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• Blog / Classes

  semester 4, take 2 positivity edition!

  

  my advisor to let me sign up for three humanities classes and one ... perfectionists: there's room for you to iterate, improve and optimize -- but when ... versions of myself and try each one on for size. Like cooking (I swear I didn

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 23, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  leaves (for some reason, the trees on campus are sad and brown, while the ... of leaves (shoutout to the folks who are making these), and trying a ... Client: The International Student Association, for its Inter

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  for Weird Culture, so of course I had to go. blurry and far away ... . Each year it just gets more stressful and selective for the poor kids who ... On Monday night, instead of studying for finals, I went to church

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all weekend. I cannot hope to match their wit and experiences, but I am SO ... your questions for the last 9 months as MITAdmin, but I am grateful to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  . The rooms are decorated for experiencing and living, not simply for ... attending MIT, you can even get into events for free. Last weekend, I took ... Stewart Gardner museum for free (you can also do the same at the nearby

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  experience if you want to and if you work for it. Out of fear of sounding ... happens for a reason, and while you can debate the validity of that ... -in-their-pants jitteriness they felt - we (and by "we" I mean "I") try to maintain the little

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  and tiring week) to watch a Bollywood film. All I was really looking for ... to make uncontrollable noises and movement. For a career as speech ... person needs a calculator for. And yet you fail in Math. You have a gift

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  weeks before spreak due to the pandemic, and i've had no opportunities for ... /Portugal, and San Diego. my passport had expired, so Europe was off the table for me, and others agreed that COVID restrictions were too capricious for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  .851: Water and Sanitation Infrastructure for Developing Countries Lots of ... whole "cover letter" routine and hope for the best while trying not to ... to take a few classes, write a million blog entries for you guys about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  that grease, dust, and oil be added to that list, at least for those of ... 've asked for old computers and furniture from a number of such entities ... my standing desk. and for other things) Four comfy couches Three

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  department store. And, last summer, I channeled my enthusiasm for imaginary jungles to enthusiasm for a very real internship - far away from home and ... , I woke up to an empty house (my family had left for France), and sat

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  half an hour since returning to MIT on Sunday, and I was only home for ... ). What is it like? It's awesome. Come and try it for yourself. The service ... It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  with too much vc money and throwing parties for the sake of throwing ... 've planned for this summer and good places to eat out. not that i didn't hear ... up for them to mature. and i'm certain that there were people there who

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  Otsuchi with 8 other MIT students and the MISTI-Japan program manager for a ... postponing for another 47 days of drawn-out anguish at the accumulating height ... the other. Therefore, I apologize in advance for the scattered nature of

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  Campus Preview Weekend starts tomorrow, and for pika, my cooperative ... session, and late-night smoothies on Thursday Soapmaking, screen printing, hair dying, Italian dinner, forkapple*, shoeblade**, a tea party, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bit About Me Growing up on a healthy diet of prime time television and MMORPGs

  

  comfy chair and a computer, what more could an eleven year old kid ask for ... household my sister and I planned out our days based on television shows. I awoke every summer day at about Price is Right (10:00am for normal folks

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  project in case you couldn't come to CPW and see it for yourself), but I ... what that was all about)/It's-the-Boston-Marathon-and ... weekend. Today incidentally also happened to be my brother's birthday AND

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  ’s power adapter was dead. A long time coming, it had been on the fritz for ... , took it to another room, and then came back. I’m not sure what happened ... was scheduled to arrive Monday, and while I knew I would miss my

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  for the evening, because MIT is calling YOU! That's right, tonight is ... calling new students and chatting with them about MIT. I've participated in ... is just too much of a deterrent, it's so nice and warm inside that I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  time around, summer is over and school is starting (although not for a ... trip to Home Depot (for the stuff I forgot), and then painted my room (it ... for fun, money, and class credit, but as always, feel free to leave

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007