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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  weekend in late April is helpfully situated before hell week(s), i.e. the ... extravaganza? I can’t name one mass killing kids could celebrate. They shouldn ... . In the morning, I was woken by a harrowing newscaster voice on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  every iap at mit. i took the class in 2020 and was an instructor in 2022 ... personal site and hackmit project, that i gradually got enough reps in to ... that make the world a better place (in my opinion) and i want to do

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  saying Orange County, California. I was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, but I ... reliable information. I have one memory of me crying in the kitchen while my ... where I spent my days eating Steak n’ Shake and fishing in the lake by our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  about living in Macgregor next year, but I have a question. I know everyone says that you can buy anything in the convenience store, but how do ... [I am completely blanking... Shalimar, maybe?] in Central Square -- if

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  I especially love all the year in review lists. Because this was my first year in the Admissions office at MIT, I thought I would post 10 ... . 5. Blogs and more blogs. I love the new look of our admission website

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Procrastination in the Time of Corona i have so much time and so many ways to procrastinate my work

  

  [/annotation] on [redacted crossword puzzle website], as well as other puzzles. I ... now, and I've been spending literally so much time on it. I can ... that I started watching in an effort to make myself stop watching Love is

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  August, Airplanes, and why not throw in Spring Break, too? My traveling styles. And, I don't even know, maybe a catch-up thing?

  

  awesome things (including making this website)-- I'm so proud of them!) We ... on rare earth elements, to be brief (more info in website!^^) If you ... there was a storm coming in from the west. Not cute. Luckily, I had my

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  on campus, apparently by one of the Marathon bombers. As of the time I ... , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders ... local ABC affiliate, boston.com, and Reddit. In light of these events

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  . From the website (biographical links added by me): In Fall 2020, all MIT ... up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on media and the election, and so for the past week I've been meeting with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  in Boston will stay horrible, I can better do my part by defaulting to ... every single in-the-moment buy that I didn't end up making. Knowing You ... I can't find a job. In addition to the 2 months that will be all

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  decir "la noche madrileña." In other words, I'm totally settled in ... Telefónica in Madrid. Well, I got here last Saturday, so I've been living here for a two whole weeks. I have a room in Puerta del Sol, a new cell phone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  summer has been really fun. I really wanted to stay in Cambridge this year ... to it, and utilized the remaining 8 hours of my day in the best ways I ... performances of Shakespeare plays in the Boston Common that you can watch for

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  in 58 locales, including New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can ... as much specific information as you can; this will help us make your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to Economy Hardware tomorrow morning. ME: Oh, can I come? I need to buy blinds ... Hardware ANGELA: Oh, are you buying 37"? That was the kind I was returning. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

  

  , the Ballroom Dance Club offered lessons in Mambo. My friend Jackie and I ... be offering their lessons. I actually became intrigued in ballroom ... parties where we can show off our new moves. Hopefully, I can make it to one

  • by Bryan
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  wade in. It’s the coldest water I’ve ever swum in, but it’s not as bad as I imagined for water a few degrees off freezing. We stay in the ... might try to make this a habit in the future. 12:00 p.m. I have leftover

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  how can i keep from singing? a midpoint check-in

  

  . Tenors are always in short supply, so I sign up. It’s a pretty good gig; I ... that I’ve been able to sing with a large ensemble in person, and it is ... school year, I spend a lot of time completing assignments in the evenings

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  in "Professors Get Low Marks," I don't buy it for a second. I ... applying? Can I send any?" Yes. We're happy to accept extra materials if you ... explaining a special circumstance in your case. anonymous wrote, "I am a high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  being the actor in a movie you don’t know the plot of. I was pretty ... role was looking for items I wanted, which were in packets taped to the ... happened, but it was surprisingly fun, and I’d love to do more in the future

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Hey Guess What Guys!” That's what!

  

  I've got about an hour before I'm forced off these blogs temporarily so I thought I'd squeeze in one last entry before decisions came out ... that's the kind of thing that tickles your fancy, then I have a nice

  • by Snively '11
  • March 15, 2008