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• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  does not have an Elon Musk-sized inheritance from my parents and who has ... adjusting to prices and scrounging for the best deals, I've found a way to ... those who are and aren't on meal plans--and non-essentials ("unnecessary

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  The semester is over and I didn't go home for winter break because I ... instead to meet my deadlines and work on projects I've been dreaming about ... Charles River, and even after so many years here, the beauty of Cambridge in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  would drop me off at the gym and i would run laps around the track, and every time an adult passed me i’d tense up and brace for the possibility ... every stranger i encountered, and it took me a long time to realize that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  necesary. This offer also extents to participating McDonalds and local Cafe ... questions and plenty resources on campus to help you figure out the details of ...  Public Service Center, and the MISTI Program. My summer internship was secured

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  Second semester is just two weeks old, and I've already decided that ... .00 (Psych) is filled with cool videos, neat facts, and references to one of ... Hat. But my favorite class right now is definitely 21W.755 (Reading and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  entering, sitting down, then standing up again and screaming for two and a ... your own risk. And, believe me, this is gonna be a long one. Still, I ... may not post offered to make a Clay-themed nametag for me, featuring

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  since starting college. I've made a ton of art for my clubs at MIT and for Admissions, but when was the last time I sat down and let myself draw or paint without expectations? My high school friend Deelia is an art and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  in cities and ambition, paul graham writes: “Great cities attract ... in and day out. extremely smart? again, i wouldn’t object, but i ... now i mostly just want to learn a lot and work on meaningful technical

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  All the Blogs I Didn’t Blog A memorial

  

  had a commute and a “9-5” job and an apartment to myself, and had to make time to cook and workout and sleep. Through it all I had many a ... revelations and possible blog beginnings and half-baked stories into one mess of

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  ?” Which means I have two homes now, and although I should feel lucky, I am ... lights, and academic pursuits. In my parents' home, I have my sister, the ... directions, and if I go out at sunset, I get dizzy from spinning under all the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  Venkataraman, who directs global policy initiatives for the Broad Institute and ... reduction and sustainability. Student designers from MIT and other schools in the Boston area create pieces made of trash and recycled materials

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  (home of the OLPC) and its description states that it is Intended for ... day of real classes. That's because I got uber lucky and only have one ... , but the professor seems to know what he's doing and the material so far

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  graduate, and I know for sure that [annotation note="or 6.2060 according to ... .115[/annotation] Microcomputer Lab, taught by Prof. Steve Leeb, will sit high and ... laborious and difficult yet so so worth it. I signed up for 6.115 because I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present

  

  centralized around and faciliated by a given institution, they are facilited by ... asking a bunch of former bloggers to come back and blog for us. In case you ... Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay by Keri G. '10

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of the 2.009 Final Presentations rough, tough, messy!

  

  Hello! The 2.009 final presentations were two weeks ago, and it was ... students were divided into 8 teams. Each team had three months and $7000 to ... everywhere, and there was confetti. Lots and lots of confetti. I could

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • December 26, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  States of America three years ago. Packed all my belongings into four luggage bags, rolled into a car with my five siblings and my mom and my dad ... plane, my country shrinking beneath me, until the cars were ants and the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  the implications of the affordable care act and universal health care in ... with the actual work I am doing. Nervous and excited on the first day, I ... given, is at least common enough. I hoped my intellect and my abilities

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

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

  

  in the universe?" pointed to it, and asked "can science answer this ... IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT ... discussion group about hard questions regarding faith and Christianity

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  unemployed college freshman."  And the best part of being a prufesssional riter - besides the multi-dozen dollar salary, and the luxurious corner office dorm room, and the stubborn ExpressionEngine blogging platform with which I am

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  ’t worry so much! You’ll be happy wherever you end up!”, and so on. Okay ... extremely stressed out by cutthroat competition and judgment from high ... interests, a strong work ethic, and a busy life (kind of like now, ha). When I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015