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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  The Introduction This is only part of a comprehensive guide I hope to complete on transportation in Boston. Here are two methods that I ... Cambridge and Boston, so keep an eye out for it. Also keep in mind that I am

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  When people ask me where I grew up, I hesitate for a moment before saying Orange County, California. I was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, but I ... reliable information. I have one memory of me crying in the kitchen while my

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Blogarhythms! All-blogger a cappella? Nope -- a CPW event!

  

  Congratulations to the MIT Class of 2014! I'm a little late hopping ... being so fast), but I've been up to a lot. More on that later, don't you worry (not that you were). Since I've gone and missed most of the period

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  reticent affection to soul-consuming infatuation. Apologies before I go any ... Noam Chomsky thinks about you, sorry to disappoint. I intend to ... and dusted with cayenne pepper. The first time I slivered the crisp pink

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  suggested that I should write a book on college applications. Although I ... the summer, I had ample opportunity to compile what may (someday) be the ... upon us, I'm proud to present you with - drum roll please - my very first

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  in point: At 1 AM one night in November freshman year, I was studying ... friend Akhil '05 MEng '06 IMed me and asked if I wanted to go explore campus. I said yes. I ended up pulling an all-nighter the night before a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  only reason I even like Meredith Willson is because he wrote "It ... lottery (for Avenue Q), gourmet French Fries, Taboo, Mitra and I got TO SEE ... I am, I got to Boston's South Station at 10:28 AM ready to depart for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  of all college campuses. I personally like the mix of ultra ... less aesthetically appealing–I think MIT has a vendetta against ceilings ... . Again, it’s not beautiful. But I would argue that it’s something better

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  GUYS IT SNOWED!! yayayayyaayy

  

  AHHHHHH!!!! I love snow!! I’ve been checking my weather app slightly ... spark of hope!! Then, I’d check the weather again an hour later, and it’d be gone. And I would be sad. Rinse, repeat. About a week ago, that “30

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 7, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  I hate Bevi. It’s frustratingly slow, the user interface makes me ... blissfully unaware of Bevi’s existence, prepare to have your day ruined as I ... started at MIT. I put “smart” in quotation marks because Bevi machines stop

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  walker memorial. i have known this fact for at least a year, but didn ... , because i’ve never been good at rhythm games and have relatively slow reaction times so i assumed ddr would be a struggle [caption id

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  falling in love with october swooning over foLiAGe

  

  we fell in love in october that’s why i love fall looking at the ... fall. It's so beautiful though. I love this time of the year when trees ... ="80643" image3="80644" image4="80641" /] While I’ve always enjoyed fall, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  Yesterday I recorded myself covering Reese Lansangan's "No Snow". I ... . Let me get this out of the way, first: I think this cover isn't great. I'm listening it right now and I don't like it. Do yourself a favor and listen to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  I am a huge reader. I love hearing stories and telling them. I love reformulating them, retelling them, carrying them alongside me. I love storytelling so much that it's become a pillar of my identity — it's why I chose

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  event. I was initially hesitant about going since it seemed like the event was for grad students/postdocs/researchers/profs to nEtwORk, but I was ... pizza and Indian food, we raved about how much [annotation note="I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Crocheting With the Firehose Gauge your stitches, gauge your life

  

  Over the past few months, I have become obsessed with crochet. Before I came to Boston, I dedicated quite some time to ironing out the logistics of crocheting at MIT. How will I pack all my yarn? What project

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 13, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  A couple of months ago, I started playing a video game for the first time in my life. I never had gaming consoles when I was younger, so this ... an introduction to my vibes and what I do on campus! Part 1: What

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  SOFT HOUSE five college students doing burpees on gravel at 1 am vibes

  

  Guys, in spite of everything that's happened, I'm having a college ... closest friends is more fun than I could've imagined. We're all equal ... also work out together!! One of the guys I'm living with is in ROTC and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 28, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  died after medical complications. He was 75, and one of the finest men I have ever known. For many of our readers, I suspect Woodie needs no ... . Woodie was one of the most gentle, thoughtful, kind, peaceable people I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  summer lovin’ 🎶 🎶 had me a blast

  

  the weather know it... i swear it jumped like 5 degrees celsius as soon as the solstice came around"]summer!!![/annotation]Here's what I'm up ... concept of summer wasn't real to me. I couldn't visualize my actual self

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 2, 2019