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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  the thoughtful gift. I say this to show how biased I was against Kaur ... in our power to prevent something bad from happening without thereby ... , more than ever, it is so easy to save the life of a child in poverty for

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• 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…

  

  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 ... The MIT Public Service Center provides fellowships for students to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  can get to Kendall Square by taking the Tech Shuttle, but in case you ... 's the coolest way to get around.)But I'm getting ahead of myself. On to ... 'll need convenient ways to get to those places. What's more, not all of them

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  , so this is my favorite way to order food. In addition to getting to ... from going to the types of social events that are just barely getting ... past midnight. These days, my Fridays tend to be a bit more low-key. In

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• 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 ... house in 2013.  $11k down gets you a $205k house.  As my house was nearing ... an offer in December and, after realizing that I was about to have $50k

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  hour to get the perfect outdoor tracking shot in [annotation note ... their days to help you make a short film. And for getting caught in ... "]simple![/annotation] So, here’s a quick step by step guide on how I managed to finish my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  bootloader. After three days at the mercy of How-To Geek and Super User, I ... getting burned in pixels, leaving ghost images on my screen. This happens ... plans from your store to see if they're right for you. I say get a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  speaker talks and gallery shows + other cool stuff yay

  

  Architecture department tend to host or promote a lot of these events, in ... know that DUSP is home to the largest urban planning faculty in the ... to arts events in the greater Boston area, including performances

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  ;grad students” worked long hours and seemed to get cool results ... she would be interested in helping to develop an OLW module. Honestly ... should be online in a few months, so you will be able to watch video clips

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] GetSimmons! Writing is hard, so here's a video game instead

  

  How to play: Use your arrow keys to move the tiles. When two tiles with ... is not intended to be a ranking (boo), but is instead based on how many ... Combine other dorms to reach the almighty Simmons Hall

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  Lima students, to a website that promotes local artisans and their ... to stay on top of my work.” How I look at it now is “I have made a ... ’m 200 characters behind help” Here’s how it went down: (in many photos

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  days without having to get S^3 in the loop."This is a little bit like the ... the second! I feel like I’m finally starting to get math." But then, the ... how I was going to be able to finish my pset that day with my sleep

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  Hola! I’m delighted to introduce the newest page to the MIT Admissions website- MIT Admissions en Español! After brainstorming content ... excited to now launch the MIT Admissions page en Español. On this page, we

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Fall Sports at MIT Roll Tech!

  

  records — and that was only last year.  According to our athletics website ... -athletes to get their take on sports at MIT and the current 2023 fall season ... -athlete because it is hard to find the friendships and bonds you get with your

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 15, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  How I lost aura points i confess my sins

  

  story was going to take place in Boston. What happens in Boston ... state that I have been reduced to[/caption] For people who aren't caught up with Gen Zalpha slang, or people who are reading this in the far

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 14, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  In response to a request from a current applicant, I'm proud to ... student gets to know Pappalardo very well over the years- they typically ... the class are required to create a website about it- you can check out

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  getting into. I had a few ideas about how I thought college would go—in some ... , but it really started to click when classes began. In addition to STS ... understanding! In fact, he was glad I chose to drop it early in the semester so I

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  compelled to remind everyone that it's never the numbers alone that get you in ... application tracking. How can i get to know when it has arrived? Can you suggest ... were sent in early December. Do I need to get them sent again? I hope not

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  important in education and how it has tried to build that into a lasting ... the SATs today. I remember how much it sucked to sit in a room for ... First, just to allay the inevitable questions in the comments: we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  the senior mindset gnothi seauton

  

  we possibly be about to be seniors? How could it be our[annotation note="Sort of. I'm probably sticking around a little longer to get a master ... this post a lot trying to break it down. In the end, I decided it came

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 20, 2021