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• Blog / MISTI

  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  my two suitcases. I’m going to be in Europe for the same amount of time ... bags to my place tomorrow. My Molchat Doma shirt had been worn for over ... only my Molchat Doma shirt, which at this point had been worn for over

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  vegetables ($2.00 per 16 oz.) doused in oyster sauce and Sriracha, digging for ... Infinite Corridor for pasta salads and cold trays of curry leftover from ... grocery stores. 1. Star Market: The closest grocery store to most of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  yet we still continue to search for more. They are also both still true ... moderated mailing list, for everything from clarifying COVID policies to ... monotony of sending these emails, I changed my email sign-off for almost

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  of this semester. Perhaps even enough to compensate for the fact that ... the same lecture, but if I sit in office hours for enough time, it ... year, registration for this class is lotteried probably because Professor

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  things.  Useful bit of Google-fu: searching for "title of book filetype ... on homework anymore - psets are essential for learning concepts and ... the more you skip class. You're paying for your education anyway - why

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT ... for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I ... ,000 And $10,000 Davidson Fellow Scholarships The Davidson Institute for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Write Academic Papers a look into how i wrote my final paper

  

  really well for me. Evaluating the Prompt Perhaps the obvious place to start is reading the given prompt. This was my prompt for my CMS.616 Games ... original research (for example, using a case study approach where you focus

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  . This year, for REX, one of the things being built was a fort ... , something so carefully and meticulously thought out, something for actual ... just scary, because how do you talk to people? How do you ask for help

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  cryptography for security. A blockchain is stored on every node in the network ... roof for 24 hours to code, hack, and build. I've been blogging about HackMIT for years, but I still haven't competed in one. So I figured Hack

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo Goes Camping An adventure to the top of a mountain and a little cabin in the woods

  

  around 4:30pm on the Friday and stopped at Subway and Market Basket on the ... supposedly left before ours. So after walking in the woods looking for the campsite for a half hour, we finally settled at the fire pit by the cabin and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  "paper airplanes" made from Athena header pages [another use for header ... student, a freshman, a problem that other labs had been trying to solve for ... 've been trying for years!' 'Well, you didn't have an MIT freshman in your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soy Bomb Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

  

  a problem for marketing than it is for us. So, our final conclusion ... mentioned that I was working on a project for ICE-T that involved the ... your grandmother about apple pie recipes, and that would be fun for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  . However, in the process of doing research for it, I read a book titled ... " align="aligncenter" width="1400"] apologies for handwriting[/caption] To ... Hospital, for example, [annotation note='as can also be seen on this 1950

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  . MIT is not a school for the daintily-shod. For that, I direct you to the ... a metaphor for perseverance, academic ambition, or high SAT scores ... the sad, sweet, soul-searching-and-room-searching process of moving out

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  to Do It. A few weeks ago, I was searching for 8.02 ASE materials for ... because it means I am a different person than I was in September. For many ... page. For most MIT bloggers, that change is documented, like dozens of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  had been searching for “this.” I found it at MIT. Now I must rush for ... MIT dome. I’ve been on campus for three weeks, but still every time I pass beneath it, I shudder. For years, I had admired it from a distant

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  advisor)'s office on Tuesday in search for the answers to life, the universe ... you were wondering). And after chatting with Professor Seering for 15 ... network for a summer internship and scheduled a second meeting in a few days

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  . That's a topic for another day, though; as promised, here's the follow-up to my first post about trying new things, and looking for adventure ... cracker jacks and funnel cake for the first time. I fell in love with green

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  companies and products that are directly relevant to the college search ... with Michael about his vision for the next generation of college campus ... school for a Masters in Comparative Media Studies. Basically, there is no

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  've been trying to give up certain things and routines I take for granted so I'm not so reliant on them. I gave up shaving for IAP and now I can go about two weeks before I start to feel shaggy. I stopped showering for 8

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005