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• 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 / 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
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  going on in like 20 cities around the world... and it sounds like just the ... throw the idea out there but lo' and behold, Caroline '11 had already suggested it and *BOOM*, the meetup was scheduled around the pillow fight

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Tofu corndogs and low-fat ice cream

  

  Today marks the tenth day of my ill-conceived diet, and all I want ... pizza and bourbon chicken from the mall, so day 2 doesn't count.) In my ... , because I go to cheerleading practice and throw people around and get muscly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  people who failed and really struggled with the normal version of E ... live lectures, and the office hours are really well run! But most of all, the professor, Joseph Checkelsky, has so much personality and makes the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  square, devouring and moving forward and moving back. I quietly trace the ... music. Strange rhythms and patterns, hard to predict. Not as easy to follow. I think to myself, as I'm hunched over my laptop and holed up in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  the joys and frustrations of 6.009 this class will be the death of me, and i love it

  

  .009 makes me (and how I can't stop thinking about it). Sorry it's been so long ... that because computer science is so popular and (typically) well ... the money." This made a pretty big impression on me first semester, and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 4, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  activities, and finally pressed that magic button, “Submit.” Exhilarating ... relax. Apply to Regular Action colleges (for that, refer to 2 and 3). Live ... be tempted by the College Confidential forums and encouraged or

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  When five bloggers (Anthony, Bryan, Matt, Mitra, and I) all attend the same event, you know it's the place to be and be seen =) Last night ... , it went off without a hitch, with about fifty staff members and 400

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006