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• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  buy into the notion that somewhere, in some crevice of my brain, lies ... flip- because who can argue against the will of the universe? heads ... of making me, the superstitious person, look ridiculous when I replied

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  area in an unknown city at NIGHT. Suddenly the reality of the danger I ... north end, I can make it." "Just come home, we're already proud of you ... lots of great, safe places to run in Boston, and until I started to leave

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  none of the current bloggers live in ILGs, I'm appreciative of Keri ... , kids. I had an exam yesterday, just got out of another exam, and have yet ... 've been doing with my life and which flights of stairs I've fallen down this

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Professor Creates DEATH RAY! I'm not making this up.

  

  . It's generally a mixture of pop culture and local political coverage with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in. So when I saw a headline about a ... .C., the Greek mathematician Archimedes supposedly defended the city of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  what you found in the comments for the rest of us to see). I hope you enjoy and I hope you learn something new. One of the strangest, most ... awareness about the amphibian extinction crisis. When I was in high school I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  planet or that we were in New York City ready for a day of awesome. We ... at us but before she can say anything I chime in. "We're over 18 ... said "Can I let these two in? They look young." Luckily the guy wasn't as

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  top of a few weeks in therapy, so I'm letting this entry make its debut ... ), in the middle of last semester (October or November, I believe ... totally unrelated question: I noticed in one of the dorm videos that some

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  , and in reality I should probably just: Which is not to say that I can’t escape this box of gloom by doing a lot of work. I probably can’t, because ... into the vastness of the box that I’m in. But it’s possible

  • by Alice L. '24
  • July 5, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it ... first taste of fall. Yeah, I will admit I am freezing my butt off. But

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  . And four, I can finally kind of sort of walk (more like stumble) my way ... in the serenity of the people you've grown up with, the people you ... of childhood care. Two, I’ve been spoilt by 24/7 room service. Three

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  's library and the number of problems in their life. I developed a general ... peace of mind when facing the unknown." At that time in my life, I felt ... . When I turned over the last book of hers I read, the designation in the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I think that I've done an okay, if not great, job taking advantage of IAP ... that I went to because it sounded exciting. :) Participated in Mystery

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  . 4 servings So, in total, I was able to make about 14 servings of ... 's, but all too often it can also mean being stuck in lab, not eating.  And on top of all of that, financial challenges can make this exponentially

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  experience last year / my observations of other peoples' experiences. In no ... scary? So what! Live a little, get over here (I live in EC, and I don't bite). Your host tell you West Campus is full of jocks? I know firsthand

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  Burton-Conner, a dorm with 6+ kitchens on each of its 9 floors. I can ... a variety of reasons, none of which I'm going to touch. The long and short of it is that there are very few people on campus who can grasp

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... writing, "Anon -- MIT is probably one of the most gay-friendly schools I ... occurred at Cambridge City Hall, a mile or so north of MIT. The campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  word we needed. An American In Paris Alan: First of all, I love this ... ="Alan: I had a lot of fun with this, managing to get most of the songs in one ... [annotation note="literally, I got about eight hours of sleep total that weekend

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  welcomed the Class of '09 to MIT at Convocation, so I guess you can say she ... Midway, I'll just try and cover the aspects of Orientation that have not ... of manual labor, but I don't get enough of that anyways. Taking

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  recap of what I did between graduating and becoming a full-time artist (in ... didn’t magically fix everything. In the fall of 2023, I quit my senior ... , though, was art. And I loved it! In the midst of so much leaving my list of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  brutal. i was reeling from moving to a new city and living in a house with ... is the picture i have in mind: i was so preoccupied during undergrad ... set in stone as i imagined: i’ve already switched jobs and roles, signed

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025