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• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  three years, I learned that MIT has a climbing wall. Now, in any other ... this thing existed (I live under a rock, apparently... so much so that I ... !), leading to a momentary, but non-negligable, conversation on how I should try

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October fun because you're drowning in problem sets? Is midterm season killing ... : (Whether it's a scream of joy or anguish is a different question.) #3 – The

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  specifically address how their MIT background made a difference in their career ... overnight shifts from 11pm-8am. Thankfully, there is a nifty little bunkroom ... you so far. Actually being on scene with a living, breathing person is

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  final only counts for 20%! Today, we discussed how a neuron is like a ... I've been in. Probably a third of it is grad students, and while 9 is ... to be able to keep all five, but if it is too much work then I will

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  is a non-profit organization that partners with communities in ... Sorry I haven't blogged in a while -- I've been hosed with the deluge ... every single plot as part of a franchise business model in conjunction

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  this be a warning to all pre-frosh deciding how much junk to bring to ... the U-Haul in Central Square, which is about a 15-minute walk from my ... and back into my dorm room. Moving-in day is my second

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

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  't changed quite as much. A lot of my friends are still in Boston, either ... 4 people instead of a long hallway with 40 is definitely very ... , but I also find myself alone in a quiet house a lot more than I used to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  find interesting. Part of it is in how we explain things, like using too ... part of it is in how we talk -- being excited when you talk, speaking ... , this class was so fun! 2.008 How to Make A Thing Many Many Times In How

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  backward correlates with a small increase in the number of fatal auto ... skating rink. Students got to ice skate for free in their creative Halloween costumes. In my freshman year, the “best costume” award was given to a guy

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  groan, now.) MIT is a fairly unique school when it comes to on-campus dining options; there's a huge cooking culture in many of the dorms, as ... Student Center steps. I don't know why the lighting in this photo is so

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  no substitute for sleep. Caffeine is great in a pinch, but eventually ... in the world of sleep statistics.) 2. It really is better to get a ... philosophy, my friends, is why I live in a single. 20. Nothing is more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is ... understand that it was wholly unintentional. Some have remarked that it is a ... override our other efforts to show you - in pretty much every way we can

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mind Dump (Episode 4) What's going on RIGHT NOW!?

  

  year it gets to just be too much. MIT is much better summarized in little ... entry every time there's a quick update (every several days or so) and in time you'll have a timeline snapshot of me! This is an experiment, we

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  trip wayyy long ago (back in the fall!) and now we’re actually going! How ... B. ‘18. I was traveling in a group of five, and we ran into people at ... I’m traveling to a country that has none of my family members in it

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  list of things that refill my will to live things to do when i don't want to do anything

  

  hugs thinking about hugs remembering that one time in a summer ... from chipotle with the app, i will have enough points to get a free ... talking to a friend with more sense than me, which, as it happens, is most

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  here’s everything i thought about in 25 minutes an uncurated and somewhat meta discussion on anything and everything

  

  applying to be a blogger ! in my application i talked about how i honestly ... is to be a person living in a world and being surrounded by other ... i’ve been in a perpetual state of writer's block recently (i.e. the

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • July 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  The MIT Monologues (MITMo) is a spinoff of the play The Vagina ... number of reasons, I really like how this turned out. In this piece, I talk ... about in a performance piece. I didn't include the numerous amazing and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  is in the world and how little I can access in a lifetime, let alone ... , I thought I knew how to handle life. In fact, I had a clear vision in ... post is from a never-published draft about from my freshman fall 2014

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

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  must choose a username that is between 3 and 8 characters. Choose a ... ! A couple ways to check if your username is already taken: 1) put the ... patient). Formally known as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  Hunt is a time-honored tradition, which you can learn more about in CJ ... in order to do it. Puzzles have some sort of answer, which is usually a ... part of the winning team last year. Here's an excerpt: A puzzlehunt is a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021