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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  parts of the video willy-nilly whenever you feel like it. I've listed some

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  "Delicious food" "Better than home" "My favorite dorm event" "I was so hungry and then I wasn't hungry after I ate the good food" "Juicy" "Best cooked meat I’ve had all school year." "Amazing people" "Yes

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  ’ theme last year too, same as the year before. I've only been here for a ... win! Maximization takes some adjustments, though. This semester, I’ve ... revolution. (Anelise N. ‘19) I’ve met hundreds of fascinating people too

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

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  . "Sounds good, how do I start the puzzle?" you might ask. Well, if you've

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  that I could go deeper and deeper. I’ve found fulfilment in expertise and ... , teaching, volunteering. It’s not that “hard” in the sense that over time I’ve built up a ... their way into my room, via a zillion mailing lists). But I’ve taken

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  If you've been to a high school math class recently, you probably remember seeing an inordinate number of calculators. You might’ve also ... , we’ve been perceiving, or seeing, the world about 10^3 times

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: I’ll be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend and so will other people from MIT

  

  similar talk those I've given at Maker Faires in the past, but new to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . It all really begins next week. We’ve been working with our

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT in honor of International Women's Day

  

  ," and, if you've got time, bell hooks on why feminism is for everybody. P

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  " Friday My host is traveling this week--I've been living alone since Monday ... my job, the food I've tried, the biting cold--but I share my moments ... businesspeople) teams in the vicinity of where I sit. I've met a lot of interesting

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then you spent last Friday and Saturday eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the 2016 FIRST Robotics FRC game at the annual kickoff event. I've blogged

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  environment, and I’ve been trying to soak in as much of it as I possibly can. So ... unless I have to make some sort of leap. 2. I’ve changed as a person ... . “I can’t believe we’ve had a whole semester of MIT! Shouldn’t we be

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  merry christmas from MIT and my newsfeed a snapshot of holiday cheer from cambridge to new zealand

  

  rearranging the calendar so Christmas falls on New Year's day instead. We've

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 25, 2015
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  , analyzing some of the coolest art I’ve ever seen at the outdoor deCordova, and ... -punching pain of separation that I was banking on. I’ve found that being away ... . I’ve enjoyed myself so much meeting so many friendly, down

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  we've tried anything like this, so please, let us know what you thought

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  the best! And shoutout to you too for reading my first blog post! I've

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  , I've filtered out the ones that I've found the most helpful. Here's a ... you should download and test out in your first few weeks of college. I've ... magazine I've read that mentions them. I use Evernote to organize my academic

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  globe. We’ve been working with our fantastic Educational Counselors

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  they've been slowly baking spiced pumpkin seeds in the days since.    

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  Orleans today. I’ve been here since Friday, staying with my cousin in her ... I’ve ever heard. “You’re amazingly approachable,” a red-bearded street ... strangers—and more likely to be hurt by people they know. And I’m lucky. I’ve

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014