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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Pictures that don’t belong anywhere else – Part I because i'm a slackslackslackball.

  

  probably couldn't handle that.) Speaking of Simmons Hall. I ran into it the ... This entry is a lot of things. Read! First here are some pictures ... , all dressed up for Christmas. This is my side of the room: and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  first years A lot of people ask me "What's dorm hall food like at MIT?" to ... With the influx of the 24s terrorizing (see: joining) various Discord servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  with four potential PhD advisors... and eating a lot of free food (and ... of my life (aka lab), things are going spectacularly. I developed a couple of really pretty Western blots, and my postdoc thinks we'll be ready

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  Kitchen with some of my hall mates, and we’d laugh about cooking blunders ... as picking which dining hall you want to go to. For others, it’s a confusing mess of “Where do I start? How do I start? When will I have time to

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  "Globalization" (University of California Press, 2004), Professor Jenkins writes ... my favorite read of the week. The front page article in the Arts ... Studies professor Henry Jenkins for reasons why the popularity of Rain has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hogwarts Institute of Technology Except we have 11 houses instead of 4.

  

  time, I was a no sleep zombie wandering the halls of our Institvte, and ... EXCITED WHEN I SAW THIS HACK YESTERDAY. For those of you who may not have known, I am a *gigantic* Harry Potter nerd. I am one of those people who

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  Today was the first day of classes at MIT. Once again, the Infinite Corridor was abuzz with activity, people excited for the new year of classes. For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  never have to apply any of the knowledge gleaned from my 6 ... Campus unless there’s a definitive offer of free stuff, so I normally ... IAP yet, and I couldn't think of a single unified topic to write about

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  semester at MIT. In retrospect, I realize that - in spite of reading the blogs, in spite of talking to upperclassmen and alumni, in spite of going to CPW - I really had very little idea of what college life is like

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  a year and a half ago i got offered a position as a blogger and i said no. half a year ago i got offered a position as a blogger and i said ... and i am running out of time. when i was in barcelona, i talked about

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  the entirety of our hall lounge. We started doing this the Sunday before ... weekend-long party centered around the overnight roasting of a steer in our courtyard and the subsequent feast. The following description is courtesy of a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  decision. Out of the 437 students on our wait list, 26 were offered admission ... many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. During this time ... from the wait list. This year, we had a record-high percentage of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  So they say that the best part of MIT is the people. Is this true ... to be people, in which case I would whole-heartedly agree that one of the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  experimental and hectic four years of your life, they tell me. You will feel your ... some silly 9-5, or throw you into 4 years of graduate school, and you ... college admissions blogs. Someone who didn't make use of her MIT education

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  Hi! I’m Katie Kelley, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT, and with my second season of reading applications behind me, its time to start getting to know all of the wonderful people I have been able to read

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  hall was out of the cards because of logistical challenges, so it'd be ... to do so. as one of floorpi's hall chairs, and with everything else i ... senior year at ec. but more to the point, all the history of this room, all

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  aren't expecting. I plan on doing a bit of that myself actually, so hopefully you're up for it. As you may or may not already know, it's kind of ... ! For hundreds of wide-eyed freshmen who have never seen significant

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  We’re So Back a collage of preseason

  

  is a span of two weeks in the summer before the semester starts, where ... for the fall season. This period of time is when the hyphenated word of ... ="aligncenter" width="442"] We had a team meeting to kickoff the start of preseason. Here

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Events

  101 Things to Do Before You Graduate from MIT What every MIT graduate should have experienced.

  

  At orientation, we received a list of "101 Things to Do Before You ... been to a Bruins game, but two of my best friends, Anna '08 and Maria '08, won tickets and took my camera along for the trip. On the night of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of MIT's a cappella groups. Towwards the end of the concert, Lee-Kai '07 divided the lecture hall in half and told us it was time for audience

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006