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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  exist, I can confirm). It is the one form of art where I am perfectly ... that music is one of the most relaxing things, ever. Whether you ... ’s a lot to relieve. There is something so calming about drowning out all

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  Dining is such a fancy word. Think of the different mental pictures between “I’m currently eating” and “I’m currently dining.” Dining is so ... two meals every day. Maseeh’s minimum freshman plan is the “Full 19

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  One of the academic differences between MIT and Cambridge is that ... consists of 1-3 students and a supervisor that is either a graduate student ... supervision is paired with some form of work. This work could consist of an

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  fabled season of fall has arrived in all of its deciduous glory and is ... sunshine, crackling fireplaces, and pie. Mmm, pie. Here is a picture of ... landscape. Look! Rita is a sloth! There’s no doubt that we are firmly

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... .   Truth is…I am Iron Man.  Well, not really.  Not yet.  But I could ... could even be your birthday today, in which case HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Truth is

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  appreciation for the chocolate chip cookie (which we both think is TOTALLY ... I honestly do not believe that there is a baked good out there more ... ballgown is dangling from a ceiling pipe. It doesn't fit in my wardrobe; if I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  would be worrying about how much stuff there is still to do tonight." I ... !) ...but I discovered from trial of fire that six classes is A LOT - I took ... biology is a tremendously good idea and one of best decisions I made here

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... age is 18. You can read about it here, but the basic story is: Proposals ... the consequences of alcohol abuse. Grace's article is a great read, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  study break, and... This entry is going to be really spontaneous, since ... everyone is feeling hosed right now - yup, and it's ONLY been 4 weeks of ... is like taking a drink from a fire hose," right? (If you haven't, I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college ... told you that MIT is filled with nerds who are ultra-competitive and just ... problems/misconceptions one by one: Misconception #1: MIT is filled with

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Lovin’ Had me a blast. Or, the last post I'll write from home!

  

  Melis's, is actually pretty helpful, although I'm not planning on buying half of the things on it until I get to Cambridge since most of it is ... school yearbook is pretty much an encyclopedia, meaning it's fairly

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  a little more about the process that is consuming my life. Grad ... process, which is quite a bit different at the grad level than at the ... , cause I haven't answered any recently: 1. Phil asked, Is it really

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  on the SAT writing section debate, if there really is a debate, but ... of a sudden a big optional means that an 800 or 790 or whatever is not ... 800, is it really fair that that is not even given a consideration? To

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  stuff is going on, and all my friends at other schools are going to class ... , required to take 8 PE points. A PE class, which meets for about a month, is worth 2 points; participating in a varsity sport is worth 4 points. (We

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  've heard that Bartok Concerto for Orchestra is absolutely awesome - I haven ... . With regards to Beethoven, his late stuff is pretty awesome (with some ... 't see the genius in that one yet). Anyway, how is the music department at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  yet. College is supposed to be about freedom. Discovering yourself is ... great thing about MIT is the incredible amount of personal choice you are given. Mildly disappointing is how some choose to take advantage of it

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

  

  And now for something completely different. Sam is allowing me (Ruth ... continuing to tell the world that Political Science at MIT is ranked 10th in ... the student's pay for community service-type jobs. This is important for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  dorms (keep in mind there is also a residence hall called East Campus, which is a specific dorm which falls under the umbrella category of East ... East Campus denizens. So I've thought about this a lot. West Campus is

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  Campbell is, right? From "Xena: Warrior Princess?" (my favorite television ... Corner Theater?! I seriously don't think you get how exciting this is. I ... was in town (and she is the one of the biggest Xena fans in all recorded

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  This is the more hardcore half or so of the 42 recipes. Most of these ... fruit. Hopefully we’ll find an alternative. Here is the recipe I adapted ... the waffles to eat. One wonderful thing about slow cookers is that meat

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013