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• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  -tech connectivity is all I ever want to talk about, kind of. 15.501 - Corporate ... money stuff I'm not used to. Which is probably the number one reason I ... programming...which is something I'm DYING to do in 1.00.  In 15.567, we

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  geeks, and this is a class that plays to the strengths of computer geeks ... its reputation as a time sink. I like that so much of it is hands-on ... class (either 9.07 or one of the others) for the major. Honestly, I hate

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes ... 's mad as hell because he didn't need to waste 2 months on ISEF research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  , which is this week long celebration of Greek life on campus, which is kind ... link is to last year's site), which this year falls around Drop Date, the ... middle of all that awesomeness is the awesomeness that is Ben Folds on

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  ; During the Gala, we got to meet a majority of the Black Community on Campus ... that I continue to interact with and get support from on a daily basis. Looking back though, I remember being hesitant when deciding on whether or

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  knocked on my door to give me "a tour of French House" (because I need one ... . 5 in G) then listened to the piece. A suite is a collection of dances ... This is Anna Ho, reporting live from her transition to being 21 years

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  – which is an eternity in cyberspace (sorry ‚òπ), I: * Finished 1st year ... of faces and experiences makes it all worthwhile. * Came home to find ... in all the sports championships I care about (or in the case of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Boston Marathon ‘08 I'm back!

  

  adequately describe the incredible sight of 20,000+ people on their way to ... while listening to Kelis under a sign labeled "THE YARD". I have all of ... of a can.. or some combination of the three. So I'll start from the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When The Omnipotent Hand Of Google Fails You How some classes at the Institvte are justifiably hard.

  

  Freudian terror. Flash back to the real world, where school is still kind of ... forgotten about 6 required classes, which I would have to pack into senior ... for it, which is so good that literally every university with an

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 23, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the ... American Heritage Dictionary and is included as a unit of measure in Google ... MIT hacking is legendary among college pranks. MIT culture
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  -smelling room is either: a room lacking any perceptible scent, or a room ... straightforward (tips 1-4). It's harder to nail the slight (emphasis on slight ... Side mall. I also like just walking there or walking to Newbury Street if the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  folks here aren’t used to failing. The biggest highlight of my first month ... imagine the kind of support you’ll get. You don’t need to know what to ask ... to or what to ask for. I started by asking one person… and they knew

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  ). Whatever it is, I’m here for you! As time goes on, I’ll share more of my ... you want to hear about or see, ask me questions, buy me tickets to the ... . After what seemed like forever, I arrived on the MIT campus, duly

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply ... few it is exactly the right course of action. Most of these students are ... few additional questions: Why is this student applying to college now

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  ? Is there off-street or on-street parking? Is there an in-unit washer ... were being kicked out of our dorms. Due to this, I was under the ... of struggling to define expectations, going back and forth between

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  Before I go on, I need to comment: this was the day of the Doctor Who 50th ... draw the Mona Lisa blindfolded," which of course had to involve drawing ... can sign up to teach >= 1 sessions of any class 1330 hours of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  , definitely do not have cultures that everyone is drawn to. Thus, I know of many ... This guest post on LGBT life at MIT comes to us from Cory Hernandez ... , trying to remember experiences from CPW. There was a lot of information

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.

  

  admissions website. The link has been sent to a couple of dorm lists and is ... Baker (one of our dorms), was uploaded to the internet. The instant ... Tell the truth, how many current MIT students read the title of this

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  This is the time of year in which people start worrying a great deal ... we do not have enough information. While it is important to file your ... was mailed, for the tracking system to be accurate. If on November 14th

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Rachel was at SF Pride with Facebook

  

  was actually a cupcake. Practically all of the interns managed to roll out of bed early enough for the parade, which when you think about it is ... -- on the bus there, I ran into a flock of Google interns wearing this

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 1, 2011