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  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  Commencement day, I almost got grabbed by police for getting too close to the ... right now, or at least at NASA. Definitely SpaceX and Tesla. Google and ... , graduating or not graduating, ticket or no ticket.   Fortunately, not too

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  In January, President Trump signed Executive Order 13769, or "travel ... , procedures, or plans to recruit, admit, and enroll international students has ... ; especially through the work of Lincoln Lab, we are engaged every day in keeping

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, or SHASS, to ... , business, or architecture. People associate MIT with these fields, and these ... invaluable time out of their busy days, and the idea/model of the talks I stole

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  't have a college degree or a fancy job title, Matt Damon still had a story ... know him as the MIT janitor from Good Will Hunting or as the astronaut ... the area. Because of this, she didn't have to spend all day walking

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  day, he found a toilet on the street a block away from his house. So we ... that, in February or March my sophomore year, we applied to the Mc ... shooting process are you? We've done five or six—about halfway done. Is it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Champagne, pistols, and my new UROP blogging in a power outage. that's hardcore. though anna beat me to it.

  

  -bending or something. (yes, we had a Korra-watching marathon over Thanksgiving ... you may or may not have noticed, I've been absent from these blogs for ... or...a lowly UROP student).  The New York Times did a great profile of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  something or by defining ourselves with certain characteristics. For example ... of whatever high school that they went to or the best in an activity or ... day to really get everything done and be involved in everything. Now, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  , which was already late on day two of school. “Hey, instead of doing ... or experience to add to this five-year “collage” I was making as an ... well-planned path that may or may not still be what you want.” Well said

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  , because, well, there's a lot of it. Or, the electronic bits storing your ... give them the reason you like being you! Or if there's something in your ... -- just the other day, I was talking with Matt in the admissions office

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  outside my door on moving day at Random Hall. At personal expense, I am ... influences of Mark and/or Shania Twain. (Can you feel my enthusiasm for ... envy. The view, however, is not intended for the weak of stomach, or

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  ; instead of getting a band or two to perform, we hire a dozen bands to play ... ... it was 1964 in the spring... it was big from the very first day." That ... -related, or just something awesome. The residents of 433 ordered thousands of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 4 Odyssey Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

  

  hearing your thoughts, whether supportive or critical, is always ... the unlucky terminal that said, "If you found a brown notebook or the ... 't contacted me within a day, they were as good as gone. With my last drop of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  I'm living Köln or Bonn as much as I want. Even though it pays for ... economics, therefore I try to take the bus home every day instead of waiting ... guide or anything and decided to just wander around the pedestrian zone

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  struggled or failed? It's not a trick question, it's to show what you're made ... Christmas/Chanukkah/Winter Solstice/Whatever You Do Or Don't Celebrate. :) And please don't think I'm trying to preach at you, or scare you! I am simply

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  I get a chance (maybe when I next answer questions in a day or two?) I ... choosing the ring committee, or "RingComm," of 12 class members. The Ring ... or the Great Dome on the ring bezel. After much debate, the committee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  search for truth or objective reality or illusion or whatever. two ... the talos principle or nier automata or outer wilds or the stanley parable or the beginner's guide, which i'm more fine with but still need to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  further consideration, I have decided not to quit my day job ... to redraw my blogger avatar for april fools day, i'd have two nickels

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  So a few days before Halloween I asked you all what I should be for Halloween. I then ignored all of your votes and went with the most popular ... my dorm just in time for the big day. I dug around in my closet for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ritual & Ceremony I'll be out of contact the next two weeks as I celebrate a big event.

  

  following day, she and I will depart for our first trip together as a married ... day, I certainly find myself empathizing with your situation -- it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry, no dorms yet but… ya wanna see some classes?

  

  I have tests in all my classes in the next few days so I thought it was a good time to take a quick survey of what you want to see of ... but it depends on how shameless I am that day. Most likely, I will

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 16, 2006