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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  'll get to experience a small slice of life at MIT to help make your ... of things that the female is supposed to do - that was written by ... I hear Early Action decisions went out. Congrats to those of you who

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  So I was going to draft this entry last night (I went as far as typing "hosed" into the title bar), but then I decided to finish exporting ... (which was very exciting, by the way - I have never been in a country with

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  “Other duties as assigned” is a concept well-known to admissions officers; it’s a catch-call term used by employers to encompass all the ... lighting cues? Has the playback music been reviewed to make sure the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In Our Bedroom After the Pandemic a bedroom is something that can actually be so personal

  

  these things up to make way for a summer subletter, and I spent a week ... -related junk to sort through, and the old posters. Worn down by time and the ... on family vacations. I am trying to make this room mine again while I

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  avoiding responsibility writing this blog to procrastinate on stuff

  

  , running a quick setup test for a UROP, filling out a when-to-meet, things ... nothing in particular except think about all the things I need to do. They ... of being reasonable and going to sleep, I’m going to write this in one

  • by Anika H. '26
  • April 6, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  15). Mail Services sorts the mail and brings it by the bucketload to ... of hard work by the records office staff to get it that way. Admissions ... , does it take so long? Well, think about everything that needs to happen

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  Campus, what do you eat?” My answers have varied, from “Free food!” to “A lot of things,” to “Uhh… I mean… I certainly did. I actually have no idea what.” At one point I turned to a friend and said, bro, what did I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  with the caveat that memories are believed to be strongly modified by ... them -- I was the only kid in my year to make the play and the musical all four years of high school, the only girl to make the competitive

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  honestly will not turn out to make that big of a difference in the long run ... sympathize - I know how it feels to pour a lot of yourself into something, and ... you ask "SO HOW DID IT GO???" and you have to break the news, when

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  to making and eating food. Unfortunately, it was too good to be true ... Previously on the blogs, I’ve written about MIT’s commitment to ... other institutions to do the same (more here). I’ve also blogged about the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  . We went to PetCo by the CambridgeSide Galleria. (The Galleria is the closest mall to campus; a free shuttle leaves from Kendall square about ... able to replace it overnight. Back at home, we have a Rottweiler

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  the place, but by the end of the night, I was comfortably making it all ... planning and lots of dedication, I was able to keep making progress on my ... growth. Blogging was hard — it was challenging to figure out how to start

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  , shameful tale only to communicate how good these ribs are. They will make ... , do you know how to make ribs?” Now pause and try to help me understand ... scheduling app. OK, BBQ at Burton Connor. Walk out of Kresge. Have to pass

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  managed to make his own! Everyone was pretty excited about it.   ... happen anywhere. Anyone can use whatever they have to make interesting ... (we just happen to be the biggest and nerdiest) (that’s just my opinion

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  , wholesome sticky notes given to us by freshman in the program at the final FAP ... memorabilia from the school year! He has yet to successfully hold ALL of ... arcade that we went to the last time we hung out with our high school

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  highlighted to make the blog more interesting (well, maybe the LEGO airplanes ... , too, is very committed to its students. They seemed to make the students ... I’ve decided I talk too much. I need to give some other people a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  A Faculty Dinner We invited our favorite faculty and staff to our hall for an awesome dinner!

  

  ! Pictures of Food Deviled Eggs by Alex C. '15 Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese by Alyssa W. '16 Chicken, Rice & Spices by Jes P. '15 Josh Pasta by Kate R. '14 The Best Mashed Potatoes Ever initiated

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  students from the start of the research project, and he is continuing to make ... the first posts by our first-year bloggers. There’s a common theme: MIT ... , I’m just so glad, happy, elated, delighted to be here with people I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  IAP--Independent Activities Period--is soon coming to a close! Spring ... preparing for all IAP--6.01, Intro to Electrical Engineering and Computer ... everything to shut down for two days, though my roommate and I determinedly

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  needed most was to shut off the computer and to make time for the “sacred ... and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the ... Self. I was engrossed listening to Ms. Turkle as she described the need

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011