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• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  brother is way taller than I am. I spent the first few days of Spring Break ... . On Tuesday, I joined three of my favorite '12s (Vidya, Helen, and Yun) on a mini-roadtrip to the small town of Brenham, home of Blue Bell ice

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  Number of intriguing yet controversial New Urbanist communities visited: 1 ... city like New Orleans suffer such devastation--some of that was ... to make sure she takes advantage of her new school's resources. ''I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  her “20 New Ways to Tie Your Long Hair” class, so i volunteered my head ... As we’re approaching the first of 2024, I’ve been thinking about ... year at MIT. I think fondly of that year, despite all the difficulties

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  afraid of upsetting the chinese government, and so on   ii. of ... , so i will try to give a concise summary based on my understanding of ... limited supply of housing it has become common to see tents on sidewalks in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  %. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On my defeated march back to my dorm room, I run into a good friend of ... 't really have time to study for. The website we were taking the quiz on ... that on long days like this one, offers a wisp of fresh air. A place that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  in a tea shop with a friend. the low barrier of entry to try new ... sticking for a new, outside-of-work challenge. I could go buy a Pogo stick if ... find that it is way easier to have a semblance of work-life balance and

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  pretty good pointers on the subject. Janice wonders: Hi Jess, I am a ... be happy with them. I'd say a good rule of thumb for you to be happy ... ; focus more on portraying you in your application, and why you're a good

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  ... and arrive at one of my favorites -- I mean, just look at the pattern on ... behold, Room 7-012, the "Heat Transfer Laboratory." On my way back to ... is a very usable staircase that acts as a shortcut.) On your way

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  way back to our dorm. And that's why a good day is often a day when, at ... your days don't end with grass stains on your knees. I'd like to suggest that grease, dust, and oil be added to that list, at least for those of

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  I flew back home on the eighteenth with hopes of having a productive ... a couple of good friends from high school -- Ethan, Harsheta, and ... be a good start, since I don't want to break my streak of at least a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  . I asked Kevin to share some of his thoughts on his MIT journey: how it ... first met while judging Battle of the Bands at CPW 2010. Today, at 3:54 PM ET, the kickstarter for Ministry of Supply, the business apparel

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  visited campus again as part of a symposium on Asian Diasporas and New ... -seen adaptation of The Namesake. The film was based on the fantastic novel by ... collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies. Jhumpa Lahiri is no

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  classes begin next week. But over the last week, the Class of 2026 arrived on campus for their orientation, of which one major component is Residential ... their future home on campus. For those of you who haven't already decided

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  . Ignore the four-star ratings on the website--the people who posted that are ... necessary to use protection... ...so I put on a pair of lab goggles ... DID YOU KNOW? Wolverine is from CANADA. Okay, first of all, who

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  taking some of these classes in the future, whether on OCW or at MIT ... of time on it though." "Personal answer is definitely 11.011 or 6.172- 11.011 changed my perspective on my moral compass, what I'm good at

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  to build a (taste of) home ft. some topologically challenged zongzi

  

  ; on my way home, I pass by at least three bakeries — all selling pre ... it into a tiny little pyramid of rice-containing goodness with origami ... ="At some point in my childhood my mom definitely made me read up on

  • by Alice L. '24
  • June 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] For me, one of the greatest things about MIT is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of ... , let's do it!"), and a lot of creativity from people who enjoy doing very

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivered celebrating halfway at the finish line

  

  traditional way of wearing it on the fourth finger. Postponement #2 January 11 ... Rat” emerged in 1929 to reflect the prominent beaver on the bezel of the ... on the path to receiving an MIT degree. The Class of 2022 (my original

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  of you waiting with bated breath, good luck on EA decisions! ... -day. Friday, on the other hand, somehow finds a way to wedge itself between ... into a sleep-deprived puddle of Krystal half way through the day. A

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  'll retain that knowledge as the semester goes on. 12 units of 18 ... one class on p/nr"]put it on P/NR[/annotation]instead of dropping it ... really good. Now that we're getting into the thick of it, we're reading

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020