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• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  my dorm in a rented Penske truck. We piled all of my boxes and bags ... of renting a Penske so that I could bring everything home, rather than ... (which can be expensive and annoying). I was happy to pack all of my stuff

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  genre came on ("Seasons of Love" from Rent). As I belted out the ways they ... two different artists can have drastically different lengths. So what

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  fewer solar cells for the same energy output. They can be mounted on ... Obama's speech in person this afternoon in Kresge Auditorium, you can join ... can watch a live webcast of the speech here: MIT President Obama Live

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  on the team “We Can’t Hear You, You’re On Mute”, a team traditionally ... ='Alan: you can read about CJ’s experience writing in this absolutely ridiculous ... around ⊥IW. You can see the hunt website and puzzles here: perpendicular

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  in on-campus dormitories, even though they can technically join MIT ... my age. I wanted a little bit less energy at night, a place where I ... interests, and we all pay the rent when it needs to be paid. Most importantly

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…

  

  representative of the city itself) once a weekend. Honestly, the activation energy ... just too great to overcome when you can just stay Cambridge-side instead and conserve your energy for other things (like studying… and hanging

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • July 18, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  storage is by renting a storage space at U-Haul for the summer and then renting a truck at the beginning and ends of the school year to transport ... friends or family nearby that can store their boxes or help them move, which

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  is designed to be super energy-efficient and requires 67% less energy ... term, energy conscious buildings are cheaper to maintain. In fact, the National Real Estate Investor reports that "a green building can pay for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  , but I’m renting an apartment in Cambridge with two other lovely frosh—shoutout to Selena and Sarah—mostly so I can spend some time away from my ... same as normal milk. I think making and drinking hot chocolate can be

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I went outside! *inhales, belts 'for the first time in forever' at the top of lungs*

  

  cabins that students can use for a small fee. One of the halls in East Campus has an annual camping trip, and this year they rented out MIT OC ... perfect a New England winter day as you can get. Look how blue the sky

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Over Spring Break A flattering video of MIT Women's Tennis derping around California

  

  ). This year, we rented out a huge house for all 16 of us to share, complete ... possible kind of way) and awesome people. I can't imagine being here at MIT ... .thekitchn.com/tk-surprising-things-you-can-make-in-a-waffle-iron-207366

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 11, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike

  

  together to rent/buy a house as a group. And, as tradition goes, these nerd ... house can be difficult, and usually the story behind the name of a house

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 7, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  comprehend agriculture, energy needs, trade, and finance—along with the
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  Hampshire! Not all of us can go on fantasy pirate cruise ships, so we all chipped in $35 and rented cars and a cabin (apparently, MIT students can rent cars, even if they're under 21). We danced, watched movies, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  I’m officially 2A, planning to minor in Energy Studies and Theatre ... energy on campus from Day One. I want to share my experience of being an ... extroverted, I hope we can get along. Boy, did I underestimate how well we would

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  End-of-Summer Camping Temporary escape from my “cruel, insufficiently damp world"

  

  already boarded. I rolled up to the driver. “Can I get on this bus?” He looked down at my rollerblades. “Not with those you can’t.” I pulled off my ... ). Then we went to a man-made dam and rented a self-propelled boat for the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 28, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the Deshpande Center?

  breakthrough products and new companies. In turn, those innovations can help ... , energy, and other fields.
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  how lonely college can be. I’ve also always struggled with change, so I ... higher. I can feel it in those unexpected can’t-stop-smiling experiences ... ’d love to, I can’t put my mental state through a rigorous scientific

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  .i can't talk about it too much because spoilers, of course. the hunt is ... making friends. having the energy to talk to people used to be something i ... promys rn not leaving much elsewhere". my limitless well of energy has now

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Post-Finals, Pre-Graduation almost done...

  

  friends and I rented a car and drove the ~2 hours to Cape Cod. It was cold ...  and two days after that a different group of friends and I rented another ... an e-mail that says "oops, sorry, you can't graduate because you forgot

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014