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• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  So I was really tired last night. I’d been in northern Michigan snowboarding with a couple of my friends from high school, and if you’ve ever been skiing or snowboarding…

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  On the Coming of Winter in Boston November peels away like buttery sheathes of apple-crisp, sizzled brown skin off a roasted turkey that your grandmother accidentally stuffed with snow As…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  Three months ago, I informed MIT admissions of my firm intent to major in Course 2 or 6 (translation: Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). Someone took this…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  I’m fairly sure all of you are familiar with the fact that MIT has some pretty awesome classes and extra-curriculars to participate in. (If this comes as a surprise you…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  It’s October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep-fried broccoli flower, and the crunchiness…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  places, public transportation stops running. Between around 12:30am and 5

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  As some of you may have noticed, the world didn’t end on Wednesday like I thought it would (for the rest of you, look outside, yup it’s still there). Which…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Peanut Butter Delusion Arguments as old as man.

  

  Alright, it’s been a good five days since our blogs have come online, and I still haven’t found a novel way to detail my first three and half weeks here…

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  Sarah O'Connor was one of my 5.12 professors at the time, I stayed after

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Now An Option for RBA Freshmen Next House's freshmen, starting with the class of 2012, can now participate in REX. !!!!!!!!

  

  to make their voices heard. Not only for the '12 freshmen, but also

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 30, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  wait in line - another friend of ours, a TRUE fan, saved our spots for 12

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Don’t feed the squirrels In which I work with gifted children.

  

  smell - on my floor, it's poo! I miss Senior Haus, yo.) I'm an RA for 12

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  -California, I had about 12 hours at home before getting on another plane to attend

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  a good raincoat. Take one totally unnecessary class -- I took 5.12

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Freezing My @$$ off at CPW By: Andrea '11

  

  Chemistry (5.12) class in room 10-250. The professor was very funny and wanted

  • by Bryan
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  the above information was available to me with a simple push of F12. In

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  .03 test, a 7.013 (ESG) test, and a 5.12 problem set all the next day - and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  use Firefox (to IE's 12.83%). I'm not sure why, but that statistic

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  hunt would contain 270--no, 271--no 271 1/2 puzzles, all in keeping with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  freshman year… I took the class anyway. So, twice a week from 1-2 pm, I take

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006