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• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  figure. Not only did we have to figure out who the person was, but also who had submitted the name. Add to that the fact that some of the people who ... MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  would assist us in getting to know you. Obviously, the greater the distance from your high school studies, the more creative you'll have to be ... awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  dorms, it can be hard for freshmen to get singles, since upperclassmen get ... . I have complete autonomy over my living space and habits, down to the ... straightforward (tips 1-4). It's harder to nail the slight (emphasis on slight

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  History Channel that was trying to determine the precise location of Sodom ... , every 20 minutes. Because there might still be someone in the Student ... ." I noticed that it had to be in by February 9 or I would suffer a $40

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Procrastination For Finals ...so I cooked dinner instead.

  

  rice to get the consistency you see in risotto) 1/3 can of beef stock (in ... and pepper to taste 1. Wash the rice once with cold water, and place in ... the heat to "simmer," and cover the saucepan with a lid. Cook until you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  ). After dinner, it was over to the Boston Common Theater, Boston's largest ... the changes from the book to movie version of Hitchhiker's Guide, you ... Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, not to mention Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Rachel was at SF Pride with Facebook

  

  signs last Sunday, coming out to downtown San Francisco to support the ... parade was shadowed by the giant rainbow poop being towed along on the ... was actually a cupcake. Practically all of the interns managed to roll

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  , as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone ... where the speakers shared their insights about the ins and outs of being a ... science journalism would be like. Even at the undergraduate level, there

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” ...the cow jumped over the moon....

  

  To celebrate the anniversary of the first manned moon landing, Google ... , you can see what the moon is made of ;-) (thanks to diana for pointing ... astronaut, Jeffrey Hoffman. MIT has also produced the most astronauts than any

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Earlier this summer I sent out an email to the office asking if anyone who doesn't blog would like to be interviewed for the blogs. A few ... publications, as well as being the token #millenial on our social media. One

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

  [guest post] Eating Your Way Through MIT The story behind Chop Stir Hack, an MIT student food magazine

  

  the liberty to choose to be on a meal plan or instead rely on other food ... the wonders of celery. In the meantime, be sure to check out our ... project because the How To Food admissions blogs functioned as prior art and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar ... trampolines, and the wind was trying to eat us. It felt so very college :D I ... thankfully the moss provides a [annotation note="not actually though—you’re not

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Stress Management @ The MITstitvte What's a student to do when school gets rough?

  

  music!) The anonymous personage on the right did not wish to reveal his face to the interwebs. I have replaced it with that of the guitarist ... students do to manage stress, so enjoy the brief lapse into generalizability

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  to a warehouse club in the area. The house manager just delivered a brand new refrigerator to our kitchen, and we figured the time was right ... Charles River, just adjacent to East Campus. Now, I'm not much of a swimmer

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  to the details-be sure to use spell check and capitalize your name, etc ... being witty and down-to-earth. I am never afraid of talking about my loves ... love going to the ballet, eating famous Boston ice cream (such as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  love Simmons. I like being able to come "home" at the end of the day and ... When it comes to housing at MIT, you've got quite the array of options. You want to explode things and paint crazy murals on the wall

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Great Snowball Fight of 2013 fame. glory. snow. killian court.

  

  of the movie was a little joke by Pixar. And I refuse to bow to the ... storms, so that is the last time I will mention Nemo in this post. It ... President Rafael Reif accepted the invitation to the snowball fight, though I

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  everyone's... but mine. In mathspeak, for all MIT students not equal to Kate ... weekend, but those people are from Connecticut or New York. The trip to ... to spend the afternoon with me. That is... once they found me... Aside

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... the first person in their families to go to college, their university ... . Simultaneously, their unique skills allow first gen students to stand out from the

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  together a guidebook, and answering a giant stack of email. It's going to be ... 'm disappointed to miss, the great Hawaii Club Luau, the beginning of the Buddhist Sand Mandala (continues through Saturday of CPW, be sure to check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005