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• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  derailed by the raging flame war, I ended up forgetting to pick up a cover ... ) works. Afterwards, the participants get to keep the phones. (*Just to ... cost. To get an accurate mental image of the phone premier, I suggest

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  the present day: this story was emailed along to me by Ellen Stordy, who ... , you have to put the work in. It's hard, yes... You have to just get up ... from." Currently, McGee is giving back to the community by volunteering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  administered by the medical school. I hopped on the CT2 bus last Friday to go buy ... were getting a master's degree by the end of your undergrad studies and ... annoyed. Shout out To Tommy, who was one of the leads in Pickerington HS

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  works out to $9.00/hour, when you are funded by the UROP office. Need to ... on November 2, 2006. This is the easiest way to get a UROP, most people ... , for example two years ago I was funded by the Cathy M. Comeau Memorial

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  . Please feel free to ask me questions, either by commenting on the blog or ... allowed to live in a single room?" There are actually two people in the ... sitting on the bed is Ace, April's friend who came to watch us do all of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  , back in the day, we used to get our decision letters in the mail. I'm a ... to start the fun of taking a million pictures. I normally hate getting ... the details of the day explained to us. No such luck. We checked in at a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  by the sometimes not-so-friendly college competition to attend as many ... there is plenty of room at MIT to be intimidated by the freshman taking ... [by Justin '08] "We are, we are, we are, we are..." The Engineer

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• 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.

  

  food.  Rice takes longer and is harder to get right on the stovetop ... 've got basil (pronounced bah-sil, by the way. silly yanks always get it ... a little fancy, get a New York strip steak (by the way - the meal plan

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

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

  

  getting me to where I am today. At the very least, it was the source of ... with getting to know the campus, culture, and people better; some of it ... awesome. By the end of this weekend, you’ll have a bucketful of memories to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  lists. It's impossible to avoid getting added to many MANY mailing lists during your time at MIT. By the end of my four year stint I believe I was ... group of PSETing MIT students at 2 in the morning to do when they discover

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  risen from their beds when the indoor humidity had dropped to forty ... ’t get in trouble.” “No Mom, we did not get in trouble.” There was the ... the center to the edges of the bed, taking wrinkles and dirt with them

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  where the last two weeks went - and getting excited about IAP :) As Jenny ... abroad like the aforementioned individuals, my first IAP still promises to be interesting. I'll be taking the EMT class offered by MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  just yelling across the room. Since we can't really get away with that, we have an Operator (inspired by the Matrix). It's the Operator's job ... heads against the wall so hard their brains are going to fall out. In

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of ... For the past few weeks, I've REALLY wanted to go to Red Mango.  I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  I graduate and don't get to be a rockstar blogger anymore. Ack!) So ... (who is now actually married to Adam) feels the need to be all "Sooooo, I'd just like the thousands of prefrosh who read this to know about the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  's interesting! The process of getting to an answer is grueling, but figuring out how to get to it is really satisfying. Additionally, I like the two ... for me to plow through because I have to get used to the sheer amount of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1 ... pies, piedentified (joke by Irina’s boyfriend Alex). The top row is ... Day five years ago. In the weeks and years preceding, getting into MIT

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  devote himself fully to the start-up. And he's trying to get a freshman I know to join the team, too, at least for the summer. The company is ... student who I haven't seen in a long time stops by my office. In the process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice ... . The stories they tell and the words they use really can help us to get a ... very helpful in getting to know you. Finally, I read the interview

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  helpless to resolve the inconsistency. Still, just because other people are ... close enough to the truth for the purposes of this entry.) 3. Applicants ... to MIT many times, you would expect to get in in approximately 1 in 3

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005