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• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  Last year, about this time, I was typing a blog entry much like this one, under similar circumstances. There are a few key differences ... 'm actually getting a paycheck and have health insurance. Difference 2 - I am

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  ), and it felt weird to write on a blog about my MIT experience under a ... it was because I had a crush on this girl and running was ‘my time’ to ... outrun anything. I would be untouchable. I had a lot of friends raise

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on ... some of my advisees and helping them pick their classes. A number of them signed up for a new discovery subject being offered by Course 7

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... ’s a guest post from one of those awesome people who make the MIT ... crowd. At MIT, the First Gen Program is a tight community, and it always

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

  attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no ...   Retaking the GRE ten days ago (and doing a little better than the first time ... really liked a lot of the songs, and dance numbers. Memory was amazing, and

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  . Find a partner! Being Tim is Hard Work, and you need someone to guide you ... some time-  beats me why there weren't more people pumped about wearing a ... how to keep cool inside the suit. 3. Complete a quiz to show you know

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  I really like driving. I wanted to go to college in a city with ... because I like riding in cars. Sophomore year I got a Zipcar membership (only $15 for a 1-year subscription, and cars typically hire for $12/hour

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and ... say is honestly pretty reasonably-sized for a grocery store). As I left ... time I had a half-dozen, I felt like I just had to blog them (in addition

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a ... arts to make the world a better place. We deferred 6,210 applicants ... can be a difficult decision to receive. Take a deep breath, shake it off

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  Without a doubt, I think every student here can agree that problem sets take a significant portion of their time throughout the week. Here ... my favorite place largely due to the mall of food just a staircase away

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mocktails happy new year new you

  

  It's 2017 now according to the Gregorian calendar. I'm a frosh.5 (RIP PNR). I am currently about 1700 miles from MIT, physically where I was a year ago when I spent an entire day writing essays for a number of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  deconstruction end-of-semester atmospheres

  

  i woke up naturally at 9am this morning to a sunny day, feeling ... a haircut at this place my brother recommended--the guy there said he ... then up boylston from the library back to mass ave, picking up a sandwich

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  2020 Admitted Student Gatherings Get a vision of your future at MIT

  

  With Campus Preview Weekend just a few weeks away (sign up here if ... if there is a party near you! Here is a little taste of some of the events scheduled this week. For a full, detailed list of events and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  If you read my last post, I've had a pretty hard October. However ... many other people were willing to do the same. About a month ago, while ... homeless people in Boston this Thanksgiving. We partnered with a homeless

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  dress up like a Viking and light things on fire") but also how they ... on. You can think of essay questions as instruments which elicit a response which we then evaluate, akin to the soft rubber hammer which a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  Nearly five years ago I added a Facebook share button to the blogs ... , it's also strange to think I once had a full head of hair and wasn ... discussing starting an office Instagram, a few of the bloggers volunteered that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  E-mails in French House "Seriously, people, what's going on here?"

  

  kitchen, there is a "sacrificial table" - "sac tab" for short. Any item ... , but in the past I have acquired both a pair of jeans and a Snuggie ... y a une baguette de pain au canelle dans le frigo de boissons. (There

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... freshmen. Totally optional, but a great way for incoming students to meet ... , important, life-changing activities. Building a home for an egg before

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  It has been a rough couple of weeks in Boston and at MIT.  Wednesday ... Spring Concert.  Every April, students bring a major musical act to campus for a huge concert. Going back half a century, the MIT Spring Concert

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  a HASS major) on campus, the Infinite Corridor is an 825-foot ... the entire length of MIT's main buildings.  And a few days a year, the ... hedges", which was a commonly used debate tactic in the 2012 United States

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012