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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  Marjorie, will be leaving for South Asia at the end of this school year ... than I've seen run for any position in East Campus. We talked about ourselves for a few minutes, then got kicked out so that everyone could talk

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

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  front of the Senior House dormitory Now, I'm in New Jersey for the ... coming in for the festivities. Most of us know each other as we chose to live in Baker House for our 4 undergraduate years. Baker House has been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Cambridge-MIT Exchange

  

  -MIT Exchange (CME)! For background on the program, check out the CME website. CME ... matriculate as a full student for a year at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Read on for Amanda's experience... A Year at Cambridge A "guest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  volunteer for. The text line just opened back up this semester, and it ... mark it up with what has been done/needs to be done for that particular ... my best to set up good practices at the beginning of the semester, but

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  to simply use for their next year at college or spend on themselves ... to farmers. I asked Hassan for pictures of the chicken farm and hE SEn ... graduating (aside from the chicken farm!) and reached out to him for this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  hey! PNR exists for a reason, and now seems like the best time to try ... life, but when Covid struck, I stopped taking classes. For all of high school, I danced at home for fun, twirling through my kitchen in socks and

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  friends and I traveled to Europe for a different sort of attraction: single ... Formula SAE – SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers – teams from ... wheel formula cars. MIT’s team designs and builds an electric car for the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  from a Harvard professor: “you signed up for an education seminar; here ... longing for lessons past” way. I discovered 5 classes like that junior year ... seemed ideal—an elective for my Philosophy (Course 24-1) major and the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  four I attended last year. I’ll keep you updated for more Boston ... Eagle, Banana Republic, and Uniqlo—a gradient for different budgets. You ... England, behind Faneuil) for local seafood and international cuisine, of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  ) [good for packing with lunches. I grew up drinking one of these every day ... interning for the next four weeks during Independent Activities Period (IAP ... finally figured out how to open the trunk to look for the ice scraper Zipcar

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  of New House + McCormick. I grew up in Singapore and London, which have ... , dressed them up, transformed her living room into a stage + bar + music, and ... and cheered for their friends. My boyfriend's aunt leaned over to fill

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  enjoyed making things; that hasn't changed at all. This summer, for example ... I wanted to have a bike for when I came to campus in the fall. I didn ... and a metal post for a seat (ouch). I wanted something nice, something

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  it’s hot and will burn you if you screw up. The fire isn’t any less ... archery, dance, and sailing, all for slightly different reasons. Fire ... things do catch fire. And for every prop we spin and every move we try, we

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  completing homework, looking up tutorials for fancier designs, and tearing and ... the months leading up to decision day. I could play with absolutely no ... who I’d stay up late with, chatting and chasing loose threads down

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  infinite; and dedication, choosing to stop and catch up for a few minutes in ... . The runners were going about the pace I’d shoot for in a three-mile race ... for a Green Line train, and were spat out in the middle of Allston. A

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  . Winter break as officially started for me, so life is pretty good right now ... . She’s had to live with the mess for the past month). But last night, as ... up in the most succinct and accurate way possible – Warning: May

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  it for yourselves in the next six months. I can hardly wait. The ... decision. Every day, I wake up. To be more specific, every day I wake up and ... been sleeping. The truth is that MIT isn't right for everyone. Some

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  have enough real ones to make up for it. The Bay Area is pretty conducive ... interested in 4-145, the Blackjack Team practice room. For example, Chris wrote ... at MIT). But see for yourself. Below is the movie 4-145, then the real

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  With Orientation set to begin for the new MIT freshmen this weekend ... important note for today: All of MIT's financial aid is based on financial ... &M University-Commerce for middle school students, high school students, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  rally race at Hasbro's headquarters Overheard at MIT (these hold up ... really do, but first I want to catch you up on what's been going on with me ... adorable. Here's him learning to use scissors for the first time at our local

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025