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• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  research on this puzzle, nobody was able to finish in less than 8 months. It ... and support that so many people provided in order to make this the success that it was. To most of you, this puzzle probably ranged somewhere

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2011! how to be a blogger

  

  right now. Not only did my bike handles melt a bit when I got on to ride ... some serious heat.  (according to accuweather it peaked at 108 ... -Yale-MIT trip to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, driving all the way

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Now An Option for RBA Freshmen Next House's freshmen, starting with the class of 2012, can now participate in REX. !!!!!!!!

  

  in the blogs about how important your living group is to your MIT ... getting to the drive-in window where the lady says, "Here's your Big Mac ... .. can I have a look at those?" She says, "No." "Oh, and also, you have to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  still some areas that need to be touched up, and I need to figure out how ... What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... that I want to take, classes that I find interesting. August is exciting

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo ... looking to hook up with other musicians in contexts other than the "official ... look forward to hearing music all over campus, at all hours of the day

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  products.   I got lost somewhere between jewelry and sports. To pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of ... . ------------------------------ Thanks to Tiffany for a great lunch and lovely tour of the eBay complex

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5 days to May 2

  

  you on the wait list, we won't know if we'll be going to the waitlist ... to know anything until the following week. In the meantime, May 1/2 is ... that you would love to attend next year. Longtime readers may know that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  've learned a little about life - and how to live it: 1. Tell the truth. I ... Yes, I know it's a Sunday, but nonetheless, I went to lab around 2 ... about lab and about how these past few weeks in Bhatia Lab have taught me

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  doing homework. What do you have to show for it? What monumental task will ... or Senior year. The topic must be relevant to your major, but can be ... permanently archived by the MIT Libraries. I did a little bit of web surfing to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  ? But also, I'm not sure how much I actually want to change this. Back ... Content warning: overt sexual content, reference to suicide. Last ... told me that they appreciated hearing my laughter. I was surprised by how

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  nineteen behavior mice, as I am done testing them and they are to be ... actually sad here.) In their honor, today I'm going to talk about one of the ... whose major function is to serve as a structural base which recruits and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  abilities and get Sanatan’s. You would have had to step back and build something completely different altogether. When I speak to Sanatan… I don’t get any closer to a mental model that would allow me to paint like that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  way of showing the audience how painful it is to change on a deep ... ’s beloved sky bison, which he could have used as bait to capture Aang ... years. The act of showing mercy to the avatar challenges the very core of

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  mit: it’s complicated confliCTING FEELINGS

  

  still lingered in the back of my mind. no matter how hard i tried to ... that's been going on. that's why i'm going to take this time to blog my ~feelings~ and understand really my position. if i had to label my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  nd, we will simply email you instructions with how to roll over into ... to have you applying to MIT through QuestBridge. Here are some FAQs ... your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT from

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  H^3: Home, Hummus, and HBV The end of my first semester (and Pass/No Record D:) and the beginning of a…

  

  comment about how odd I felt to be a college student returning home. You ... . Essentially, once a week we work on how to convey motion through a series of ... It's good to finally be back blogging (: As usual, there was the end

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  blender. I was a skeptic (how can you beat WillItBlend?) but I decided to ... have a couple of things I need to tell y'all. First, Blendie (the Rrrrrrr part of the title). I could devote an entire entry just to this, but

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  make every effort to include as many students as possible. 3. How does ... Arts] If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing ... as scholarship opportunities to take private lessons in voice or an

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  from, and I even have some tips on how to use them effectively. First ... truly absurd amount of time figuring out how to graduate on time after ... [email protected]. Alternatively, just talk to your advisor. How I Actually

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh cruel, cursed fate! Blerg!

  

  [Apologies to Wendy Macnaughton and Christoph Niemann for doing injustice to their art form.]

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 3, 2011