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• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  -tasting water on campus. Last Sunday, I filled up two entire bottles of sweet ... nature. I stashed the water in my assigned kitchen cabinet back at Random ... some other people, whoever they might be. I mention this only because it

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  As I mentioned earlier, Neil Gaiman is coming to MIT! The lecture he ... Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. In terms of my personal excitement level, I ... goes. Originally, I just planned on showing up to the lecture and maybe

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  I hear Early Action decisions went out. Congrats to those of you who ... whom I know here got deferred EA and then got in. Eventually, those of ... 're looking for? I remember reading a comment last year on one of the blogs

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  ," which I have never seen, or that episode of "Seinfeld," which I have seen. I know, it's a bold move for an inexperienced blogger like me, but ... 's picture on the cover? I conceived that as a rhetorical question, but

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  This week, I worked as an Orientation Leader (OL) to help first year ... assigned around 13 students, and I quite liked my crew. Throughout the week, I saw people open up more to each other and really talk. Like petals

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  as I tell all my friends back home who don't know MIT lingo, Admitted ... all of campus puts on a bazillion fun events for them!) I wanted to ... so you're honestly kinda meh. And that's all okay! I definitely can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  CPW 2014 was the reason I chose MIT. At the time, the Institute wasn’t even my top choice, but after the amazing weekend, I caught myself ... long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  you were doing, you could in theory get observation time on the VLA. I ... astronomers I know, writing proposals is a huge pain in the butt; it's one of ... 's the way the field works. I love writing papers as much as (if not more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  turned off. I was a little spooked, but over-protective mating bears and ... Victoria III, Jennifer and I wandered around the meadows while Raphael ... pizza store, I took a walk, expecting to find Absolutely Nothing and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  [by Emma Frank '15] Before I first visited MIT, I envisioned it ... where I’d be bombarded with art from the most unlikely of places ... freshman advising seminar 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I’m flabbergasted at

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I ... down some stretches of road are so flat, I swear you can see your own ... 's not entirely true, there was a rock gym in Houston that I'd been to a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  The other day I dropped off my application to the International ... program I am applying to is called “Cities in the 21st Century”, which looks ... accepted, I will be travelling with a group of about 30 students to Detroit

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  Skullhouse, formerly of Senior Haus): "This summer I will be an intern at the ... help us out.' As I stated earlier, I will be staffing as an intern at LAW this summer. More specifically, I will be the multimedia specialist. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  from place to place. I'm dead serious. --- Happy May! Yay. It's the final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an end. It seemed like only yesterday when I stood in front of Lobby 7 with

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism

  

  I listen to a lot of audiobooks. In 2023, I listened to 28.6 days ... sometimes even while doing psets. It’s something I’ve been doing since middle school, but I never really started thinking about the habit until coming to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 28, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  I had a funny realization. I found myself setting something on fire 3 ... ignition taught me something new. For the Spinning Arts club, I went to one of our weekly fire jams. I've been fire spinning since freshman fall

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and stare at the clock, and I'd count down the time left in the class period ... halfway there." And I'd repeat this throughout the class. It became almost a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  A few months ago, I stumbled across this blog, which takes a look at ... common nowadays, but I think they are fun, so I wanted to bring them back ... as us, and I want to represent them, even if only in small ways. (Note

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  period comes around, I don't really write anything at all, leaving it to the people with more nuance and who could write better than I ever could. I will try my best to keep this short, as I'm sure this is a sensitive

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  , and I've already had about three outfit changes. Not only was today MIT ... . I managed to squeeze some time in to go into Boston in between picking formal wear to impress potential recruiters. Unfortunately, I missed the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019