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  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  app essay drafts - is on Google Drive. I am now drafting this in a .txt ... watched the second presidential debate. How do I make the most out of MIT ... Her.  He said we can't live without art.  In October, Masaaki Kanai

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  me some in the comments, I'll see what I can do. :) ... comment: “you can actually tell that people live here!” It’s funny how much ... .       But there’s hope - I just took a trip to buy a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  , I chuck it in my calendar with the event name and room number. Some ... , which I paid for. lunch: I was in the IDC and there were wraps on trays in front of us. I snatched one! Yum. dinner: I went to a Sloan event

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  better. I think one of the most important things I've learned in my time ... Last week, I spoke a little about Camp Kesem, one of the many student ... together a free summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer. As I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  Indulge me for a moment. How many times have we seen the movie in ... dishonored him by stepping on his sneakers in a crowded auditorium. Why do I ... without the help of another living mammal in 1966... less I digress.) In my

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Springing into Junior Year actually not Springing, just Spring

  

  wall in 3D, you can also see it represented as a floor plan, exactly how ... I should start as the only blogger in [annotation note="civil and ... Mechanics, which I took in the fall. Last semester, I learned all about

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 4, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  Part I August 2020: I read a stray comment in the blogger slack that sets off a chain of thoughts in my head. Pulled by some force I can ... . "I can't publish this," I think, "I can't even look at it." I close the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  being. I can dream in black-and-white or in color, but not in black ... Movies Watched in the Past Year Through Which I Have Remained 100 ... brainwashed you into buying Coca-Cola. Need I say more? 3.Slumdog Millionaire

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  moving on, as shown through free t-shirts some spring cleaning

  

  6 shirts I can rotate for a max of like 8 outfits in any season. However, what I lack in day-clothes-I-would-actually-wear-outside I make up ... only things in my room were a bed, bookshelf, and keyboard. I kept it

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  Disclaimer: I don't actually live in Baker, but way back in 2003, I ... ! ;) Diana: in the 80s i think, they used to throw a piano off the roof like ... piebald on the radio yesterday Diana: yup...i saw their new cd at best buy

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  friends. and i only have so many hours in a weekend. and then. then there ... 'm only doing all of these things in the first place is because i care about ... matter what i prioritize, no matter what i do, no matter how much i do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  in the City" on my iPod. There is basically nothing better than walking ... not to get skin cancer. I got to prance around in my new polka ... road for Cool Dogs, my absolute favorite summer treat. You can buy them

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  when we were buying groceries from Wholesome Fresh, and I'm kind of in ... I landed in Boston on a cloudy day about a week ago, and...it sure ... , but I’m renting an apartment in Cambridge with two other lovely frosh

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  Here’s how things have been going lately: I run a lot, I eat too much ... night in Hong Kong, I leaned over the balcony in the common room and watched reflected light dance in the ocean. I was trying to catch the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  . Sydney: I started playing lacrosse when I was in fifth grade and have been playing ever since. I didn’t always know I wanted to play in college, but when the recruiting process began, I quickly fell in love with the idea

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good ... for free. The happiest (and stinkiest) I've been in years. Eating ... . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  IAP Cooking a journey of uncooked pasta and cold pho

  

  I live in Burton-Conner, which is a cook-for-yourself dorms, but I ... job detailing what ingredients and how much we needed to buy for our ... together. In the fall, college felt very rush rush rush to me. I had a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 10, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  they didn't let me in at the border? How would I carry my suitcases all ... can't imagine something happening in the future -- the fun trip that I ... who wasn't related to me for the first time in five months. I still can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how ... songs. I learned 3 things. The Girl described in "Girl All the Bad Guys ... school and growing up, I thought I should write a bit about how different

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019