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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  ride, which I shall summarize: In exchanging vows of love, Siegfried, a ... deception ensue, and it all culminates in . . . Well, I won’t reveal the ... interested after the first hour, once I figured out how to turn on the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  books around here can't we?" (sorry, Laura, I know you asked other questions...but I'll answer this one first.) Ahh, never spend $700 on books ... comes to worst, buy it from the Coop or Quantum Books, which are the main

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  part of the line was confined to "Hmm, I wonder how many people are in ... memory. Anyway, I learned in high school that excuses are like dirty ... day of the past decade. I helped teach Susan Hockfield how to play Wii

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• 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 / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  rod, I knew in my gut that it would not work, and I should not say yes ... I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public, ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  buy most of my produce here. Since I live in East Campus, I have enough ... can save time and money in the grocery store. Know how much food costs ... , you will get a sense of how much things cost. If you’re new to buying

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  to a friend about how, if i knew i’d live a long and healthy life in a ... i’ve ever read. on some level i already knew what the post would contain before reading it - i knew it would discuss the jack’s depression

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  was going to do; rather, it was where I would attend college. As my ... I mulled the numbers over in my head, I realized that many of the ... doing, and why. I was sure James would be happy as a neurosurgeon. I was

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  engage in my social media ritual without the guilt I usually would have if ... classes this semester, and I’ve seen her put in lots of time and effort into ... to Medical and check in at the desk. I’m preparing to travel to India

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  and i am running out of time. when i was in barcelona, i talked about how happy i was that life felt like an abundant tree of gleaming vibrant ... make myself busier. when i have a bad day, i buy myself a coffee to make

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  warm clothes. I’m wearing a ski jacket as I write this…no shame in being ... I hate most in life is soggy socks :( Whatever you do, don’t show up ... , but I’m from a dry place, and good lord, save yourself and either buy or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

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

  

  store before you buy it. I've had laptops in my Best Buy shopping cart ... I've been breaking computers from a young age. In middle school I ... bootloader. After three days at the mercy of How-To Geek and Super User, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• 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 ... captures my story the best. When he was young, he would buy shoes that were

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

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  hassle, so it might not be worth the trouble. I would, however, highly ... student - this guide tells you a bit more about how you can do that. Now, I ... wind down. I've got a life update on the way, but first, I thought I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  fine tip, I would pick up paint in such a way that it would form a bead ... attempt. While working on this, I would take breaks and scratch in this ... childhood show. You can read how much I really like Avatar in my other blog

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  Carroll, Alice In Wonderland I’ve been re-re-re-re-rewriting this post, mostly because introducing myself is way harder than I thought it would be ... the point of unwritability. I would probably still be re

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  (Guest Post) how can it be home when it’s not finding a sense of belonging away from home

  

  "]IAP[/annotation], i began to cook™ for myself often. i would buy weekly groceries, make ... ’ shift is the core of the poem. i would like to think that in my villanelle ... ‘warm’ is the core.  i would like to think that i have found home. in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  When I'm sad, or there's some conundrum in my life that I need to ... stressed that I can barely quiet the buzz of all the bees in my head--I go ... shipping and delivery takes a while"]YamiBuy.[/annotation] I watch a lot of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  ? Put it in a category of how much I want it. For ex: "Really want ... create is a self check-in of: would I be willing to put in the work or do I ... every single in-the-moment buy that I didn't end up making. Knowing You

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  [/annotation] agreed that this would be hard, but I really would like to graduate on time, so I am simply doing it anyway. In many ways this is exactly ... psetting. I am much more productive, attentive in class, and enjoy my morning

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019