pandemic first hit. And that was a bad time for me. Looking at ... Content warning: depression, suicidal ideation. The other day my ... , filling my body like helium. All the energy would leave me and I'd lie on my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Howdy Where are you guys going to live? Etc.

  

  left before the EA deadline, for those of you who are procrastinating ... for an entry to this effect in the next couple of days. ... Thanks to everyone who submitted applications for admissions blogging

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  week. The thrill of solving a puzzle is just awesome. Obviously, I can ... all of sudden is crystal clear. We solved the puzzle and the next thing ... Well, Mystery Hunt is in full swing, and let me tell you, it is quite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006