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• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  Hello, gentle readers! For those of you who don't know me, I've been ... guarantees on-campus housing to undergrads for eight semesters, I was under no obligation to leave my dorm. But when my friends started looking at houses and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  at MIT, and pistols, and all the other classes you need for a pirate ... to wake up at 7:30, hit snooze a lot, and stumble into a cafe around 9 ... plays, there’s always at least one free table, and most of the clientele

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home sweet violet capital of Ohio We didn't see a stuffed whale, but we did see a bunch of primates. Nonhuman…

  

  many students at MIT get funding for their research; in my mind, it has ... almost two years, which is probably some sort of life record for me -- I ... hours today looking at the various primate exhibits (gorillas, siamangs

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  graphic? Because, frankly, I like being busy. I like the full Google ... intern for Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair. I essentially design social media posts and do some ~research~ like things for MSEF and it

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

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  to wrap up.  At least when you take an exam you know that, for better ... season at Emerson College on Wednesday night. Preparation for the game was ... It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I initially planned for this post to

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My night with 8.03 MONSTER ENTRY AHHHH

  

  to sleep. For those playing along at home, here is Pset 8 in all its ... tonight's festivities. I will probably spice this horrible idea for an entry ... stare at part b. Inductance is nothing more than the result of geometry, I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  , panting, and asked the man at the desk where A58 is. He asked for my ID to ... and also going to Boston. As I lined up for boarding, he lined up at the ... 's that's it Like I'll pay for anything cheap enough Ruth but it leaves at

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  and far between, if they exist at all. Where they have to advocate for ... Network—which stands for Small-Town and Rural Students—and wondered, "Am I ... common questions I get at college fairs and webinars: "Does MIT

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  [ hard mode ] i'm on hard mode and i'm just a noob

  

  figured out at least some parts of college life that made it easier for me ... got switched to hard mode for me after November started (and no, this ... before I sat in Bates Hall for about two hours and made progress on my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  long time. At least, that's how it was for me in the act of running. Once ... Skype chats and Google hangouts for more flexible office hours. That level ... wherein you now need to find something else to do besides psets. For example

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  elective for my major, was at 9:30am, and I couldn’t get out of bed on time ... for an elective at the Harvard Summer School. I took out my first ... I did not graduate on time. At first, I thought, I'm not one of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  at our hotel. And what a hotel it was. Let's pause for a side ... gear. If you truly have no idea what I mean, we here at the ONLY institute of technology went back to class for reals on February 3rd. Before

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  , 2021 at 5 pm EST, if I actually post this on time - I will no longer be ... MIT. Sometimes when I find myself not believing it, I go to Google ... GRA would make waffles for our hall; a particular fencing meet; walking

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  ="90191" /] Someone actually responded! We met up at Maseeh and exchanged $15 for a ... chance at life for my dear water bottle, one covered in stickers bearing ... -pandemic) club branding. The phoenix imagery is quite fitting for our club at this

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  Ageing: for all the all-nighters I can no longer pull off, and all ... : aka Course 9, my new minor, because everyone should take at least one class ... , 9 weeks old (cared for and photographed by Kristen Y. '19) Drinks: I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  have to take my word or Google's word for it, since I forgot to take ... (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... that were at MIT, and the slightly more pressing issue of getting around

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  given a monthly allowance from my parents that was plenty for groceries ... and I would always be surprised at where all the money went. I may not have overdrafted many times, but I came dangerously close at least every

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  on a stage in black and red Performing in the MIT Monologues

  

  at the producer, and then I said, deadpan, “I think we should pause for ... classrooms around campus. She asked for my ideas. Something deep? I suggested ... about exploring sexuality, at your own pace and in your own time. About

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 9, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  'm definitely down! :)" and reserved a ticket. A month later, Google Calendar told me that I should meet Ashley at MIT's Kresge Auditorium. The theater ... Prize "for extraordinary service to children." I was equally surprised to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  stay over for a night at the Institute. Having heard so many amazing ... ), and we decided to stay in Boston for a couple of nights before heading ... tossing around a Frisbee in front of Killian Court at dusk. I still remember

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007