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• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  dancing to kids' tunes. I like to come for the crafts and get stuck at a ... in July. If you're into modern music, art, or dance, and want to see a ... Welcome to my seventh and final(!) tourist-y post. Previously, I have

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list ... , I'm probably going to go back this weekend (and maybe actually get ... significance to me, because that's actually where I became a U.S. citizen :) In

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring ... play soccer) to get recruited, so I definitely have advice for other ... , and how I eventually committed to MIT. I’m not entirely sure how other

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  any German. Not kidding: I just googled 'how to say good-bye in German ... get to go to Europe for the first time in my life! (2) Teaching's funnn ... In general, it would be considered a good idea to know more than just

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  outcome? How can we even compare outcomes, like, would it be better to be in ... a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... T being Boston’s subway system, which he used to get from MIT to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  in a team with an MIT alum as a mentor to work on our teamwork skills ... seven people in it, one of which I knew prior to the program and five of ... were empty.  The cats were begging for attention for the first time in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New ... pay, so you’re supposed to file returns to get back what you’re owed ... . . . while, yes, I can still get it back (New Zealand allows you to file tax

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  's fair to call it peer pressure. People get interested in the same things ... taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a generally good principle: don't let other people tell you what think or how to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... great to actually be able to just stop someone in the middle of the ... while blindfolded. But learning how to listen to a piece was only half of

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  general tips on how to get back on track. Note that each S^3 Dean interacts ... Resources." This post expands on CLAAASS to discuss MIT Academics in general ... , Arts, and Social Sciences, and 3-4 subjects in one department to attain a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  I wrote lightly about scrapbooking in my coping with anxiety blog post, but I did not get to post about any of my own pages. Here is a look ... sticker donations :) And, as always, Rory is there to inspire me in my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  beginning to get the hang of how to be at MIT, how to make the most of the resources here, how to be someone how can let this place change their life. it ... what a strange feeling it is to be in your last semester at MIT

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  someone I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to :( Oftentimes, there is a ... do my part in trying. A smile can go a long way. It is not my job to ... vaccine to low-resource communities? How do we counter the economic and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  major in social science. If I had studied social science prior to college ... STEM and liberal arts. In another place, perhaps I wouldn’t have dared to ... in. I would’ve gone to the “right” college for the wrong reasons. So

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  , until this summer when I officially moved to live in a hotel (aka Maseeh ... you in high school who want a taste of MIT culture from home and to ... frequent the blogs would love to stalk learn about one of the new bloggers

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  's a step in a proof I have trouble motivating, and thinking about how to ... aspects of) the world. What's not to love? As for how I got interested in ... this year in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange program. Possibly due to his

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  solace in the self it's me! cami!

  

  Reddit and ask how to be safer in the city, only to be met with friends and ... didn't know how to get home. warriors parade The Warriors happened to ... and live in a country that I haven't lived in before, I want to explore

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 30, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!

  

  couple babies! But how did the little spiders get all the way to Lobby 7 ... Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya ... a web! I've decided to name him Lucifer. He's huge! He has the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  years of involvement in Burton Conner government, I've seen how staunch administration seems in their decision to oust murals. I did, however, get a ... with regulations. they get too attached to their murals, which makes

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  pay $26 for a ride--after all, you can just get upperclassmen to to tell ... . The other third of you are actually going to live in Boston! When other ... out of your dorm and take the T down to South Station, you can get on a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006