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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  . Today I'm here to answer those questions! (Spoiler alert: we're not really ... starts (in my case, when I was packing to come to Orientation!) I've gone back and re-read the sample posts that I applied with a couple of times

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  WMBR: College Radio at MIT will anyone watch the entire 36 minute video? probably not

  

  One of the first things I did when I got to MIT was join the campus radio station, WMBR. It was a completely spontaneous decision; I had never ... broadcasting. I showed up at WMBR orientation in early September 2016, became a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  Hi all! My name is Catherine J. ‘22. I’m studying Computer Science (Course 6-3) and I’m a sophomore cadet in Air Force ROTC.  ROTC is an ... what ROTC is unless you’re in it or you’re familiar with the military. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6-3 not a definitive guide

  

  people I've met who are 6-3 (which is... a lot) aren't in it solely for the money. 6-3 is actually a fun major believe it or not, and I've gotten far ... . This post was motivated because I've been corresponding with a prefrosh

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  . I believe it qualifies the company for the “Best Intern Recruitment ... very close to classes. Anecdotal proof: --- For five years, I'd had a ... Google Assistant thought I was still home. --- Also, I’ve walked myself to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  intimidating, so I have put together a complete guide of all groceries near MIT ... first and to put fragile items on top. When I’m not careful about this step, I always end up squishing all of the bananas, and it’s very sad

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  The four questions I'm going to address: 1) "It seems like the food ... make the choice to go to MIT again, would you? I'm a little embarrassed ... still eat at a dining hall: they accept cash and TechCash. From what I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  Here are a couple of other good questions that I have been asked by applicants. Maybe they will help you too. If I didn't address your question in this blog, shoot me an e-mail and I will try to get it answered in a Q

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  Something happened to me this summer. I'm not sure exactly when or ... citizen, but something definitely happened. Friends, I grew this summer, and ... than you can count, I stumbled my way into regularly paying my bills

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of students here had dwindled down to single digits. I logged on to take a short ... class!) decided to blog about schoolwork, I decided to pitch in my own

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  Despite what I said last time, I did manage to snap a couple of ... Burton Conner. I'm disproportionately proud of that arrow. I think it's so ... drinks cool. I opened the fridge in the middle of the night to grab

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  panned out. Oops. However, I am finally going to write this entry, which I intended to write a week ago, between now and the party tonight! I don't remember if I have ever told this story here before. If so, it was long

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  , 12 syllables, and a state name that I am still completely incapable of ... were greeted with was an absolute flood of more acronyms. In fact, I think I’ve seen more acronyms in the past few weeks than in my entire life

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  we named 2124 cities of the world fridays with 4W

  

  I. October 2021. It all started last year when Jonathan H. ’25 asked Nicole H. ’22 and I quote, “Do you have time to waste?” He pulled up the ... entire world.  They tried to name all the cities in the US. I wasn’t there

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 29, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  ! Being from southern California, I've been pretty dissatisfied with Boston's food opportunities. There are some great places I've come to find ... ramen place in Porter Square), but also I've left behind a lot of good

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  wow and dazzle them on stage. This year was the first time that I had gone (they host one every year), so I didn’t really know what to expect, but I was excited because the headliner was Shin Lim, a Boston

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  .. - - - First, an explanation of who I am and why I’m posting on Anna’s blog. I’m an alum of French House. I graduated in 2012 with a double major in Math (combinatorics) and Music (opera singing). I then spent a year in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hacking Story poetry, guitars, a hardware hackathon, and the time-to-pee scheduling metric

  

  Some of you may be wondering why I dropped off the face of the ... culminates in a hardware hackathon. 1. The Time-to-Pee Schedule Metric When I ... planner.mit.edu, I quickly noticed that my schedule would have a very low

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 26, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  notifications up the wazoo. 7:13pm - My Floor I went out to lunch at a Japanese ... birthday, so this arrived after the check: After lunch, I had Pistol PE ... gun safety. After Pistol, I booked it over to Harvard Square, where

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  upperclassmen and say "I am prefrosh" and then get blasted with free food, swag, and all sorts of other goodies. Ah, I miss those wonderful prefrosh days.  I made some of my best friends during CPW, and I'M SO EXCITED THAT IT

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013