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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  eating everything at eastern edge a rave review of a new food hall!

  

  heart of Kendall Square, and named for being on the very East side of MIT ... specific"]latte[/annotation] from the cafe at the far end. For those who know ... for me to feel! Nonetheless, some places were pretty pricey. The cafe

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 28, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  often help with funding if you do it through the Institute. Prepare for the rain -- Rainboots are arguably the wisest investment I have made for ... ?" don't be so lame. For the super risk-averse among you, consider

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  ? At least for me, I would be so excited that I could barely sleep the ... changed a bit, though not as much as you would think. In preparation for the new school year, I saw V for Vendetta last night at the LSC (MIT's very

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Come together (and eat)

  

  for the house (if you're still confused as to why the FSILG houses care ... fire-breating head for Rush (some of the most interesting conversations I ... the question, which was about common spaces for all students. I guess

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  choice for me personally. ** For the prospective students applying, do not ... they want to do for the rest of their lives, anyway? As I was saying ... have a mutation in the nuclear DNA, the mitochondrial DNA, or both. For

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  -year life cycle I bought a JuniorTicket for 13.40 from the Leverkusen ... humanly possible. Saturday I discovered that the ticket was also good for ... course, rooting for France the whole time, because I always subconsciously

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  Omnibus, so it's time for more odds & ends... The band Hot Hot Heat ... Iraq; Jonathan Schell, peace and disarmament correspondent for The Nation ... exciting day! For the blogs, too... (stay tuned)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  being bad at ice skating and learning to try anyway

  

  famlines; this is the famline i'm referring to! it's a nice way for alum to ... for dear life. The jokes about “grandmother Janet hobbling along ... myself against the wall for a while because every time someone held my

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  about DesignPlus, or D+ for short! As the name suggests, it’s oriented around design, and is overseen primarily by the Morningside Academy for ... over the course of the semester. I drew out patterns for a big chicken

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  , which is, for some reason, TOONS GO CAMPING. (We also, by the way, have ... , then it's time for break!) and you get the Christmas playlist I decided ... But first I'm going to talk about the Toons. Some of you might

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  storage is by renting a storage space at U-Haul for the summer and then ... the boxes for them. MIT dorms also offer a storage plan that covers up ... dorm. I think this location is the most convenient for students living on

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT announces new College of Computing coordinating the teaching, research, and ethics of AI across all programs of study

  

  position the Institute for decades to come as a world hub of education ... structure for collaborative education, research and innovation, the MIT ... the values of those who make them. For this reason, technological

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the housing/dining options?

  culture and traditions. MIT housing is guaranteed for eight consecutive ... access to dining halls, or you might prefer to live in a cook-for
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  than ourselves. *hackers--my apologies for the horrid made-up name ... heavenly voices of the Logs for the video.)   :) ... In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  basically, it's a perfect setup for the Illusion of Validity Why is MIT ... foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article, Kahneman describes his time working as a psychologist for the Israeli Army

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  science in K-12, but for a number of reasons (including the architecture ... grade for calculus ever so slightly. “C” became the new “B” -- it’s not ... journalism grad school mode” -- studying for the GREs, getting my feet wet

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  cheerleaders. Do you cheer for the chess club?" Ha-frickin-ha.) Varsity sports ... gyms and free practice hours for members of the teams). We have an ... the sport for more information -- although I should warn you that we can

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  , inspiration strikes and fast   and it feels like the blog manifests itself through me as if it, itself, wants to get out into the world and I am simply only a vessel   and the worst part is, it happens all

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  “suspected terrorist” for up to 14 days without warrant. And the bill is ... that the world around me is on fire. People are being silenced just for ... happening back in the Philippines. Here, it’s ever present: news of gruesome

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  We've gotten some questions about our essay prompts for the ... you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 ... the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017