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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  university where "Chang" takes up two entire pages of the campus phone ... got to campus and everything was great. I made new friends, freaked out over 8.01 exams, got free food, stalked fellow studentson the internet

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s "Do we start and end at the same place on the river?"

  

  --another day's worth of free food to add to my calendar next year! Anyway, Greg ... throwing its entire contents into a small purple duffel bag. I made it ... where Joe and I first discovered the X-Knot, so we had to settle for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  [annotation note="Cruft are alumni, cruft houses are apartments where a bunch of ... loving myself, at loving other people; where I made friendships I know will ... graduation where all the seniors stay on campus and do fun events"]senior week

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  ensues After landing in Italy, we took a bus ride down to Sermoneta, where ... wonderful little town. One day during our free time, I took all the side roads ... . No matter where I went, taking a flight of cobblestone stairs down lead

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  really out of hand. So, here's what happened: some anonymous person made ... it hard to believe that girls are that much more qualified than guys ... . Anyone know where to find info on that?) At the same time, no matter how

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  semester, where all too often, fun longer than half an hour has to be either ... accurate flowers and plant parts made out of glass, created over the course ... together. The majority of them genuinely look exactly as though they are real

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  you understand. Every day there are reminders that you are not from ... length you need. Most of the time, these are cute. They fall into the category of cultural differences like "toilets are heated and have a fake

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything again & again my senior iap

  

  to see what changed for me and what didn't. Here are some things I did ... semester. Made art: over the summer, my internship held a poster ... free time. I find it very satisfying to reorganize my storage systems so

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  - and for that I apologize. MIT can give you a lot of things, but free ... 's not because I don't have the free time to drink my milk. It's because I ... 've been thinking about what I wanted to add to it. College applications are

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  recitations in Building 4, and the classrooms are definitely not laid out ... example, 2003's "The Recruit," where Colin Farrell's CIA trainee character ... .09, are pretty big deals on campus, and have significant corporate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  where people are extremely empathetic and caring when regarding others ... to me knows, but you are as free as you want to be at MIT. You can take ... 't belong, especially going to a place like MIT where people are just so, so

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  /22/2024] Today, sorbet made me think about how important it is to keep going. Fruit ... bit that the crumbles of fruit are going to melt before they emulsify ... some space for it to move... And then, right below where the blade of the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  geniuses, most of us are struggling just as much you are. And, as much as I love MIT, there are way too many people trying to one up each other with ... more transparency here. Know that your friends are struggling too and it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day

  

  Two groups are hosting pi celebrations: This **Tuesday, 3/14, at 6pm in room 2-102** the UMA (undergraduate math association) will be ... recitation contest Pie eating contest Free pie for everyone! And don't forget

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  least Wednesday or Thursday, after my finals are done. I have been tooling ... , feel free to leave me comments and questions to answer here. I will

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

   exciting things our current students are up to! We'll also send you important news and ... the Bulletin, is available free online and provides a comprehensive
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  schools may all know what they're doing, where their classes are, and at ... from last term, where by some miracle I managed to get all three. For ... are here! (Except for the AP Bio thing. I have my theories - maybe the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  love languages in the little things

  

  , and physical touch--are fine, but love can be found in so many places.   Heart-shaped things are a love language. I love this time of year because everything is pink and heart-shaped. There are two categories of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  As I write this we are just east of Buffalo. My mom is driving; my ... the gas station is the cutest U-Haul ever made. "We could have used one of those," my dad laughs. We are headed to Cambridge, to MIT. My

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  about who you are now and what you will become. What’s your name? Where do ... icebreakers that I’ve done this year are somehow more interesting than usual; my ... from the place where I grew up. This is as exciting as it is daunting

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024