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• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? There is a free-food at mit dot edu mailing list, just for people who are interested in scavenging for free food in random ... that pretty much everybody is bilingual. No, really. A lot of people just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Classes

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

  

  Pads last fall, IS&T also provided students free access to Notability, a ... -tracking itself, I use an app called Toggl, which is free and has a really nice ... "]Notion,[/annotation] or Dynalist, or whatever other popular strategies people swear by. In a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  going on titled "Youth Culture, Music, and Cell Phone Branding in China" over in Sloan but I won't make it there in time. A later passage down ... Infinite, I heard a loud boom coming from Lobby 10. Upon closer inspection, I

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  together a free summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer. As I ... 's basically an initiative to encourage people to make a positive difference in ... FOR you, which, according to Pepsi, is entirely legitimate - yayy. So

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  like: Have faith in the fact that everything you’ve put forth has been a ... and Anna have said, undergrad admissions is but a phase and it’s so ... . Panic. Panic. But I remembered a general lesson I learned in the past

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  physics, grade a few papers, and in exchange I get to say I helped teach a ... prom, is "Electrical Engineering and Computer Science", and 6.01 is a ... programming. I've got a background in programming, but they use Python whereas I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  . Most of the time, there is music in the background. Something legitimate ... The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a ... really in front of you. Munch on some (free) lukewarm fried plantains. For

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  Phone Branding in China European Panel: What Europe? Catalan Lessons with ... there is the Career Fair itself. A ton of companies (~250 -- see the ... networking and discreetly stealing free pens. Not to be outdone, students who

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  great export: How accessible is campus dining? In my realm of discussion, campus dining is a porcupine in a petting zoo of tamer subjects (like the ... through a wooden door, which is why I chose to live in one of the non

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  is Waites (UGA) '08's ambition in life to be a rock star. Futhermore ... usual author is at home in H-burg, I get to tell you about my recent adventure down memory lane. And for those of you who I haven't told a billion

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  choice in going back to China. But I felt a pang of both regret and longing ... ’ countries for at least a couple years at some point in time. Shanghai is a lot ... incorporates both of those things is the magnetic levitation train in Shanghai, a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  100% true.) In other nerdy exploits, my friend Sarah '09 (who is ... whenever and someone informs the team, "There's a guy in our base," I really ... . (Free admission! If you're ever looking for something to do in San Fran

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  This morning I got a frantic call from my mother. MOM: Is it true ... morning I'll be getting another phone call: "THAT IS A FAMILY SECRET!") But ... the ridiculous amounts of free food I got this week. In that particular

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  proposition that “appropriation is just” as long as it is done in a way such ... “exception” to Nozick’s side-constraint, in which a violation is considered ... groundbreaking book A Theory of Justice in 1971. Central to his philosophy is a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  is “a pioneer in cancer research most widely known for his discoveries ... of its peer institutions in accepting women, who also got to work in ... choose to participate in a variety of musical clubs, French or German plays

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  what i ate in a month* *basically true to my word this time but at what cost

  

  note="i live in Burton-Conner and thus am free from the shackles of a ... you’ve just gotta invest in a good bowl or go to china because 💀 this ... good pizza. pizza has a low ceiling imo in terms of flavour so this is

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  stuff! In no particular order, here is a list: 1) We went on an errand ... literally over IAP, which is so incredibly impressive. 5) A friend who ... lots of wierd decor)! 6) We saw Dear Evan Hansen in a totally legitimate

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  for academic planning. Here are some essentials: CourseRoad is a ... , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... Excellence, is a helpful guide for time management, academic integrity

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  A bit ago, the larger group my UROP lab is a part of had a free lunch ... a staple for the part of China my dad is from. The food was great, but ... too tired to cook and just went anyway. The allure of free food is

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2025 and taking part in tradition

  

  always, your entertainment. Okay. I admit it. This is the latest that a ... regarded statistic in Spotify Wrapped is, of course, minutes listened. The ... to a grand total of 543,112 minutes of music in 2025! That's more than

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • January 1, 2026