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• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  , across the street from Burton-Conner (not to be confused with the Sailing ... think of the boathouse as kind of a second home. It’s where half my ... team in the middle of Colorado. Prior to crew, I never thought I could

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  them. For the I-9 form you will fill out once to receive access to all on ... . No need to bring the stock of a lifetime on the plane. And once you ... clothing and mementos on the floor... But what should you pack, really

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  myself having a lot to say about the impact those classes have had on how I ... how much I enjoyed my math classes. I was always planning on taking the ... , whenever I tell someone that I'm a physics major, I feel the need to somehow

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  other. I'd gone to the Flour on Mass Ave before, but this was my first ... custard" (from the drinks menu, which turned out to be just a bowl of corn ... diner on Mass Ave near MIT, with the twist that everything they serve is

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  . But in the last month, since coming back to MIT from Thanksgiving break ... . She’s had to live with the mess for the past month). But last night, as ... picture that the arrow points to is one from my freshman year, taken with my

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  and headstrong as this person was reduced to merely their number on the ... around on campus. The goal for now is to get stronger (without teetering ... 's absolutely delicious, but definitely not the most nutritious.) From there on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  ’t help but feel like he became a propaganda tool. Used to support the U ... accelerator, Robbie Baldwin receives the power to reflect kinetic energy. His ... into a terrible accident, Dennis Sykes gets the reality-warping power to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Residence-Based Advising Residence-Based Advising WILL NOT allow you to change dorms during your freshman year.

  

  ), not the summer, to be the time when you're truly making your living ... get to school, when everyone is looking around at the different dorms ... RBA program on their website. And as always, if you want to hear more

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  looming 9AM only three hours away. Needless to say, we passed out on the ... 'm trying my best to be productive, to move on with all the shit that ... . On Sunday night, we made an impulse decision to watch High School

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  . Acquaintances that I had gotten used to being around, but no longer see on the ... live with it. In the meantime, all I can do is hold on to the people that ... to do exactly just that. On Getting Burnt  At the same time that my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  's a wimp. When situations get rough, she jumps on her bed to get as far ... in the evening, I walk back to French House along the back of the dorm ... hear me sing, but they're listening to me sing, and judging the quality

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  as potential MIT '11s gear up to begin the admissions process. Below is a copy of our correspondence: Do you believe what students put on the ... inform decisions, either in regard to admission or in regard to the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  this week, but I was just never really in the state of mind to finish ... that I'm biased. So I went there and I saw all the names on the list, and ... I went to station 8, which was the station for normal chemical

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first semester, most of your program will involve the GIRs, which will lay the foundation for study in your major. In your second semester, you might add
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  , and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the ... Turns out that Anthony isn't the only one who loves Amtrak. I called them yesterday and their very friendly customer service people helped me

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  and then call the post office for pickup. So to summarize, we're on ... later entry and instead use this one to give you progress reports over the course of the day. I'll update this entry whenever there's something to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Dance at MIT!!! [Collab with Ben O. ’19] hip-hop? contemp? bhangra? lion dance? MIT's got it all

  

  least once, to join in on the dance line that seemed to move effortlessly ... /urban team I auditioned for, which is hilarious to me now that I’ve been on the ... -Carribean dance team created to increase the presence of Afro-Carribean art on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 30, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…

  

  you were admitted on the basis of your merit. So should you report your ... rumors to the contrary, being Black, Latino, Native, or any other minority ... the vast majority of our applicant pool. We need to capture as much

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

  tattoo. I read some articles on tattoo care, and the tl;dr was not to get ... with desert flowers on my calf. I cut up a sock to cover it from the sun ... was solid. Then I set the dragon on my anvil and limped over to the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  grades with time to do other things besides study? And I got the impression ... was the first university in the nation to be named a Heartsafe Community ... volunteers running around teaching people how to save a life. The Fray couldn

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007