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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  's recent entry, Sam is in fact an engineer, and I am queen of the humanities. I'm such a humanities geek, I'm writing this entry from my desk as ... place to sleep on campus. Now, I developed the ability to fall asleep on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  If I had a dollar for every body pillow I’ve purchased in the past six months, I would have four dollars. For a net decrease of ... , getting a dollar for each body pillow I purchase is a rather inefficient way

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Art variation on a poem of Elizabeth Bishop

  

  carried through the crossword by my friends[/caption] I'm hosed this week. But looking at my last, or next-to-last weeks, I was quite hosed too. I ... ="aligncenter" width="400"] every piece of red text is something I am doing later than I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  There are two meals I’ve had consistently this quarantine: for breakfast, I have an egg sandwich with tea, and for dinner, I have the ... a combination of random beans and lentils.  I’ve had the recipe I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  atm. exploring the Cambridge/Boston area by foot — something i never did during the academic year. a friend and i walked to a 24 hour ... "]North End.[/annotation] it was fucking incredible!! i got the chocolate bomb

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  Dear MIT Protofrosh, If I had a time machine, I’d travel to my senior year of high school. I’d tell myself not to worry about college admissions. I was a staunch planner back in high school, one of those people

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  I've been gone for a while, but I'm coming back! Withdrawing from MIT to work for Amazon for a semester meant that quite suddenly, I had a lot more time on my hands than I was used to. I went to one of those

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  Hi guys! My name is Quynh, and like Connie, I’m a crusty old senior about to leave MIT in less than a month. I want to thank Connie for ... and friend. When I came to MIT, I was looking for an education that

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  Luisa B. ’16 baked from scratch 1.909859317102744... π pies (and I did dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1 ... ’re curled up in the kitchen watching Veronica Mars, and when I’m done with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  friend and I were taking the same Intro to Java class this IAP, and spent ... then, I’ve had an inverted sleep pattern I’ve been too lazy to change. It’s nighttime when my eyes open, and the middle of the day when I go to bed. In

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  coursework. The supervision work I talked about last week is only graded for ... Waking Up It's crucial that I wake up early because while I won't BE productive for the next three hours, I'll definitely FEEL productive

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  currently running around giving everyone chilly hugs. I’ve lived in Southern California for ten years now, but unlike other sun-loving transplants, I ... spent frolicking in Indiana. When I think fall, I think piles of crunchy

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  the help of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME). I was intrigued, not only ... -20 different room layouts a year I'd say I'm a bit obsessed with the idea of change. I'm by no means bored with MIT but you can see how a year across

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  . Rhythms were broken, routine thrown for a loop (or many loops), and I spent ... . I sent out a few e-mails to gauge interests, then replied "yes." At a meeting that evening, I found out that "host a community barbecue at 5pm

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  Before committing to any major choice, I think you have to be ready and willing. As regards me and my decision to be premed, I had few doubts that I was willing. That decision had stayed alive from at least

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Check the Mail Pyramid!

  

  documents and such on the blogs the last few weeks. Things like: "I sent in my scores awhile ago, but I still don't see them on My ... , but I don't think you got it. Maybe there is a post office

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 2, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

          I was making the trek from East ... genre came on ("Seasons of Love" from Rent). As I belted out the ways they measure a year, I began to wonder what units I use to measure my life. The

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  I’ve learned more about the inner workings of MIT from my summer job than I learned in one year of being a student… and I’m not even working for the Institvte! This summer I’m on staff for the Research Science

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  final exams. I’m peeking out from underneath my rock (with some prodding ... wonderful (but extremely intense) four years of your life. I was talking to a ... remaining until we are seniors. This is scary as I look at the long list of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  Ok, so you know how Chris is always talking about free food? Well, I seem to have a thing already for free events at MIT. I'll cut to the ... display at the Media Lab, or a bunch of physics demonstrations. I also hear

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011