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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  ), how long the cough would last (~2 weeks), and told me to avoid class ... us. A couple of days later a kid in my suite had similar symptoms, went to MIT Medical, and returned with a blue mask. Soon a girl in my suite

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  ’t think this would have happened if I went to school in another city outside ... so many wonderful people in this city. By God’s grace, my sister and I ... first time. In short, my life has changed. I didn’t know meat could taste

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  fluorescent glare in the school library, to eloquently preach about how the ... my mouth as I listened. In my son”s case, I already knew that a ... I see every day passing me in a rush down the infinite corridor during

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  better recently! I've told the story once before on the blogs of how I went ... beginning of my foray into cooking. I learned how to make my mom's chili (and ... ; when I had time alone, I listened to some of my favorite chilling-in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I am lethally bored in the airport boooooo

  

  I am coming to you live from the coveted Boston Logan International ... move out by noon. Not realizing this until after I booked my flight, though, I realized I had a very unfortunate amount of time between move

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How do I contact a current student?

  website, you may follow the adventures of our student bloggers as they
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  ice cream, like how I've seen others stand in front of food stalls ... walk, how I am or am not in the flow, to how it takes me time to relearn ... that they actually close without a gap in privacy. I love how the

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  many of us there are, and how many people exist whose lives I never see ... is a Brass Rat? Well, it's a ring that comes in gold, silver, or ... tradition.  Every freshman class has a Ring Committee, who put in tons of time

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  holiday season, and I'm coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen ... myself ice skating and get violently angry at how bad I am. [carousel ... don't know how any of these kids could buy into such C-tier storytelling

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  another life. So I indulged in the visual fantasies, especially when I came ... products were worth buying. I’d finally developed a healthy dose of marketing ... top of the page each time we turn something in. Unfortunately, I make

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  good things i have seen  recently, in no particular order at all. come ... because how can a small animal be so good (but maybe i'm just jealous 🤔 ... ? i didn't even know disney made songs that weren't in movies! bill

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to ... "Running Store" category for the past 5 years. I'm not sure how much ... running shorts to make trying out the new shoes easier. I thought I would

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Making money: my campus job "Hello, MIT Computing Help Desk, this is Laura, how may I help you?"

  

  get an idea:   In fact, that's the source I used to find my job 3 ... and the walk-ins area. (Normally there are people around, but I took ... to log into the phone system, and wait for calls to come in. While I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  ? and we want your help in answering them. In the comments below, I would ... never anticipated how much I would learn from the readers the MIT blogs or ... you're here, and we have your attention, I would like to ask for your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... beginning of the school year for dinner. (As I checked out their website, I ... 't even think there'd be any trees here.But I would be remiss if I didn

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  10:31 I wrote this entry on my iPhone about two minutes after boarding the 11:10 train…

  

  at the wrong exit and panicked, and did what I would in the States if I ... 57 bucks on a bus 40 minutes after the one I had bought a ticket for in ... thought it would be funny if I rode a bus called "Ladies Dream." I missed

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  applications at home (Ducksberry), and in the afternoon into the evening I read ... world again. I had a great day of reading. The applications in today ... . I was wondering if my login account would still be available for use

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  really excited, and decided to apply. Here's how it works: I went to http ... saying that Telefonica was interested in hiring me! I set up a Skype ... 're interested to know what I'm actually doing here? I'm working in the Networked

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  , parents and the I-have-to-buy-groceries?-type : there are dining dorms with ... Student Center steps. I don't know why the lighting in this photo is so ... . In fact, I don't think I'd ever had any sort of Mexican food beyond the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  in Harrisburg, PA and I thought I'd spend it posting old photos on this ... ." Although I was discouraged after my poor performance in the regular field of play, I was lucky enough to get a tractor in the bonus barn, netting me

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006