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• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  finish psets and start less-frantically trying to take care of all the ... and Glory to whoever sends me the complete list first.) ... people around the dorm, and by Christmas was cutting hair often enough that

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in EAsT camPUS A few of the basic things to know.

  

  can look down the entire length of your hall and see EVERYTHING.. 7 ... What sets MIT's East Campus apart from other dorms of the college ... maintained, and you can even knock first if you're so inclined. 8. You can

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • July 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  , Harvard, Princeton, and Brown. I was accepted to the first three and ... mini-MIT experience. The people I met there were (and still are) some of ... more of it, and the more I did it the more interesting it became. What

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  great time and making a lot of friends. or as another example, one of the ... , interacting with a broad spectrum of people seems to be worth the risks and ... would drop me off at the gym and i would run laps around the track, and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  on my email and read some articles and flipped through the first ... , and the endless spring of opportunity. There is also something about ... ; woke up ~ 5 am today. it was early and the sun had not risen. i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Call For A Good Time a weekend of coffee shop networking

  

  those of you who don't know, was the original admissions blogger, and ... : The first reason... Mitra: Oh. Me: ..and also the second. Mitra: TAKE ... , and how each cover of Oprah is better than the previous one and this

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  his cell phone in front of the Stratton student center :-) ***** "and ... competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a kid out of a public high school in Salem OR, was the difference in

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  . And then we headed back inside to discuss the extinction of large ... Every year, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus comes to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  , we were both scared and even averse to the idea of our reputation ... sudden change in our personas, and we really did not like the idea of that ... focus on the arts. They were just in their 3rd year of opening and were

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Women of the East Side 2015 Calendar The stresses and strains of organizing a giant project

  

  of the beautiful ladies of the east side of MIT's campus and culture ... goes to a student who lives on the east stide of campus, and the fund is ... the impossible, with the help of numerous people including Erin K. '16

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  about life and criticisms of American foreign policy. All in all, it was a ... Satrapi said something along the lines of: "We live in such a conservative ... AIDS, there is a lot of joy. And life without joy is pointless." It

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  the duals portion of his competition, and would have won first in the ... occasional bursts of hectic labwork for the rest of the afternoon, and I really ... 'm basically going to be out of the state every weekend between now and mid

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... the thought emotionally and physically exhausts me. We didn't have any ... -known Chris trait: noisy eyes*). With the help of our senior bloggers, selected

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!

  

  friends and get ready for the next school year. A lot of first ... , hand-made, and revamped goods. It reminds me of the Fenway Flea in Boston ... a lot of food places, both with the MIT-Washington program and with

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • July 30, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  sat with us and answered any question we threw his way. Taking the most ... watch the videos and finally finish this drawn out introduction, without ... first year at MIT has flown by and it's about time I update you guys on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  of the Wall Street Journal (sorry Mitra), Ruth applies the first gentle ... and perils of vegetarianism, but I got a little involved this evening ... Parisian and Earth Dance, while I've chosen a somewhat bolder palette of New

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  the first time and got hooked. Those two clubs were easily the defining ... As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is ... ? Do I leave my dorm room enough? Am I taking the most advantages of the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  MIT's version of homework. And by "MIT's version", I mean that while a ... . At times, you've driven me up the wall, literally. And I couldn't be ... something I started at 11pm the night before it was due, and finished at

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  income threshold. And for the 50 percent of American families with income ... First, let me start with a venerable and ancient blogger apology ... Communications and Special Projects — I am doing more writing than ever, but the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT's yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of