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• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  is a full-blown saga. First, you’re given a temporary room in an ... (FYRE) out of Next) and find a roommate(s). After that, every freshman is ... perfect room is long and messy and occurs late at night and also involves a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  that is going to have to take a back seat in order for me to document to ... freshmen in my suite about how the story behind my accident is really lame ... Laurens on the floor as well. Yeah, it's confusing), who is also a huge

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions 2007 A quick look at this year's admissions.

  

  . One of the things that make these blogs special is that there is a ... applications a joy, but it made turning away students that much harder. Thank you ... This year, we received 12,443 applications for freshman admission, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  is known for is hands-on experience. I think this project is a great ... projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind ... design project for one of my classes, 2.005, where we had to design a

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  must pay $1.10 a gallon to get rid of this oil, which is used to deep ... and administrators in the MIT community is a clear indicator of the ... sundresses, flip-flops and shorts. Today, we are in the midst of a winter storm

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  This is an entry I’ve been meaning to write for about a month because ... the sample call, and Isaac, who “is apparently a pro at making ... . Isaac: Go for depth, not breadth. That is, focus on a few key features

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  !). As did I. Communication is key! As you can tell, this isn’t a single ... my Algebra 2 teacher’s recommendation. It was simply a better school ... deadline, I encourage you to spend a lot of introspective time. This doesn

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I screwed up a lot So a bunch of my blog posts are dead.

  

  later and create a new Public folder and put everything back in your Athena locker, the damage will still be done. So here's a lesson for you ... have done this a thousand times before and twelve times already that

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  juggle in our lounge in order to take a break from a grueling pset. What is ... of a scientist or engineer is what makes artists at MIT so good at ... tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  truth. Yes, folks, I'm about to tell you the truth, and man, is it a doozy ... had finals", "I was off adopting a child from Abu Dhabi")(oh, did I ... that will suffice. So I'm trying something new this time, a new reason

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Not so FAST heading to MIT on Saturday for some FAST Thinking

  

  bite-sized, fondant-wrapped sugary surprises. Wait, is that a mini robot ... fast,’ I said back, “How about a daylong pilgrimage to MIT to see three ... Auditorium. And it”s all free!’ Wow. This is why this MIT is such a great

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  someone out there is reading, learning something, or just caring out of the corner of their heart a little bit from time to time, well, here's my ... is startled. I'm sure. But I'm going to do it anyways. I've lost the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Lilly Chin The Spiciest Memelord

  

  , is Beantown Taqueria, a cozy Mexican Restaurant with delightfully spicy ... Beantown outings. So you can imagine how big a deal it was for us when the ... juggle, but she’s unfazed. MIT is a really hard place, she admits, a place

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  [annotation note="is this okay to say in a blog? let's hope so ... In less than a week I'll be hopping on my flight back to Boston, and ... -journaling-sleeper-agent in my brain kicked in orientation week freshman year, deciding that a

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  a car and driving to Texas. Of course, nothing is that simple. The ... The media portrays spring break in college is super-fun, adventure-filled time, a time to relax, hang out with your friends, and have the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  question is 8.044). This is a photography blog. I'm still not entirely sure ... my biography, but here's a little more! I was born in China, grew up there in a valley between the mountains, moved to the outskirts of DC when

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  up dropping my UROP--a story for another time--I started cooking. A lot. This is a fairly common thing that students do during IAP, because it ... how to become a kitchen god. [caption id="attachment_74200" align

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

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  is an awesome person, by the way. How so? He just has a great sense of ... I want to tell you about a friend of mine who is on television this ... were on a reality TV show (one in which the dignity of the contestants is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  a dedicated group of sympathizers spent summer days photographing the ... almost feel like a museum exhibit if I didn't recognize some of the faces in the pictures. As is MIT tradition, the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  very cold it is outside. Two shirts and a hoodie were overkill every ... come. Everything is just a few days away. Until then, here are some of ... Monday 2/22"]Monday[/annotation] we can meet. Our room is a strange

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021