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• Blog / Events

  Fabulous Festivities & Fireworks for the Fourth The annual Boston Pops concert and fireworks show.

  

  secret of the Boston 4th of July celebrations is that the Boston Pops do a ... , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the ... separates Boston from Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / Events

  APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades

  

  of Burton-Conner compete to create the best apple dishes and apple art ... different countries around the world Apple Dessert - dessert dishes that ... apples (and/or pears) An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away - swap a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  and investments): Quite simply, I think that the Institute needs to do a ... have power to alter societal ethics, and stated that the College of ... in our community that, in a way, reflect back on us and the values that

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  a super-interactive way. The idea is to provide a kit with the Cricket ... : The I/O brush, a toy that uses a small video camera to literally capture the colors around you to paint on a screen. Kids get to run around and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a week in europe pictures of munich, vienna, amsterdam

  

  'm used to it again, and the magic is over, and i snap out of my trance ... .033 report seem comprehensible. i look outside and see the same view i've seen ... outside and it's dark. i need a break. i want to leave. on saturday, i

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  art and work i really struggled with titling this one

  

  , everywhere at once, and that there is only the present time for it, not the ... - specifically, art that takes a while to experience, such as books and movies and ... - watch the first two episodes to get a sense of what each character is like

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  is the anger and grief of recent events, that i just don’t have any ... from at least i’m not as sad as i used to be. the setup is that nate meets some old friends, and the verse is nate’s friends telling him that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  that I mention that a lot of these facilities and fields are open to the ... athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to ... unique and special. I'd like to think that there’s something new to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  student and person she is. It occurred to me that we admissions officers ... ask what was wrong, and usually the answer would be that there was nothing wrong, that the applicant was a wonderful person, and it just came

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not your stereotypical sorority girl Tonight is the first night of sorority recruitment!

  

  clarify exactly what a sorority is. According to the Panhel website ... provide sisterhood networks throughout the country. There are 26 national ... community and beyond. All the sororities are part of MIT Panhel, which is our

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and while we're not doing any admitting over the summer, there is still a lot ... (ECs) in these cities, and more. Getting to travel the country, to come

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Answered Questions, answers, and Sam's face. This is the real MIT.

  

  Books - we took a moment while on the road to marvel at the realization that ... , where there seems to be a pretty even split of Mac and PC users. And if ... , and 'cheap' prices. On the other side, I can get a Mac with it's super

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  sniff at my hair. It was the feeling of comfort and love that seemed to ... , but it seems that every time I see them, the harder it is to say goodbye ... other side of the country. I lived in a one story house in the suburbs of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  to the pan, and then tilt the pan until your steak is basting in that ... around 20 minutes total a day to cook dinner and clean dishes.  That means ... food.  Rice takes longer and is harder to get right on the stovetop

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  research, and want to be part of the astronomy research community. What is ... lengths and formats). A Statement of Purpose (this is the experience I have ... year that it's hard to keep my mind in school and on my psets. The

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  who is shop trained and take them down to the wood shop) and check out a ... onto a plate and gently shake the plate from side to side so that the ... -mm-thick circles and add them to the same pan. Add olive oil and a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  the summer is a beautiful thing. No psets. No exams. No pressure to cram ... embarrassing, and one awesome. I'll let you decide which is which. A Trip to Mount Auburn Hospital I admit that a trip to the hospital wasn't really

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  impression that finding a place to live during the school year would be easy ... ourselves two days to locate and contact a good 5-bed, and although the ... . I'm so, so happy that this is all over. Signing the lease was such a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  ,[/annotation] that there is a limit to that is rough. But it's also important. In my ... my brain and my body is that I have a hard time getting started on ... ability to do things. My goal over the next few weeks is to do that again

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  Yup, there's a swim test! There's an awesome variety of physical education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement and the eight point General Institute Requirement. The swimming