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• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  , ungracefully truncated by the finite spacial limits of Google Calendar. Lulu is a ... his homework in a leather briefcase and can run from Random Hall to ... , Erons. Erons has to carry a wheelchair up the stairs when he pretends to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

  

  , down, down, down   https://open.spotify.com/track/7wLShogStyDeZvL0a ... get to the parking garage, and my rental car agent greets me with a ... question.   These little things reminded that I was, indeed, in a new

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 29, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  had a certain joie de vivre when interacting with people? yeah, that was ... was bright but unforgiving. i’ve been wearing a lot of red, sort of ... to dye a blue streak in my hair but it came out grayish-green, so i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  Growing up, I wasn’t always a fan of movies. It may have been an ... culture myself, and took a few weeks in the start of the summer after my ... crazy how much a few years of perspective could bring to the movie

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  Manolya Altan) (Angles de Décadence - "A bold and sustainable outfit is ... Reviews: “Eco-chic.” -a freshman critic from Maseeh “The prizes ... .” -a sophomore on the Trashion committee “It was all trash! Beautiful

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have ... classes come psets so...that's a wash. On other hand, I am trading Spanish weather for New England weather, and leaving behind a great experience

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  Keuhne: "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... , a kindred spirit admissions officer/blogger at the Johns Hopkins University, had this advice in his most recent entry: 1. Time for a self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  intended to write a week ago, between now and the party tonight! I don ... enough ago that few of you were reading my blog. A little bit of context ... alums, and that's from a hall that has a lot of them. I hear, in the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Prefrosh: My ‘Year On’ ...and why you should listen to Matt McGann. [by Vicky Thomas '12]

  , helped build a massive roof-deck, went kite-boating, went to Google (and ... -to-volunteer programs out there (as you will see if you run a Google search for gap year ... "On taking a 'Gap Year'", I remembered that I've been meaning to write

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  On Friday, I attended a Undergraduate Economics Association(UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics ... years ago." Heh. While googling Holmstrom for this entry, I found this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  I wanted to write a comprehensive post on my experience with being a ... 't really have that much experience in writing cover letters or a resume; in fact, I didn't even know where to start. My resume was honestly kind of a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  just one more gnome game it will fix me

  

  About a week ago, I was ensnared Google Gnome, courtesy of my quasi ... . Google Gnome Game and its consequences have been a disaster for my ... ). She's been playing for about a month, while the rest of my roommates

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  checking Google Maps. After nearly a year here, I’m starting to know ... writing, and working, and meeting many people. I want to preserve it, like a flower pressed between pages. Here’s a snapshot of a week: https

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  Google Calendar like a stamp collector would fill their collection. Every ... The rhythm sets in. It’s a steady rhythm. Roll out of bed at ten in ... to more lectures, or recitations. Then a student group gives an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... in Cambridge. Since hitching a ride on a pachyderm isn't always a ... 's post or Cam's post, you've probably gotten the idea that driving is a bad

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? You can create your own motivational, or de ... Environment offices, when I was accosted by a man in a bicycle taxi. MAN: "Hey, do you want a ride? It's almost free!" ME: "Well, no, I'm actually only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  ! Apple Bake has been a fall culinary tradition in Burton-Conner for the ... floor actually has an Apple Bake Chair. While a lot of people on the other floors go out, buy some ingredients, and make a few dishes, Conner 2

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  This morning, I was Googling Chris to find a photo of him, and was inadvertently reminded, thanks to news reports, that he was once a child prodigy ... , making him the latest among my exes to pursue a STEM doctorate degree. My

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Me again (but with flamethrowers this time) yup, it's a shameless ploy to catch your interest. But it's working, right?

  

  like a middle-age technology reporter. It's like Fight Club, or being a ... sports updates (they also have a twitter). MIT News has a twitter as well ... snow:no snow ratio is. I bid someone to go forth and Google! And then get

  • by Alina G. '11
  • February 1, 2011
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  much a lot of the stuff written in the MIT forum (and elsewhere, for that ... rampant. The clincher was when a friend sent me a link to a post about ... ! YOUR SUMMER ASSIGMENT IS SO THAT YOU HAVE A PLACE TO STAY UNTIL YOU

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006