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  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  consoling those who were rejected or deferred and waitlisted. Every time this ... the people with more nuance and who could write better than I ever could ... time and sometimes there are not enough words in the world to comfort

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  Welcome to my seventh and final(!) tourist-y post. Previously, I have ... Boston, and three Boston adventures. This time, I'm moving away from the big city lights and into the "suburbs" of Cambridge (which is where MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  Well hello there it's been a while and I'm am ridden with guilt and ... internship. I finished my internship with Microsoft this past summer and got a shiny new return offer to go back and work on Minecraft next summer. Yes

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing

  

  As you may know, MIT has a strong and vibrant Greek community, made up of 27 fraternities and 5 sororities (with one more coming to campus ... (called the Interfraternity Council) and sororities (called the Panhellenic

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  king cake and a run-on sentence busy week

  

  mein souffle,,, she didn't rise Kimmy K. '19 and Alex M. '21 want ... the truth? I was up at 7 today to work on a prelab and then went to a 9:30 class then a class at 11 and ate lunch on campus at 12 before going to lab

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Urban Studies and Planning at MIT! On the DUSP: Part 2

  

  Student Profiles from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning Urban Studies and Planning (Course 11) is a small, interdisciplinary major ... [annotation note="Department of Urban Studies and Planning

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  to prepare, and i shrivel from embarrassment every time someone ... spinning to redeem myself and wipe that talk from my memory. [caption id="attachment_116443" align="aligncenter" width="456"] when afterthoughts burn and the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  . Relatives flew in from everywhere, and were seen passing through East Campus ... . Numerous posters in the Infinite advertised concerts, dinners, and movie viewings. I’d never seen MIT so formal and tame. But that didn’t stifle the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

  

  We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer entry when I find free wireless, but right now it's costing 3 euros an hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails

  • by Bryan
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  admissions and summer days. What are you doing this summer? Currently, you ... . Start a French club. Weave baskets underwater every Tuesday and Thursday ... join a special program to study in France and get a side of buttery

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  primered, but painted, a while ago, but I am a horrible and inexperienced painter and it wasn't going well - and the more I realized that it was going ... new apartment and painting there. I, of course, agreed that this was a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  !). Birthdays and Christmas were the only days of the year on which we'd actually ... actual official LEGO design, we'd rip it apart and build something new and ... spaceships, and even Ironman himself. Then 8 years passed. Three weeks ago, I

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  I signed up for a healthy and sane schedule of 48 units and a UROP ... taking 60 units and a UROP, which is not terribly more sane than previous ... [/caption] 1. 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II [The Yo-Yo Class] The goal

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cows, Cheese, and Myristic Acid, Oh My! (Almost) everything I learned about fat (and educational videos), I learned from 7.S390.

  

  Last summer, when I lived in East Campus and these were my backyard    , my hallway looked like this    , this was my bathroom ceiling, and I ... 390, and learn how to make educational materials, including educational

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 19, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  playlists can come to define, and bring back memories of, semesters that are ... 't listen to as much music as I know a lot of other people do, and my tastes ... like to play. I thought I'd make a little post today about the music and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  Haley C. ‘18 is a sophomore living in East Campus and studying Course 6-2 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). They are also ... come to campus and learn a variety of topics from MIT students. Hope you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  rained for the majority of the week and everyone generally stayed indoors ... brunch, electronics, and numerous hijinks involving Tetazoa and long ... Sidney Street, the location of the ubiquitous Star Market and the Hotel

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the campus life and culture like?

  It would be impossible to tell you about campus life and culture at MIT in just a few words, so we're going to have to send you to another page on our site—hopefully, you'll get a feel for the vibrancy of our
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  day. Time and time again, a younger version of myself began to nod off ... and is the Officially Recognized Commemorative Video of The Great Night ... lesson. Over time, with work, I learned to plan ahead and work without

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  As an Urban Studies and Planning major, you can fulfill some of your ... to and from a foreign city over spring break, when students meet with city planners and conduct research on the topics of their choice. These

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006