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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Typical Friday Night Done with 6.046 exam, time to chill

  

  by bus) and went to L.A. Burdick, a store known for its delicious ... fell asleep. As a rule of thumb, I'm generally always the first person to fall asleep -__- I know this entry is kinda short, but I wanted to make

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  sunny warmth with a spring picnic. It was a day made for frivolity. I procrastinated long enough to contribute mint-lime-honey-rolled strawberries and sweet potato fries, which I've been wanting to make since I read this MIT

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  to do: catch up. I needed to bridge the gap that was created by a ... achieve that or how to get to a point where I know how to approach problems ... ’t know.   IV. it is never a race. One of the hardest things to navigate

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Adonde? Excuse me sir, I seem to have misplaced my pants.

  

  during lunch when a friend of mine ran over and said "You have to watch ... . . ." Since getting to MIT I've been a part of several riots and a flash mob ... hard to stand on one leg and remove pants on a moving subway. Check

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  simply not a part of our process anymore.   How does this apply to ... announcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. We had already been planning to make ... we wanted to make sure no one was spending more time or energy studying

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  everything. ben&ben has a song called branches, and when i listen to it i ... singer as a fire for the cold listener. compares themselves to a river and the listener to a dove. but then the dove has to fly away. there

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  new room at my fraternity giving you a list of things you need to make sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... , a secret base, an HQ. Personalize it and make it unique to you. Also

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  "]CPW[/annotation] 2020, except it isn’t. It’s the first day of CP*, a virtual answer to ... this event. We’ve all done our best to pick of the pieces of a scattered ... in person. I’ve been looking forward to being a Blogger at the “Meet

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  been, a "morning person". When I was a child my mother used to start the ... play a similar role to that of the Graduate Residence Tutor (GRT) in the dormitories. We're there to offer advice, make sure there is soda in the pop

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  On Reconnecting spending winter break in India

  

  air as we take a ride on a jeep children make their way to a guava tree ... -mac. Campus has always felt a little quieter to me during IAP. With dining halls ... such a way that we were closely tied to our heritage. Now that I live on

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  right now, so I'll leave that for later. For now, I want to make a list of ... decide to wing it anyway. We make it to Davis, but then get on a bus headed ... , I try to cook. And sometimes I actually make a palatable meal. Other

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  decided to celebrate our first day on our jobs by going out to a restaurant ... Resolution (FAIR) Act would establish a $140 billion trust fund to compensate ... complaints about high gas and electricity prices, barriers to entry, and a lack

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  arts to make the world a better place. We can’t wait to welcome them to ... yourself. And if you spend the next few years trying to make wherever you are ... you enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  likely to be, or perhaps a sense that maybe it's best not to know. As for ... place called a library to get information. It was, of course, uphill both ways in the snow to get to the Institute back then. After a stint in

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  can decide to spontaneously bake delicious bread or watch a movie or ... is make truffles! The Laboratory for Chocolate Sciences at MIT is a ... messy, so it was a little hard to take pictures of the steps along the way

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  to more lectures, or recitations. Then a student group gives an ... in the lounge, or working on a pset, or walking to Hayden to get ... : I went shopping, participated in a hall meeting, walked to Next House

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  the term, working desk is a great opportunity for me to make a little ... Okay, first off, I have to tell you that Erica '07 is a superhero ... like she's going to cough up a kidney or something every time I see her

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  it is you need a shoe horn to get their heads through the door) This ... matters is the fact that you have to help guide a hormonally driven young ... hope to give you a few pointers that will help you and your child

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  something you're going to want to fill with stress. Make plans with your ... : Knows MIT, but doesn't know you that well. So to make sure everyone's happy, there's a trade off, all you have to do is be honest about yourself

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I want to be when I grow up Did I go with the baseball announcer idea? Or the Daily Show script writer? Read…

  

  When I was in preschool, we had to make a crayon drawing of what we ... 't remember why I wanted to be a mailman, but I guess it just seemed like a fun job at the time. During primary school, I remember wanting to be a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008