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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  grand master list of links for any and all of you going to any college at ... to go?)     For MIT Incoming Freshman     ... can’t wait to arrive! Remember to be careful around the muggles when

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  : Carmeuse   Since my freshman year, I have seriously wanted to ... plane taking off from JFK when it finally hits me: I’m going to a country I’ve never been to before that speaks a language I kind of

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  strain of heavy lifting. Well, not totally, but they definitely reverted to ... ’d learn to love it, to use it as an anchor that keeps me going back for more. To be completely honest, I can’t see a future where that’s true for me

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  're full. (If you came here for tips on how to get into college, I'm sorry to ... the five of us, for a grand total of: This year turned out to be a ... . It also turned out to be a record for me, as I ate 11 scoops of ice

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Paris or Nicky). Headed to Loomis Chaffee for a school visit. Didn't get ... to note that for some reason I only ever end up eating one meal per day ... Prep to set up for the meeting. There were a bunch of EC's there

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  next few months to satisfy everybody from California's appetite for it ... ; While heading back to my dorm, I ran into Kevin. The both of us being from California, we were ecstatic and decided to go grab our cameras and take as

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike announced a Nike+iPod Sport Kit partnership. This part doesn't make a ton of sense to me. Why does Apple need to partner with a particular shoe

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  my deepest, darkest secrets onto the Internet for everybody to read ... for MIT were very informative and very factual but not very fun to read ... for being off topic. I don't care. I still strive to fill the Internet

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  to get this one waitress when we went out for breakfast, and I ... -and-greet in April, and I compared that tiny get-together to “seeing color for ... living on East Campus for a semester. But then I came back to MIT, and as

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  works for tons of people; I'm partial to the setup of frat rush, where you ... wasn't entirely convinced of that. I needed to see this for myself. I ... stereotypes were for the most part nowhere to be found. And when I received a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  seconds ago and recognizing people I follow on Instagram only for them to ... , peculiarly, where I went to high school. For whatever reason, the inquiry of ... which, while certainly not always accurate, I refuse to actually name for

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  well. They can range from $10 or $13 for a half hour session to $100 for ... pro-MIT propaganda. Fortunately, nobody seemed to mind a whole ton (and ... . I worked through the summer, kept my job for weekends during the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  furry feet make it hard to walk. I have a whole new appreciation for ... making my way over to the venue, Tim was ready for his moment to shine! I ... to pose for a picture with them. I’m pretty sure a couple times someone

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  mention all the furniture is heavy and very sturdy; meant to withstand the ... [by Elise Ruan '14] Going to college and moving into a dorm ... ’t seem to fit with anything. The latter is more specific to my own dorm

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  fake it ’til you make it what is a healthy way to be happy?

  

  . For me, these steps are to go running, [annotation note="like maybe ... I’ve been hesitant to write a blog -- especially one that pertains to ... but god, this semester is not what we all wanted it to be. So all the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 7, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  , compared to the current five days a week for some. Further, the dorm dining ... compulsion to eat at dining halls for almost every meal (if not every meal ... ). Students in those dorms will have to sign up for a meal plan that consists of

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  as Congress prepares to take up the president's budget, which calls for ... novel ideas for the future, such as energy tax, price regulation ... - designed to serve as a starting point for students with big ideas (or small

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  and I told him that for once in my time at MIT, I want to be good at ... 'd compromise my morals for a job because frankly, I needed to take what I can get ... difficult classes for everyone else came easily to him. Despised how he could

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  that there should be a huge price for declaring faith- that'll keep you ... if you grow up in a Christian family, there's a huge price for NOT ... the time that we take for granted that we just never bother to try to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  are grad classes, but it's perfectly fine for undergrads to take grad ... 't need tons of background and experience to take a class. As long as you ... 21 years old. Well, it's been a while. According to MT I started

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006