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• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  , for an 11:15am flight. I made it in plenty of time. Got on the plane ... was probably more like two, a voice appeared on the loudspeaker to ... , and happens quite often. Usually the reason is that there's something on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  on display with 20-foot-long tentacles. Last night in my dorm we had a going-away potluck dinner for Julian, who's heading back to France on ... pretty easy thing to make on zero notice. Basically, I browned some beef

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  there was fried chicken. SPICY fried chicken. On December 31, the ... mountain on the island Then one day, we went South and it suddenly felt ... part of me REALLY misses MIT. But heyho two more weeks on this island

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  10:51 PM, on the farewell eve of Infinite Activities Period: School ... advisor's signature on a pastel triumvirate of white-pink-yellow forms ... like those profuse GOOD JOB! stickers on a first-grader's unbrilliant

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  I did not graduate on time

  

  I did not graduate on time. At first, I thought, I'm not one of ... than I ever admitted. But I did, undeniably, fail to graduate on time ... 't equipped to deal with that many support services. I knew it was best to go on

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Typical Day on the Road Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back.

  

  , in Bayside and Little Neck (Slims, on Horace Harding near Springfield ... Cardozo, is sadly no longer on the awning.) Educational Counselors (ECs ... Stuyvesant. It was great having them join me on the visit to Stuyvesant. We had

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  to document on my blog, is the sheer nerdiness of most everyday ... immortalize them on the internet. So, what's it like when 4 MIT students visit 2 MIT alums (including a former blogger) for a week on the west coast

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  wedding ring on his desk, trying to see for how long he can get it to spin ... Professor Peter Fisher appeared on Late Night to help Conan finally beat the record. As Conan explained on the air, the show called Prof. Fisher "out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  ’ve been bogged down with final exams. I had an Organic Chemistry II exam on ... Biomolecular Systems on Friday morning. In an effort to procrastinate, I was ... can think of anything else, let me know. The article goes on to mention

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  are some more updates on my travels thus far (I made it a "supersize ... actually on the marquis too! Exciting! 2:30pm. The doors open, and people ... /parents/guidance counselors come up afterward to ask more one-on-one questions. 5:00pm. Once

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  . On Sunday night, we made an impulse decision to watch High School ... looming 9AM only three hours away. Needless to say, we passed out on the ... tired to do so. I slept around 2. I woke up on Friday at 7:45, hurriedly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  -clothing-really-cool-all-purpose material is there? I know! Zip ties! (I spent about 5 minutes on the duct ... especially. On that note, I thought I'd share my thoughts about food here from ... freshmen on the field hockey team eat in dining halls regularly, and they

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  "On taking a 'Gap Year'", I remembered that I've been meaning to write ... plan my year on my own), I was struck by all of their literature that promised to help me plan an unforgettable "year on". I really liked this

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  considered me a friend taking time to check in on me. Another common thing I ... safety net. the good I'm trying to navigate things on my own, like how do you make friends without relying on the same people you've been relying

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  : There is only one picture on this post. I usually only read blogs if they have pictures on them. This tendency results from my inability to focus on large chunks of text unless said chunks of text are arranged into

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  audience of one: the microphone! Fortunately no one ever walked in on me ... downloaded) each lecture, as well as how many problems on the tutor they had ... section instructor to refine his or her material for recitation, based on a

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  I’m back in Boston now after two trips to Washington, DC in the past week and a half. As always, my recent trip meant missing some cool events at MIT,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wordle, french toast, and copyright law fun mit storytime

  

  one or two more days before you make your judgment on semantle pls ty ... are on a scale of 0-100. Very roughly, a score above 30 means you ... example from the other day, for Semantle #13 (on 2/11), some of my guesses

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  a study is being conducted on main campus (worst → best) 1. Your 9am ... semester goes on sometimes the TA for the next recitation comes in and does ... "]empirically.[/annotation] Where do you nap on campus?

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  even sometimes sad being on the other side of CPW. I knew that it would ... on the green building again!  It was really fun and students had a ... times, Derp cat was licking forks.   On a final note: I hope

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013