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• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  Ambassadors, I helped plan and host activities during their visit. My fellow STARS Ambassadors and I met the visiting students on the first evening and ... got a chance to really sit down and get to know each other; I learned

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  'working' on a manicured persona (i.e. learn sorority chants/dances, gossip ... I've used in my life (finally something hot enough for proper wok ... resident of Tetazoo, where dirt and grime were constant companions, I would

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  i. basketball everything in this section is only approximately ... every principle i’ve been watching basketball on-and-off for a while now ... this post, so i won’t try to. instead i’ll just say that the most common

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  research, I have ascertained that MIT has one of the best global programs of any college that I’ve ever heard of. Name a country, and MIT has a ... ’s also teach abroad, work abroad, research abroad, and more. I figure it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked ... that's because I like seafood and steak.  You could easily get your ... 's pan (I prefer it to a regular frying pan because it's deeper and can

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  rent for the few weeks we are here. Yes, I am one of them—I got to campus last Saturday and for the past week I’ve been working nonstop on EC rush ... : Come on, anyone? Aw, what the heck. I stayed in Simmons this summer, and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  Since I'm returning to blogging after quite the unplanned hiatus (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... , are terrific. And walking suffices. I say suffices because if you

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Give Me Liberty . . . Or Give Me a Towel!!!

  

  with large groups of people. Examples that I’ve thus far experienced have ... , Red Sox riots, and now a new one. Several weeks ago I heard about a ... summer. I checked out the Banditos Misteriosos website for the details. The

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  Pi Day is a big deal around our mathematically-minded Institute. Since the blogs were mostly focused on decisions, I figured I'd follow up ... mailing list culture I really appreciate that I work at a place where

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ice Bear it’s ice bear

  

  Due to popular demand, here’s a guest post from Ice Bear. If you haven’t heard of Ice Bear before, here’s a good introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyPeDZ-I8pY Ice Bear wakes up. Ice Bear observes CJ do work. Ice Bear

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  rocky, but I could always rely on it to be there for me. After long hours of fencing practice, I would stumble out of the Z-Center with a ... bite of a spicy Italian sub, I would do anything - including trudging

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  Hello there. Normally, I’d spend a few minutes trying to come up ... expository writing are a bit fried. But please, I promise there’s a guide to ... three weeks, I've been spending most of my free time on medical school

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  the same dorm I lived in freshman year, Simmons Hall. There, she ... . Mike Deodato / Via Marvel   I lIke how identical the comic book ... different ways. I asked my friends to show me what real Simmons dorm rooms

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  viewings. I’d never seen MIT so formal and tame. But that didn’t stifle the ... . With this, my description is almost done. I’d rather show the hack than tell, so scroll through pictures (and links) below. In conclusion, I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  -pretty-maker/organizer, Annie L. '15, a photographer, Raeez L. '14, and I set out to accomplish ... . (graphics/layout). I decided it would be a good time to start making (or ... beloved by the students of the East Side. So I bring you behind the scenes

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2013! this is how i do this

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) I remember that I need to hire new bloggers 2) I frantically Google for the ... this is how I hire bloggers   Be a blogger! As usual, we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... like their children are doing while they are here. Since I am involved ... campus. The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  feel old? Well, I, as a prematurely wizened twentysomething, can tell you it isn't any fun. My bones creak and ache and I can tell when the weather is changing in my knees. Also I'm cranky and like to talk about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet TOFU Warning: post may contain dangerously high amounts of "daaaaaaaawwwwww"

  

  First of all, apologies for the radio silence. I've been sequestered ... , but it is no different. But before I once again immerse myself in the awesomeness that is all of you, I wanted to share this different awesome thing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Minecraft: Discuss Open thread.

  

  is, so maybe this will: I play alpha/survival, which means that during the day I run around and kill pigs and chop down trees and run away from creepers and during the night I hide away in my bunker and dig dig

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2010