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• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  floors, or perhaps only those on the first few floors dared to install ... What really happens during a 9-to-5 job? Is it possible that people ... working at a large tech giant, and the perks were an added bonus to the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  enough (I planned it), this happens to be the first day of classes on ... gathered to recount their days. One says they cried, one says they laughed ... fall down, sky turns blue to grey The freshman will forever cease to live

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  about ancient in terms of repairs. The first shop I went to didn’t have a ... cement below. I scrambled down to salvage it, only to find the screen ... rest stayed black. I went to get the screen repaired. This took going to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  with the (soon-to-be-introduced) new bloggers for the Class of 2020 to help get them ready to start blogging. But first! The last two weeks or ... first day of classes, and the first meeting of CMS.614/21W.791 Network

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  to dorm dinners. My friend and I had wandered to Bexsley on our first ... By Maggie Liu '12 So, first of all, let me start by saying that I had come to MIT CPW with excitement but also deeply rooted stereotypes

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  limited, and we didn't want to lose our first priority because we likely ... . right...? the first housing hurdle has been cleared, but now we need to ... it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  has been well received. People listen to what I have to say, they value my opinion, and they work with me to make change. As I talked with my friends who have graduated, they seemed to all mention a common theme: the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

  On November 22, 1995, the first Toy Story was released, becoming the world's first fully computer-generated full-length feature film (source ... brought smiles to all those who passed by. To share the happiness, here are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Events

  A Night with Cranium Myth debunking and Cranium!

  

  Cranium" round of Cloodle, I attempted to draw "Baby's Breath": Diana: Are ... others hum the theme song to "Star Wars": Shahar: "Star Wars!" Bryan: "I was about to say that." Jenna: "I've never seen Star Wars." Diana

  • by Bryan
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  scripted. You can also check out the first three episodes: Episode 3 has ... the cellphone ringtone competition and IAP. It's fun to watch ZigZag evolve through the first four episodes. The good folks at Academic Media

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I ... of work) we saw the first proofs for the final book. I was blown away ... final proofs next week - and then it's off to the presses! I can't wait to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  props to the only other admissions blogs I know of: first, the mawrmawr ... This evening, as I sit reviewing some of the first early action applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  also a tricky one. My first reaction to reading this part of the prompt ... The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill out–housing preferences, [annotation note="First Year Pre

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  guaranteed admission, then be one of first to solve this year's HackMIT puzzle ... from around the globe. Over a 24-hour period from September 17th to 18th ... is the weekend to meet other enthusiastic hackers, push your boundaries

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s for dinner? The joy of cooking

  

  I no longer have to cook for myself. I haven’t yet decided whether or ... dining hall three times in the past two years, instead favoring to use the kitchen facilities that were available in New House to come up with my own

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  first heard it being played during REX and continues to be an essential ... Berry — i taught my first dance workshop to this song! Vienna by Billy ... music is really important to me. i swear to god, without Spotify, i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  track of time. I flew back home to Pennsylvania for the first time on ... ,[/annotation]I want to reflect on 2023, but first, I want to set some goals for 2024 ... , Maryland, Maine, West Virginia, and New Hampshire Went to my first concert

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  instance, I carved my first pumpkin. My friend, Ola, took me to a Chem ... first incident, she acquainted me with the steps to follow. "First, we cut ... Growing up, I loved to mock tourists. Precisely, of those who would

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  The first speech I ever gave in my life was to the 1000 of you who ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... to not have events registered around the clock. It made enough people

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... note a few things. The first is that even though I have yet to meet ... , thinking that it sounds fantastic and you'd love it and you can't wait to try

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007