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• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  to Mika ‘14 during term and is Ceres ‘14’s for the summer. 4-room: 4 ... this: 5-room, large half: My home for the past three semesters has been ... door opens up to the hallway connecting my floor’s lounge to the back of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  parents' forum) where parents were discussing the pressure to load up on AP classes. It was a good entry, and this was going to be a comment on it, but I decided that the comment would be too long. Because in addition to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  . The handling end is for the spinner to control the fire, and can be any ... we were asked to do it four days before the event, so we had three days to prepare, and i shrivel from embarrassment every time someone

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  than I ever admitted. But I did, undeniably, fail to graduate on time ... . Well, I started to, but every post inevitably ended with a positive conclusion, where, for the first time, there wasn't one. Was it a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  As Winter Melts things are gonna change so fast

  

  to avoid doing this in the future. For a while, I've been trying to ... well-organized spreadsheet. I'm always looking for ways I can improve what already exists, always eager to make progress on the goals and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  soon as I got on my lunchbreak today was run back to EC for clean shoes and socks. Anyhow everyone was hoping for the drizzle to let up ... of the world", but really, it was more akin to, "Ponchos". We awoke to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  with “Try not to drink the media.” This really just implies that cell ... admitted to intrusive thoughts about sipping some media! Before I say ... these, and you should definitely not take this as an endorsement to chug

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  brought with me to India is already half-full. For a rural-tribal hospital ... Happy New Year to all of you! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning hogging wifi and using the textplus app on my iTouch to wish my friends back

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  practical to know how to ask for help, how to focus on what you can improve ... to use the word hate, but I’m going to be a rebel and use it anyway ... cream-you’ve got give me more to work with. Are we eating it plain, or

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  at the same time i struggle to put my experiences out in the world for ... , but they're there. I don't go back to the blog post for a few more weeks ... about the world we're making for them. I used to be obsessed with getting

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  morning room sounds get your headphones

  

  everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more ... use headphones for maximum sense of transported-ness   The ear ... intriguing: data sonification of wikipedia edits - by the world according to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  Campus Preview Weekend starts tomorrow, and for pika, my cooperative ... to Hippie Stereotypes, DIY clothing workshop, telephone pictionary ... to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.

  

  , after working on a serious blog post for a few hours, I realized what day ... post I could come up with. Credit where credit's due, the idea for this ... , which is all I needed to "make" a few hacks of my own. Enjoy!     What

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  What up, y'all? I don't go to MIT anymore! ...okay, so I work here ... . Whatever. It ain't the same. For those of you who don't remember me: hi! Nice to meet you! I'm Keri Garel, class of 2010, and in the blogger world

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  NSBE MUSE Colloquium my first video

  

  . I promise to get a better camera for my future productions. ;-) ... , information sharing, and networking for aspiring young Black engineers ... money to help support their continued research. 1st Place won $500: 2nd

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  getting a fly-in for Marine Week Boston, I had to go see. The weather was actually gorgeous yesterday, except for the 10 minutes at the proposed ... without the coating of dirt (note to future Coure 16ers: that downwash is no

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.

  

  I have three final exams this week, so what better time to be ... ://techtv.mit.edu/about/)! If you think MIT students are too smothered with work to let their ... of their Tech Video Showcase. Watch the videos and judge for yourself

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! Pictures from our recent holiday party.

  

  for a week of vacation (YES!) - back on January 2. I hope you all have wonderful holiday vacations, and here's to a great 2007! I'll leave you with ... LImelight. (I challenge any other admissions office to a Karaoke competition

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Some Notes Misc. fun stuff.

  

  : schedule] 800+ students & alums came to Kresge Auditorium last night to ... for particular high schools, but at MIT we admit the best students ... ] Update for deferred students coming tomorrow. [read more: tomorrow]

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  for A4) that former U.S. President Barack Obama chose to dine at A4 when ... Area Four (A4) is a popular pizzeria/cafe near MIT. Known for their wood-fired pizza made from a 10-year-old sourdough starter, A4 is the go-to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025