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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  requirements of two majors to get a double degree, rather than a simple double ... but I tried to connect with him a bit since I already knew that I was going to be living in the same dorm as him. I lived in a triple during my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  Vegas. I had the chance earlier to go to CES but I passed on it. A group ... to spend the money. I didn't realize how big of a deal CES was. Then I ... really about to spend the money to book a flight to Vegas to go to CES in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  ?"   I'm glad you asked!  As a lifelong Californian before I went to ... 'll be well on your way to staying warm on a budget. Maybe you'll even ... winter break for a few days of ice climbing.  Temperatures dropped to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  by a kind passerby[/caption] And then met up with more friends to take ... about how I was going to make my dress for senior prom. I had never used a ... desire to be quirky with a nonstandard prom dress. Unfortunately, my senior

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [joint post] blogston commons with Allison E. ‘27, Ellie F. ‘28, Jebby ‘25, and Sara N. ‘28

  

  get second place. i also had to do a lot of revising after my first ... [annotation note="jebby & fatima, kai & uzay to name a few ... .  however, this does not stop us from trying to make the claim into a fact

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 11, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  light shows, a visit to the doctor, a turtle race, and ring spinning. In ... wedding ring on his desk, trying to see for how long he can get it to spin ... a much larger problem. How to travel through time! Prof. Fisher: We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  energized by our diversity, with a meritocratic openness to talent, culture ... was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of ... corridors in order to get around campus without walking in the rain outside

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  drink water. (Speaking of which, here’s a friendly reminder to go get ... drastically different from high school. You get closer to each other a lot ... towels on fire (courtesy of Tetazoo) getting pelted by a spoonful of cake

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 1: Classes My academic plans.

  

  classes within that department. The idea is to get some depth in a HASS ... undergraduate has to have a "concentration" in one of the Humanities, Arts, or ... " compared to what you might find at a big liberal arts institution, but that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  . And if you ever want to a chuckle, find a way to get the list of 101 ... one is a concourse Friday Seminar, in which we get to have great ... going on, and I’m still trying to get a deep sense of what this semester

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  'll actually get to experience these types of adventures in less than a year, and ... a giant party that you get to be the guest of honor at. Soak it in ... whittled down by 90%, a new class decided, and now all sorts of changes are

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  Commencement day, I almost got grabbed by police for getting too close to the ... wasn't given a ticket to Commencement. So I went with my friend in the ... long after I was able to get tickets from one of my fraternity brother

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  ’s common to feel stuck in a rut at times, and there are ways to get out of it ... internship. I worked really hard during the fall to get a good job, and I found ... into storage, and was preparing to get on a plane home (with a suitcase

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  getting stuck with a small friend group and not getting to know all the ... wanted to write a guest post to get a shameless plug for MTG, I quickly ... I’m officially 2A, planning to minor in Energy Studies and Theatre

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some summer pictures

  

  with my other entries. I spent the summer working as a research intern in Lausanne, Switzerland, supported by a research fellowship from the ... I've been promising for a while that I would post some pictures from

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  just one more gnome game it will fix me

  

  online that go into the 10k region. Also, once my roommate managed to get a ... catapult to get launched backwards. At -28, there exists a log (the "back log ... way to a log. The best gnome, by virtue of being the roundest, is best

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 4, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  -term thinker rolled into one. Thanks to a Concerned Proactive Mentor, I had a ... the subsequent month, and by the end of September I got a ‘pretty good ... !) Applying for an internship is a challenge- actually, applying to anything in

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  to get it into a series like this: The odds of winning immediately are ... you Stanford!!!!* So by now you might think you have a fair idea of what to expect when you get to MIT. Floatillas, Liquid Nitrogen, and peak

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Family Weekend 2014 family weekend 2014, day 1 and how I had fun

  

  October. I spent this past week trying to get all of my work done before ... .01 lab to finish a 14.02 pset due Monday morning, and an 8.02 exam also on ... waaahmbulence for a bit, I got straight to work. I traded away sleep hours for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  if you go into science, especially as a woman. You have to worry about getting tenure. Or if you go into industry, it takes you a long time to work ... uneasy. "If we compare what our best undergraduates get paid as a graduate

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006