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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  that though everyone is a bit exhausted at the end of the day, they too ... I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in ... calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  , I think, is universally agreed upon to be an age at which you ... gawking at the height of the buildings. It feels strange to be in the center ... feel very bad for this version of myself, who had somehow at such a young

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  Putting the definition of punt at the end of my last entry got me ... Activities Period. The month of January at MIT, and the most fun time to be on ... technical field. A badge of honor at the Institute, e.g., "Nerd Pride". (2

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  beyond capable of accomplishing what high school is throwing at you. So if ... yourself up in your room trying to get a 100% in every one of the 16 AP ... things actually are. Because chances are, you're looking at them under the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  of FOMO immediately resonated with me, almost to the point at which it ... a brief respite finds me on the second floor of [annotation note ... outline the rest of my day, but a [annotation note="i've gotten the freshman

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  i feel completely fine and maybe that's okay

  

  had to have plans to do something, to explore some new part of the city ... ,[/annotation]and at the end of the twelve weeks I could go home and nobody would be any ... the fear of trying new things or of mild disappointment; you have to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 12, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  Welcome on Thursday night at 7:30 pm in room 26-100. Stu Schmill, Dean of ... Saturday morning at 9:00 am in room 10-250. A panel of current MIT parents ... as excited about the start of Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). Yet, after

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

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

  

  that's probably only offered at MIT.) Hey all, No school is perfect. At ... small number of hours late.... whoops) tired and ready for a break. At ... . Oh, score! A connection to MIT. I guess I'm at least kind-of writing

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  distance of 77 Massachusetts Avenue uneaten at, pardon the grammatical ... -Triscuits supermarket. The fruit is an order of magnitude cheaper than at LaVerde's in the ... most of the dorms and ends at Trader Joe's/Whole Foods). 3. Harvest Co

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pick My Halloween Costume! Mm, crowdsourcing.

  

  feel like finding a new costume. Fortunately, I already have a bunch of ... ! Prospective MIT students and blog readers of the world, your mission (if you ... until Saturday, October 31, at noon. I will actually wear whatever costume

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  new room on my hall next week, and I'll try to take some pictures so you can see a bit of the East Campus interior. I'll also be starting some full-time, focused project work at Amtrak, so that should keep me fairly

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  today, so there's still plenty of time to jump on the bandwagon and offer ... feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming ... the video and there has been a crazy amount of MIT-related things

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  the FRESHEST of fresh, like the Fresh Prince of Bel-air eating crisp ... event that allows you- at absolutely no charge- to showcase your ability ... game character or piece of sushi. As a winged version of myself, I had

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  internship at the BNSF Railway in Texas, I'll also be missing some of the great ... , under construction On Monday, we enjoyed a tour of the new driverless ... for a few hours and reconvened at 6pm for a tour of Chatelet-Les Halles

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  love is stored in the yarn help i can't stop crocheting

  

  anyone!) At the end of last semester, the [annotation note="the undergrad ... , though, because there was a wide range of skill levels, and everyone at the ... at the end when trying to stitch it together, the sense of achievement

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 14, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  she works - the roof of the Green Building!  The Green Building is the tallest building in Cambridge - 19 stories tall and on stilts at 277 feet!  She brought up her giant telescope and we looked at the moon, Mars

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  prohibited. Consideration should be given to the rights of roommates at all ... words and pics) Finding heritage at MIT (If you don't read any of the ... around to help you with your stuff. A quarter of last year's freshmen at my

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  signal the start of the fall term. But, even more than their sounds, I love to see and hear about all the cool things offered to students or ... asked by prospective students. What kinds of clubs do we have?  Usually

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  offers some of the best, what I've been told all my life is, Chinese food ... mere 11 minute walk from EC, The Friendly Toast is always at the top of ... there's no doubt they make some of the best sesame chicken I've ever had

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  name for a last name - essentially, my name consists of three first names - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started ... that his is actually not three letters and consists of some combination

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007