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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  to have tiny Santas). The recipe says to bake for an hour, but in ... Career Fair is a magical time: in addition to the opportunity and the stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  metaphor for the support that friends and family provide in one’s life - they ... speed walk from East Campus to the Z-Center for practice. Tell us about ... for reasons) I remember that I was exploring the 30-something buildings

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions page with a series of six consecutive posts. I am calling the takeover Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Got Solar? guest post by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20

  

  we met more team members who flew in for the competition. After a few ... with the regulations for the competition as well as pass dynamic tests ... started out with a lot of confidence as we got 'Greens' for most of the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 6, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  The semester is over and I didn't go home for winter break because I have so much to do. In the last few months, my writing career got pushed ... more time in and studied harder for the final, which was a really brutal

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  joined the rest of the MIT cycling team for training camp in Borrego ... and settled into their seats for the 80 mile drive from the airport, preparing mentally for the arduous rides ahead. After a particularly hilarious

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  WRONG NAME for the last YEAR. apparently it’s actually called a life TILE ... cash out at the end of the game in exchange for money–$10,000, $20 ... ability to look back on all the interesting life experiences we’ve had will

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

  

  glue would dampen the triangles’ acoustics, Tetrahedron would account for ... fun new interfaces for musical expression. Professor Ian Hattwick encourages us to go wild with our imaginations, as long as the end product

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  transgenic newts and frogs that would allow for the study of angiogenesis ... In the summer of 2011, MISTI sent 22 Biology students across the ... brief look at some of those internhips: Samin Houshyar Class of 2011

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  reason for me to be such a huge downer all the time. Meara, of course ... week after week, the cleaning staff will eventually get tired and stop ... seven favorite words in the English language. In order, they are: 1

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  then i thought about all the people younger than me who look up to me for ... done at the same time, there’s a lot to look forward to. for instance ... places, and i was too tired to look for more options: a large quant

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Finalists the "name bryan's fish" contest continues!

  

  And the finalists of the "Name Bryan's Fish" contest are: Mr. Chang Voltaire Groker Fabio Matsya Gelatin White Dragon Sushi Vote for your favorite by posting a comment or emailing me at [email protected].

  • by Bryan
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

  what may be a world record for the longest five-foot fall in human ... it was finally cold enough for the ice cream not to have melted by the ...   Let's review a concept taught in the lowest levels of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  giant neon eyes that both looked out over the dining room and out at ... that has assignments [annotation note="truly the worst"]due Friday at midnight,[/annotation] Friday nights bring the freedom of having no impending

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m a Muslim Woman and… on this #MuslimWomensDay, meet some p cool ppl

  

  idea of blogging about the Muslim community at MIT for a while now. To be ... ’t tend to leave home for college. And just coming all the way to MIT from ... look a certain way. A large percentage of the Muslim population is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  you to seek out the answers for yourself, sending you off on a journey ... touch with one of my favorite English teachers - indeed, one of the best teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  college. Unfortunately, I left the cords for my HDD in Boston, so I've got ... Let me tell you, flying home during the summer is much less painful than flying home during the winter. This is actually the first time I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  ’m sure it’s true for a not-insignificant percentage of the student ... decide to do something for pleasure for more than the two weeks that makes ... Short Stories just for me. I want to write more in the future, and it

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  each of you is looking to find colleges where you feel you can spend the ... of the process. For those of you who are applying Early Action, this is ... Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  figures in the wider culinary world for inspiration. In particular, Thomas Keller and the dishes he invented have fueled my pursuit for the finesse ... realized that a dorm environment is more suitable for aging fish. The tuna is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021