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• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  shipping expense. Just bring enough stuff for a few days to hold you over ... finished that essay at 3AM. Some people find a wall-mounted whiteboard to be ... for your usage, they seem to be easily procured if you know where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  in Boston. There tends to be a mentality on campus where you feel ... crazy how much a few years of perspective could bring to the movie ... project in silent films, or where the camera focuses in a frame) have their

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  and over eighty to plan. It functions as a giant bathtub, connecting two ... Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get ... life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Where can I find parent info?

  We understand that helping your child find the right college is a daunting task and that many things have to be considered. We have information and advice that we hope you find helpful on our For parents page.  
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  dark and sunless. But, I still managed to find time to relax in the ... , including the aforementioned two, in MacGregor, which is where a large portion ... look forward to. This September, I’ll be beginning a Masters of Science

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  enthusiasm stays with you forever. To dance, you must find a balance within ... , is of course, difficult to find at a place at MIT. There's just so much ... , enthusiasm is good," said Aaron. "But you need to find internal enthusiasm

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... be a great idea to swap jackets. While the black jacket with blue ... , sitting in a room with my mother while she watches a cocktail of What Not to

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  Where in the world is Melis? Clues: laundry is free, my room is a ... sitting in the storage room, waiting for me to find in the fall. I gave ... an MIT alum. I also made a surprise visit to my 5th grade teacher along

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  card, I ordered some of the necessary components and had them shipped to ... rest, and set off to 2.009 lecture (where I would be one of only 2 people ... world. It was awesome. Then I headed over to SpookySkate, which is a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Conspiracy and intrigue

  

  , was secretly in a plot to kill me and take over the ship! (Or at least ... Before we get to the subject of this entry, we have a question! Xin ... sometimes. Where do I find out more about them, like where and when they are

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  Boston, I'll find you a place to stay and show you around and we'll all ... to the information desk at MIT Medical and asked where we could find ... baked them a cake. Unfortunately, I had turkey carcasses to attend to at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  sent to a relative wishing them a happy birthday! or a congrats on graduating!, a funny tweet sent to a friend, or a tag on MIT Confessions. On occasion, I’ve used Zoom or FaceTime to get a sense of realness in my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  get a cannoli And if you get a cannoli, you must find a nearby park to ... a lot of people are excited to see some art! But where is everyone ... it got to the point that, by reading the first sentence of a practice

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  Let’s flash back to a sunny weekend in April, where the grills of MIT ... various dorms and houses to decide where I actually wanted to live for the ... into my gears of Decision Making. A friend, desperate to see each and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  vienna & prague, in 194 photos iap '26 #1

  

  down a side street, so I wandered up another hill to find a completely ... /hang out by myself year round. In a place where the goal is to wander and ... for the night to get dinner and see a couple of the most famous

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 6, 2026
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  early '80s, they were doing a big push to get a lot more girls to go into ... a Navy scholarship to help pay for college. From there, I got a degree ... about space exploration: "To me exploring space is just a natural

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  decided to celebrate our first day on our jobs by going out to a restaurant ... city. I'll try to find out what else I can tell you about my job; if I ... Resolution (FAIR) Act would establish a $140 billion trust fund to compensate

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  On Friday, I watched Everything Everywhere All At Once, a movie where a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... questions that thinly concealed my stress. “Do you think he was able to find

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  there to be a method to the madness: maybe [annotation note ... sense, I do have a task-management strategy, but to me it feels more like ... ," and "one hell of a class to go through." Some bloggers, however, seem to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  to become a better photographer, so I have a bunch of pictures for you ... little, we had a few pieces to preview the upcoming MIT Trashion Show on ... Fashion is, evidently, alive and thriving at MIT (we're not just a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013