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• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  5th East alum, primering the room into which I'm supposed to be moving ... student interested in painting your room, I know of four dorms that allow ... whether you can paint your room is one of those little quirks to look at. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  't really talk. I guess they assumed that the kind of person who would buy ... John Harbison is teaching the undergraduate class 21M.304: Writing in Tonal Forms II this term? Just a thought before I get some sleep: I made

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  act, be your own person and make good choices. I'm here to tell you how ... , come to think of it, I can swim across the Charles... My point is: peer ... freshmen to cook with them, or to be in a food co-op with them. (yes, I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  . Long ago I spent a year at MIT (my “junior year abroad” in Boston) so I thought I knew how the place worked (not quite, Dad!). Our family has a comprehensive medical plan that I buy through my employer, who negotiates with

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  —these are just my opinions, and even though I'm a senior, I've lived in East ... fewer relationships. When I lived in East Campus, which is hallway ... culture, it enabled it in many ways. I'm interested to see how things change

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  neither performing. In how many ways can the trio be chosen? I know, I ... Bawitdaba with Kid Rock a) In how many ways can the trio be chosen if the ... In numerical order, this term, I am taking: 4.614; 7.012; 14.02; 14

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Purgatory My 2023 IAP

  

  I want to understand it in private. I can see myself settling down ... Table and buy as much as I can hold. Then, I cross the street and enter H ... purgatory in which you are your own god. You have choices. You can make IAP as

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  cheerleading and how has it helped/hurt your grades, etc? [I'm uh, asking for a ... probably can't do ten. I personally do one activity plus a UROP, partially because I live in the boondocks and it annoys me to go back to campus after

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  from the relatively calm Simmons from the quirky East Campus. And I ... students from across the social spectrum. I can’t imagine anywhere else that can so seamlessly make me feel at home in my comfort zone and challenge

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  , there was an East Campus party—the last of the semester. i realized that i ... year i'll be back in Burton Conner, my freshman year dorm. my EC floor ... " came in handy... after brunch, i biked to [annotation note

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  surprising because I’d previously only ever seen it in East Asia). “Wow!” I ... in kerosene. (I could probably write an entire blog post about how much ... ="attachment_88380" align="aligncenter" width="768"] How it went down in my head

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• Blog / How to Food

  everything i cooked this summer it wasn't gourmet but it (mostly) tasted good

  

  mushrooms, I include them in almost every meal greens: I buy a mixed baby ... how to cook eggs before 2020. However, when covid first hit in the ... being. A big part of this was learning how to cook and bake. I tried a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  doing. In November, I pitched my entire "buy-genes-off-the-internet, make ... .[/annotation] In any case, I spent all semester thinking about laser-powered dopamine ... do it in-person this week! so how did we get here, anyways? Last

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Conspiracy and intrigue

  

  playing in it! One thing I really love about 5th East - when those of us ... that you can buy a bike at Cambridge Bicycle, which is two blocks up Mass ... . The particular game I was in last night, "Krazny Octybr", has now run

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  question...though you kinda took your time but all in all I really appreciate ... question. I believe that some time I received in the mail a postcard asking about varsity athletics. I filled it out and mailed it in on the day of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I am lethally bored in the airport boooooo

  

  I am coming to you live from the coveted Boston Logan International ... move out by noon. Not realizing this until after I booked my flight, though, I realized I had a very unfortunate amount of time between move

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  we named 2124 cities of the world fridays with 4W

  

  how many cities you can name in the US, Europe, Asia, Africa or the entire world.  They tried to name all the cities in the US. I wasn’t there ... which I was just a spectator, we decided to try to name all the cities in

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 29, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  If I had a dollar for every body pillow I’ve purchased in the past ... of my friends and I rented an apartment in Central Square, Cambridge ... pillow + cover out in Walounge before leaving for winter break, but I had

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  I can't believe I've been blogging as an admissions officer at MIT for 9 years.  Over that time, I've periodically opened ... ." As for your questions, ask them below in the comments.  I'll

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013