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  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  When MIT Students Blew Up the Sun For a fun prank in 1992, MIT ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is globally renowned for ... with their teeth to construct dams in the river. They have been known to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  ... Nervous Systems jewelry and accessories began with a very common story. Boy meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Boy and girl combine their knowledge of ... independent designers are producing pieces with scientific content, and Jesse

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  seminars you can sign up for. The seminars last one semester, like a ... -type thing, with some darkening or pattern at the top, and then constellations ... freshman year with our first-year advisors; once you declare your major, you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  at the top of our lungs and paint our nails. Our weeks start with a ... . Dressed up with Anji and Liz for winter fraternity formals (left) and with ... I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is going to pump you up! A bit about a cool new fitness program called getfit@mit

  

  with the shop guys in Pappalardo (where we build out 2.007 robots.) I ... known for being the breeding ground of the next big idea in science and ... goals are entered into weekly drawings for prizes. Summer is just one

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  , checking for sign errors or gaps in understanding. This is not my favorite ... , because by then it’s late and we’re all a little hosed, longing for more ... in this major is a trip. I struggle with the concept of having one

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  hallway lined with air mattresses for catnappers, and throw in a bunch of ... future. For one team, that future was one with a smart refrigerator ... ...am not a hacker (yet). I went into the hackathon with a mild curiosity for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Fighting Indifference MIT and MLK day

  

  all over the globe? (this media lab initiative, for example, is kinda ... go to work and found that the lab was closed for the holiday, and ... the loud, straining lyrics: “We have come over a way that with tears

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  [/annotation] and get to work around 8:20 so i can [annotation note="for free because the kitchen is stocked 24/7 with chobani, cereal, and coffee - the 3 Cs ... reiterate: LA is not a city made for walking. like, in any sense

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  , rounded it off, and were left with a perfectly massive snowball. Step 2 ... maliciously assaults snowmen, we will never back down and we will fight for the ... everywhere (except for the sidewalks, thank you facilities). Students here have

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  Standing Room Only, so yay. From 1-2, we hosted a round-table discussion for ... campus on Monday and spent two hours at events for undergraduates 2. Iqbal ... ago about his work with the Grameen Foundation 3. Paul Polak (President

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  than them? My dad plays trivia with a group of buddies who range from ... amateur musical theater shows or write Linux tools for fun or whatever it is ... 't have any way of knowing what it meant for me, or what it would come to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  takes place over IAP. Participants will be asked to wrestle with such challenging topics as professional ethics, dealing with uncertainty, working ... : Bringing Vision to Reality Day 5: Living and Leading With Integrity Day 6

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  need a shoulder to cry on, someone to go with you for frozen yogurt, or ... here. By going shopping with a sister or going for a run along the ... goodbye post to share with you… When I was an undergraduate at MIT I spent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  descriptors resonate with you. Your story matters and what this means for you ... Network—which stands for Small-Town and Rural Students—and wondered, "Am I ... with the data Figuring out what rural and small-town means isn’t as

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  required. For example, my Common Application essay ended with “weird is the ... with a thesaurus. Monitor word usage (especially for common words like ... with. The traits that make you whole. Does that sound scary? To me it

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  was to show you a controversial play where a penalty has occured and ... to play today? You guessed it... Admissions: You Make The Call. So you ... admit the best students with the highest grades, right? It sounds easy

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  Taylor was ready to go along with anything. Plus, road trips are fun! So ... sitting at home with nothing to do for a couple of days was definitely a ... The media portrays spring break in college is super-fun, adventure

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  that for a few of your friendly neighborhood bloggers, it’s also our last ... said. In the next few days, we’ll be filling the blogs up with our last round of reflections, advice and good ol witty content. Can't get rid of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  -stem classes — there’s an entire department of folklore, for example, and another ... , MIT makes it quite easy to cross-register for up to two classes at Harvard. This semester, I took advantage of that for the first time, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022