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• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  world. Where an MIT education can fall short, however, is in "soft skills ... Activities Period), the month where we can do whatever we want (be that classes ... .  That's where UPOP (Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program) steps in

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  world I came from and how I ended up in this strange little bubble on the other side of the country. I lived in a one story house in the suburbs of ... , I can't help but miss my house. My home. I miss waking up every

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  even thought, hey, everyone will be wearing duct tape. What can I do to ... food in comparison to all the great things about MIT, I'm a cross country ... the athlete's point of view. As I said, I rarely eat in the dining

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  connected to Star Market, where most MIT students buy their groceries if they ... come grocery shopping? That way you can buy lots of big, bulky things and ... rush dies down just in time for the weekend, which I will be spending out

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless ... shopping there And when I was about to buy soap, I Reached for the three ... -bars Of soap can last me for five semesters But I say, that's the magic of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  probably can't do ten. I personally do one activity plus a UROP, partially because I live in the boondocks and it annoys me to go back to campus after ... any cheer expereince in high school, but I was wondering if it is a pre

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  All the food in my cabinet Like an unboxing, but an uncabineting

  

  card and can get in. For that reason, I usually don't own these, but I ... tea in the next photo...) Nutella: what more can I say? I love bread ... -affordable grocery store in Central Square! They're relatively small so I buy most of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  . There is a Target close to campus, where you can buy extension cords and ... , congratulations! You have a lot to be proud about. From experience, I can say that ... might be able to help you around campus. I got in touch with the Pakistani

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to write about in one paragraph, so check out their site and explore what our
• Blog / MISTI

  10:31 I wrote this entry on my iPhone about two minutes after boarding the 11:10 train…

  

  :31." "Ahh, yes, I'm so sorry.." "When is the next one?" "11:10. You can buy ... 57 bucks on a bus 40 minutes after the one I had bought a ticket for in ... at the wrong exit and panicked, and did what I would in the States if I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 29, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  I saw my first Tesla in July, 2009. I knew what Teslas were but it ... fell in love with it.  It was the second Tesla I'd ever seen up close and in real life. "I love your car," I told her, "I'm very jealous." "You

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  In this second-to-last entry, I want to encourage all of you to check ... and the unique pieces placed in Art Galleries, where people will be able ... individually. Sinchi Warmi can choose to ask its members to contribute a portion

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Eating Too Much Cake Just kidding, this post is about physics

  

  eight. You say, “Mom, can I buy that entire cake and eat it?” Of course ... Sixteen months ago, in April, I made a promise to myself: if you ... ="Pizza, you idiot, you were in Naples"]pizza[/annotation] . I was ready once

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  enjoying the laziest IAP I can muster. I sleep until at least noon every day ... one. Remember when I was a contestant in a blogging scholarship a while back? In the end I got a very commanding 4th place out of 20, and I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  i should buy a plastic wastebin to wash my bulky wool sweaters in. (i ... where it lives in my mind and peering at what lies within. some of this unboxing was literal -- i visited my family's place in vancouver over winter

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  me at all, unlike Spiderman 2, where the value of an eigenvector can be ... inappropriate, because I saw it in Harrisburg and not at MIT. Also, my 8 ... mutant army to Alcatraz. 5. I am in love with Ian McKellen, and my favorite

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  on hand when I’m in a rush, and where everything that doesn’t fit into ... the only things I write with. I buy them in bulk. It all started in high ... They say you can tell a lot about a person by what’s in their bag. Or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?

  AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an Interactive Robotics lab, a Human Systems lab, a Space Propulsion lab—and the
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  tickets any MIT student can buy through MITAC. And thus, on a Saturday I actually planned on sleeping in, I was out of the house by 7:30 and on my way ... Hurricane Harbor, the water park where we swam amidst 12 year olds in a wave

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  midlayers! (1) Baselayers When I'm in the city, I usually just wear cotton t ... ItForLife, but I think that particularly with coats and boots, buying quality items ... ^ how not to do it.   "Help! I'm from [Los Angeles

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015