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• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  background in Linux, programming and . . .you know what, just don't buy it. The ... campus-wide WI-FI. I always had this sparkling image of me, sitting in Killian Court under the sun, blogging about MIT (with not a care in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  Admissions website. This isn't an easy task. We are deeply invested in our website. When you have a good thing going, in can be difficult to motivate ... welcoming. I've only been in here a few minutes, but already I know I could

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  doctor who could communicate in English or at least keep the prescription in your native language. Find a [annotation note="primary care provider ... might be able to help you around campus. I got in touch with the Pakistani

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  donate our unsellable textbooks to schoolchildren in Africa. (I have to ... good website that I found today MIT-area shopping guide by Spouses and ... dollars in credit card debt, because they were like 'Oh man, look how cool

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No one: Absolutely no one:

  

  from the corners they’ve been sitting in for years. “Okay let’s donate ... up was opening containers. We started with a clear plastic one. Its lid ... / in Naruto. So sure, maybe it would make sense to have a theory about a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  treasure those moments when the girls would clearly be talking about me in ... teaching the art of jewelry making to eighteen Sri Lankan young mothers in a ... , organization, hope, and autonomy. Emerge would continue to support them in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  's website to see if I could afford one.  The math never worked :( In late ... I saw my first Tesla in July, 2009. I knew what Teslas were but it ... awed by its 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and it being all-electric. 2 years later

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  miss being in high school.] [annotation note="As I hope you understand ... that clear."]I miss college application season.[/annotation] I miss the research. I miss going to college websites and reading through all of their

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zero knowledge ^ not you after reading this post!

  

  undergrad; you can read more about the group on their website. my project is ... of proofs are impossible, but when conducted in the right setting with ... give both balls to my friend, one in each hand, leave the room, and give

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 25, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own application website and admissions requirements.
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  In Milan I was constantly toeing the line between speaking solely in ... , and being so insistent on communicating in Italian that it posed a ... intimidating-looking cafe I saw in the neighborhood of my hotel, asked for a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  [annotation note="to be clear this is the time stamp in the song, I will use ... of my shoulders. I didn’t buy dorm decor and didn’t spend much time in ... week of classes, especially in high school. I hated how boring it was

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  island to get their opinions on what it means to them to buy locally. As ... likelihood of you buying local more often?] “Becoming a better cook” [Q: Why do you or don’t you feel a personal obligation to 'buy local

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  you to buy things off its own website? Was there some revolutionary ... enough witty, engaging stories to constitute an entire entry, but in light ... kids (all of whom moved in on Sunday) has left me no time for the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

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

  

  lottery in for tickets. The website is here, in case you're curious and want ... council for the year's graduating class buys a whole bunch of group tickets ... (ART) in Cambridge. Teller of Penn & Teller (a famous magician duo

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Although Boston conducted the most famous tea party in ... just barely coherent. There seriously isn't one line of dialogue in the entire thing that doesn't advance the plot in some way. They really just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  hurried over to buy our tickets "There's no crime in giving yourself over ... , be it" pool scene... clearly, they've never seen the team in action I ... midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Loew's in Harvard

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  Back in November, after our adventure visiting every stop on the MBTA ... . However, in the process of doing research for it, I read a book titled Boston in Motion which included a large quantity of historical pictures

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  Sunday the 23rd at 3:00pm in the Porter Room. Winners will be announced around 4:00pm and eating will commence. $500 in prize money will be awarded in the following categories: -Apple Pie -Apple Cobbler, Crisp, or

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  buy most of my produce here. Since I live in East Campus, I have enough time in between classes to buy groceries and go back to the dorm. If you ... spices in bulk because it’s cheaper than buying containers of spices and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015