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• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  puzzle in private dining. In all of the reviews that I saw while doing ... success that it was. To most of you, this puzzle probably ranged somewhere ... a reminder of why I had come to love Simmons so much over the last two

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  Rowing at MIT The heavyweight men near the Museum of Science. PC ... Engineering, and one of the most awesome experiences of my life has been rowing ... with you because I think a lot of you might be like me and would feel the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  working on a bunch of cool video projects while more relaxing things like ... of the dorm occasionally. So without further ado, here are some other meanings for IAP: 1. Infinite Amounts of Pancakes My friends Jamal E. '14 and

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  On this day celebrating eagles, barbeque, and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence (not the signing; get your facts straight, kids), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  of things that are making me happy but there were these pesky exams ... Growing up there wasn't a kid at school who didn't dream of robotic suits and futuristic extensions of the human body, whether it was Doctor

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 3 Independent Video Games, X-Men, and Interstellar

  

  Neutrality, and Complexity Theory   Humble Bundle/Boston Festival of ... " website, is going back and redoing two weeks of bundles, allowing us to ... it's a good time to stock up on cheap games! The Boston Festival of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 18, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  sketched up this guide on one of my flights after 4 hours of intense analysis. Or maybe 20 minutes of doodling on napkins, you can decide.   ... you will need to be able to pick your seat. I warn you that all of the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  There are many legendary stories of perseverance in history.  Custer's Last Stand.  The Battle of the Alamo.  That one time those buff Spartan dudes kicked lots of people into wells. And then there's this guy: As

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

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  this post had nothing to do with Portal, but that's sort of like stating ... around to playing Braid, which is sort of like Portal in that it involves ... metaphorical plot, it's a true inspiration for my secret pipe dream of becoming

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  and move into one of 12 official MIT dorms. Once you arrive, you will be ... can't do it all here at MIT. So take advantage of opportunities that ... of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  one with you - with full knowledge of the fact that I'll probably never live it down. MIT Tech TV Oh - and I also found one of Quinton, from ... you on campus. We get to find out which of you we'll be host

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  trio of my favorite MIT students featured prominently on an online ... of 25 African American students under the age of 21 who are making extraordinary contributions in a variety of areas. When I was skimming through the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  When I walked out of my last final, all I felt was a huge sensation of relief. I kept thinking Thank God it's over and I've waited forever for this day to come, for this year to end. But now, a large part of me

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  ,” it sounded pretty vague to me. Despite the massive listings of events ... , although I was tempted to plan out exactly how I would spend every moment of ... . All I was really certain of was that I wanted to take advantage of every

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  Costco is officially out of hamburgers, UPS is making 5 trips a day ... prefrosh assigned to us, as you can see below: 1,100 of you are coming and we're going to feed all of you! And, you know, run you into the ground

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Facebook. Because social networking makes you cool.

  

  all the accepted students! Last year, a number of "MIT Class of 2013 ... linked to here on the blogs (although I wasn't a part of the "we", then ... : MIT Class of 2014: http://www.facebook.com

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEGGGGGAAAAAAA! [by Danbee Kim '09] Music from Sonic, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, and more!

  

  's associated with it's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. But instead of sitting in front of a television watching an 8-bit blue hedgehog in snazzy red ... night, Berklee College of Music hosted an audience that ranged from moms

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  The fourth Thursday of November and the few days before and after are ... size of our international audience, I thought I might take a few minutes ... just watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, another staple of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus Activities What to do while not learning.

  

  't have tons of time to do fun stuff. I was digging around on my external ... pronto) and I found a video of me at the beginning of last year that I ... challenge? Here are the rules: 1) You have one hour to drink a gallon of milk

  • by Snively '11
  • September 3, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  CRACKED [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Part art-support group, part studio, part community, and part activist.

  

  [by Sadie Scheffer '10] For the final art blog of the school year, I ... thinkers alike. It is a conglomerate of undergraduates and graduate students ... had been given a Director’s Grant from the Council of the Arts, as

  • by ARTalk
  • May 29, 2008