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• Blog / Uncategorized

  here’s everything i thought about in 25 minutes an uncurated and somewhat meta discussion on anything and everything

  

  when i’m unable to write exactly how it feels in my head so [annotation ... applying to be a blogger ! in my application i talked about how i honestly ... i’ve been in a perpetual state of writer's block recently (i.e. the

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • July 16, 2023
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  . I had no idea how unique certain aspects of my everyday life in the US ... verano! [red wine and lemon soda] Well, you can make it in the US, I guess ... Adelaide and hoping I got back before Shaw's closes so I can go buy some

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  to MIT I'll already have a week done and be in a routine. Since I can ... This New Year, I want to try a resolution that would mandate how I ... fail, I will revive them from where I left off INSTANTLY in some way. No

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  how I've handled it over the past four years. Four years ago tomorrow ... Center) in building 16 for an interview. I worked at the LLARC 8 hours a ... than the expense of groceries, I managed to live in DC the entire summer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  something to remember. I can’t tell how I feel about this. The narrative of ... phantom. I’m not sure how to handle it, exactly.  In grade school, I would ... stayed in Arkansas. It’s strange how little I feel that they’ve changed

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a ... ?!?!? Yours truly. Well, not anymore but that's how I used to be. When I first ... dinner. So fast forward two years, I'm graduating in about 7 months, and I

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  familiar living room sofa. At this point, I should be familiar with how ... wind carried a coolness with it often. But in the past few weeks, I had ... from the AC in Barker library. I woke up the next day to something

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Chinatown Food and friends and pigeons.

  

  the lack of sound judgment, I urge you to see how long you can live on a ... pioneering the latest advances in party technology, I'm slowly becoming a ... you.) Last Saturday, I woke up in a not-very-exciting fashion, so I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  , um, buy the store brand pasta or whatever. 10. I still don't know how to cross streets in the city, but I do know how to get anywhere in ... of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  the speech, and thought how perfect it would be if I threw in a “Bon ... I've talked about how humor, networking, and great ideas are all ... history. I grabbed an excerpt from her autobiography, “My Life in France

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  efficient system. I still visit the dining halls frequently - you can buy ... overwhelming number of options that I nearly drowned in at the start of this year ... be fair, the dining halls are all-you-can-eat (and-maybe-even-smuggle-out-in

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  room. It's also a good idea to pack light and buy as much as you can once ... , Adam and I have been ODing on ice cream -- we went to Tosci's in Central ... the summer. This is my third summer in a row in Cambridge, and I wouldn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  come out in a couple of days (I love the word "tenterhooks." It's amazing.). These are just a few small ideas - I know you can think of others tailored ... things you can do between now and Saturday afternoon: -Buy really cool

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  my macros. Which honestly in retrospect is terrible given how much I ... score if you can. /// That's really how I've been spending my days ... I often get asked how I organize my life, my time, and whatnot and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  auxiliary verb in the first example. We can substitute another auxiliary verb, "will," without much of a change in meaning. "I will buy that book" means ... gonna- "I'm gonna buy that book." But what about another example- "I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  ! Wicked was definitely the highlight! As students, my friends and I can buy ... , here are some cool things I did last week! I was in London twice, once ... do so that I could take advantage of my day in London. So I decided to

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Can You Become Back at MIT, with excitement and pictures

  

  'll talk more about this in a future entry, and hopefully I can even profile ... , in the local accent) Okay, anyway. I'm now at MIT! The first thing I ... 't even think about how much TechCash I had on my MIT Card, but it's a good

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  -looking female. I can’t buy a $68 cup of awareness. I wish to be conspicuous and ... “dearie” and how can they know I’m a “miss”? … I take an advanced math ... festival in Davis Square with an array of arts and crafts vendors. I’ve been

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  from buying alcohol in off-licences and set a minimum price at which a ... discount vodka shots in the union bars of Britain, I was 2,000 miles away, building a robot. I was in the middle of “freshman orientation week” at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  that is since I can't think of any single majors in math that I know. A ... leave at all. It's snowing so hard right now that I can't see across the ... and turkey -- and if we had any vegetarians, I'm sure they'd buy tofu

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006