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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  ) has (what I think is) an awesome rule that prioritizes MIT ... musical that MIT students wrote. No musical will ever be more fun than that ... decent part in Hack Punt Tool because it was about MIT students and you are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  . One of the things about MIT is the stunning awareness that you ... I think my suckiness at Smash is interesting because it’s probably not ... it is - I’m not sure that it’s necessarily the most disciplined

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  senioritis i wish i had no work today

  

  technicals: 6.1120 [6.818] dynamic computer language engineering. this is ... project. 18.704 seminar in algebra. seminars are this mit math department ... pattern is "wow the class material is interesting but i don't want to do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 31, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  the best parts about a sitcom is that you can tune in at any moment. So ... year at MIT:    —   Gathered around a circle of ... -Halloweekend indulgence.    “Is that my 5.111 TA?”    “No way- he’s dressed

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  I first set foot on campus about five years ago for my MIT Admissions ...  beforehand. If you haven’t visited MIT before, let me warn you (as I wish someone ... into the profession, they have said “unexpectedly.” My story is no

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  Monday, my first semester here is abruptly coming to an end. I have ... discussed, and the math and technicalities left behind, the book is pretty ... physics! Speaking of that book, the writer of it just gave a talk at MIT

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  -of-knowing. but this class of people is, i suppose, special in that we entered mit ... about fifth west and what it is and what it means. i love these rituals ... influenced these people i admire so deeply. maybe pride is not quite the right

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.

  

  doesn't really count. Wednesday marked a year since the death of an MIT ... , mirrored last year in a paralyzing way. And maybe this is a sign that I'm too ... career development, which is useful but also kind of awful because everyone

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  wearing my purple MIT Splash t-shirt. TSA Agent: Why does your shirt say "Splash" on it? What is "Splash"? Me: "Splash" is a teaching program. TSA ... year left, as difficult as that is to believe. It's kind of scary to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  curiously charming roundabout way, is freshmen advisors. When you arrive on ... prepared you to dive headlong into the rigors of MIT, but on the other end of ... -or-less agreeing to let you do whatever it is you want, there's a style for every

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  IT IS IMPORTANTYes. That's MIT tip number one: when studying for long ... From May 9th to May 13th (a Friday, naturally), MIT students endured ... constituted, at some point, a hell week. But dead week is on a whole new level

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  7.013, 8.02, and 5.12. (My brain is still recovering from the trauma ... that "thunk" is actually a word. I hope they meant it was onomatopoetic ... department, has its own fMRI machine, and at MIT, there always needs to be at

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  some time to share some MIT funnies. These are examples of things that are said/done at MIT in the dorms after midnight. Both are 100% true ... -mails from MIT groups, some personal stuff, but then there was one from

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  The Ass Kickin' Chicken!) Favorite thing about MIT: The Infinite ... Favorite music: This is tough... I own over 600 CD's and 20 Box Sets ... Gruder gets it. Satire is supposed to leave a mark. Advice about applying to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  post about writing words and my own applications is somewhat timely — MIT’s ... yourself, and Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later for reminders that life is about ... "]forgot[/annotation] how hard this was until I had to go through it again. Writing is hard

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Batman Picks a Username learn from him.

  

  Trouble thinking up a good Kerberos username? Take some hints from Batman.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  We All Need A Little Encouragement

  

  From a bottle of Honest Tea, purchased from MIT's Student Center

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles A dizzying amount of puzzles

  

  For everyone interested in checking out the puzzles from this year’s mystery hunt and previous hunts: 2007 2006 Even More

  • by Bryan
  • January 15, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Mario Institute of Technology hack Laura's entry on an awesome hack.

  

  Laura ’09 captured today’s awesome hack… check it out!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Melis’s UROP Blog Melis enters the blogging community.

  

  Melis '08 has started writing a blog, through which she explores "a different MIT student

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 2, 2005