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• Blog / Personal Travel

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

  

  're sliders and levers. Room doors don't have hinges to open into or out of ... 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 / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  I started MIT as a bubble of idealism. MIT was going to be AWESOME ... began the painful process of defroshing. I learned that, no, I was not ... time off from MIT. I ended up attending classes at a local university in

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  Lab, and those students are assessed by members of the program (staff or ... various capabilities of engineering leadership. For example, IR means ... p-sets to test students' understanding of the material. But aren't we

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  I am the type of person that occasionally gets carried away with what ... . Among other things.” “Sure, I’ll help you eat that whole pan of brownies ... semesters, I’m cooling my heels wondering if I should bake a batch of cookies

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  -minded view that most of the things in my life were "just normal" or universal ... friends. I am excited for some of the classes I'll be taking, but with ... , which is always sad. So here it is, my attempt at some sort of summary of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  MIT Admissions webpage in hope of a new entry every hour. Anyways, since I basically spent most of my weekend with her, I figured that it wouldn’t make too much of a difference – we’d share the

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  it looked utterly barren. (Thanks, quarantine.) So I thought of ... calendar of note (aka, all of the things on my calendar): Science Bowl ... our regional happening in a couple of weeks, there’s a lot of work to

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a ... Student I have been a big fan of Marvel ever since 2016. I get pretty hyper ... movies and collected lots of Marvel knick-knacks. When I applied to MIT, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Lessons Learned from (Watching) D&D thank you brennan lee mulligan

  

  universes and, in his style of GMing, usually has big reveals and plot twists ... for 'binging copious amounts of Dungeons and Dragons content.' I've been watching a lot of Dimension 20, a tabletop RPG game show produced by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!

  

  cobblestoned plazas and taking in the sights. However, guess what some of the ... proposals and applications. Aye, it's that time of the year again. If ... of someone who was pretty involved (in my opinion) during the high

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  checking the IAP events schedule pretty regularly, but unfortunately, most of ... work hours. But today I was finally able to attend one of the seminars I ... you anonymously suggest at the beginning of the meeting. Facilitators

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself Perspective and focus, brought to you by M. C. Escher

  

  30 days, which comes with various, non-specific benefits, and lot of ... kind of avatar defines me as a person?” Who cares? Spring semester was, in a word, frenetic. I loved all of my classes (or at least the idea of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Out and about in the fog at the edge of the world

  

  convenience store. Finally I went to another land, another edge of this universe ... the raw scale of man fill my view only when I choose to see it. Seeing ... started an exchange back in Paris. It's a moment of cultural reckoning, 3

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life of an Over-Scheduled Frosh Another hosed blogger? ShOcKiNg

  

  and pick up. My sister and I are really close, but now that both of us ... stairs of Walker Memorial and into Caving Club office. Could I have skipped ... upperclassmen in charge of the club, people I’ve come to call my friends, laugh

  • by Powers '23
  • October 21, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  appreciate the breadth of MIT offerings for athletes and beyond. The main ... Wellness (DEW), was amazing. DEW was nobody's first choice of FPOP, at least not for anyone who participated. That hurt for a couple of days—"If I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  Travel] (^ one of my many talents -- surprise! And yet another something that's probably only offered at MIT.) Hey all, No school is perfect. At ... three midterm tests in three of my classes, and an essay due in my fourth

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  ="aligncenter" width="171"] It do be like that sometimes[/caption] Cream soda was one of ... to learn that it also existed in the US. None of the MIT dining halls ... atrocity of the American version for about a month. That all changed one

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Seven Early Evenings it was a good week

  

  't attempted in years. MIT is one of a few universities with its own ice rink ... (Boston's subway system) but I was carrying a lot of luggage full of winter ... final version of the magazine we worked on this semester! It took several

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • December 3, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Typical Day on the Road Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back.

  

  about colleges and universities. Many of the students I met already knew a ... , meeting and talking with a lot of students and guidance counselors about MIT. It was a lot of fun. Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back. The

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  AARRRGHHHHH!!!!🏴‍☠️ (Pirate Post) A Review of 21M.299 - Pirate Songs and Whaling Chanteys

  

  wikipedia-rabbit-hole-inducing one being offered, so of course I took it. It’s taught by Professor Joe Maurer, one of the most knowledgeable people in the ... students need to take 8 Humanities Classes total, of which, 2 have to be

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2024