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• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  massive January sales. Fried balls of spaghetti, Arancini, Note to future ... surprised by how quickly my students caught on to code. These were students ... and histories, with daily lessons in Greek, Latin, and philosophy for

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  allowed for tomorrow”. Now, I have to check the weather every morning to decide how many layers to wear, whether to bring an umbrella, etc. For ... bird. That’s generally a very lucky thing to be at any time except for

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  to get supplies for the trip. However, I also didn't want to be writing ... landed in Louisiana, I was ready to not think about work for a week ... that she is, was responsible for directing us to. We relaxed, and we didn

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  better way for you to feel welcome and pick the perfect-est living space ... cost of food to 1/25th of the meal plan charge (if you live in a cook-for ... different post, but for now, feel free to add any questions you may have about

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  managed to raise $500k in funding and a ton of faculty sponsors to distribute $100 in Bitcoin to every MIT undergraduate as his final project for ... ecosystem as it continues to develop, or, more specifically, a home for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  Phew! BUSY BUSY BUSY BUSY!

  

  got to work right away planning and organizing orientation events for ... know freshmen. For my part, my first task of orientation was to build an ... O.M.G. It's over, finally. For the last two weeks all of the

  • by Snively '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  to the Z Center with nothing to show for it, I headed up Mass Ave to ... kinds of obscure electronics and computer equipment for really low prices ... machine suitable for a server, with delivery to my dorm, for a mere $10

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Library War there's nothing about war in here, that's just my fave imaginary band name

  

  rights to take out tons of amazing scifi books for four years! They have ... tap your ID to reserve a room for hours. Although I like to work with ... student organizations, and generally a ton of cool stuff! I was not able to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 15, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  from The Crown. Listening to music with words is so very rare for me, so ... reacquainted with Beatles For Sale--and Beach House. What're you eating ... used to run the Center for Civic Media, is broadly credited with

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  remarkable don't do it for any reason beyond that it's what they love to do, a ... . So for those of you in high school, wide-eyed and unsure of how to get ... I get a ton* of emails from both applicants, newly accepted frosh

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  's easy for you to learn about neat stuff through the grapevine. If you ... Committee, which shows films every weekend for a relatively low price. While ... month to sing science fiction and fantasy folk music, called "filk" for

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Summer School's out for it

  

  at the classes I have to take for my major (Mech E, course 2). Every ... need to wake up, shower, get ready for work, and then travel to the T ... , sleep, repeat. As such, there are very few exciting things for me to blog

  • by Snively '11
  • June 27, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do ... internships for next summer, and to be honest, I would love to do something cool ... experience at a company that claimed to use AI for drug discovery, but seemed

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  .  I’m trying to be hopeful. I’m staying in Cambridge for the summer and ... to Starbucks for hot chocolate when I don’t make it to the cafe in ... . The first was breaking my nail and going to Medical for help, to which I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  went to pike place market to meet my friend alex, who was there for the ... albums from our trip. after getting back to boston, i started looking for ... wanting to return to physical media, things i can hold in my hand and feel

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  at MIT a week early to participate in FUP, or the MIT Freshman Urban ... various community service events, while also allowing us to do all these awesome activities like go to a Red Sox game and explore Boston and eat

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to ... It is 2:30 and I already stained my neurons and nail-polished them to ... Center for Biomedical Research. So I'm a) alleviating boredom, b) avoiding

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  'll finally get to meet you in person. For those of you coming to CPW - be prepared for an amazing time, complete with the prospect of little to no ... the night, hundreds of people wanting to meet you, and tons of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  tomorrow I'm heading down to JP Licks for free scoop day. The last time I was ... and that the place won't be too crowded for me to pick up an application ... wait until the cabin is inhabited again so I can ask people to look for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  CPW is a very exciting time and it's hard to believe that it's already been two years since ours! But CPW is honestly just as fun for undergrads here as it is for pre-frosh, so we are all just as hyped as you are

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018