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  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  the empty seats had half an unconscious person in them that I really ... in weird places. Universe, for not having ubiquitous power outlets. A ... I’m very lucky in that my family lives in central Pennsylvania, which

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Behind the Scenes of Thirty Pies aka i ramble about logistics at for a Very Long Time

  

  briefest thought, I pitched an idea: What if we made 30 pies for the class of ... skin in time for her very serious and professional conference. My last ... pies, for a total of 17 precariously packed pies in the two levels of the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 13, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  senioritis i wish i had no work today

  

  wanted. for him, the gap year would only be different in that there'd be no ... francisco this summer for my internship, i stayed entirely in mit. during the ... 't there. that desire for motivation is placed in a footnote, drowned out by

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 31, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  is like a year in Hollywood time, so it's like going back in time for ... , I give you HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN AT MIT IN 15 MINUTES! (and pictures.) LSC GUY: Hello, and on behalf of LSC, thank you for coming to this free

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  pole dancing and punching things trying out new classes in Copenhagen

  

  pole on Florey a couple times, but despite living in East Campus for a ... them: I did jiu jitsu for a minute back in high school. My studio ... pounds of me, were to get in a fight, the last thing I’d want is for it to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 16, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  touch with reality and lives in a world of illusions.”    For me, I ... , but I think, for me, the notion that my decisions in every moment of ... appreciate the ups and downs and in betweens of life for making us the people

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  changed a bit, though not as much as you would think. In preparation for the ... Computational Neuroscience who studies neural networks in the brain) An ... Remember what the first day of school was like in elementary school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  birthday. Clayton decided that we would celebrate in style with a "Gentlemen ... , I didn't have any "formal" clothes, especially not for warm weather. I hadn't worn a skirt or dress since I was junior in high school. I doubt

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  I got my first piercing in eighth grade, at Walmart. I had done horribly in a Mathcounts competition, so my mom and I decided that I should ... little more training than a stapler) to put two new holes in my ears. A few

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  internet we all take for granted. I also learned (somewhat) how to code in ... "]careening series of events[/annotation], I took an ill-advised courseload of 8 classes, totaling 96 units. In the spirit of procrastinating finals studying

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  field notes on all the fruit tending to plants, self, others

  

  foliage in the north, and not for its fruit.  Only the lemon tree has ... At some point in the pandemic I began to collect tropical fruiting ... housemate Kevin brought home a Meyer lemon and put it in our sunny living room

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  for certain that we will only hire someone with an active blog, we will ... , tell us which dorm you've been temped in. For upperclassmen, tell us ... Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Being Sick at the Institute the firth law of therbodydabics *sniff*

  

  for four days straight (and therefore, not in class, lab, or recitation). I’ve only really caught up in 6.042 (Math for Computer Science), I ... grateful for, even if I forgot it occasionally while in the frenzy of trying

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Save a tree… ...eat a Beaver. MIT makes me fill out lots of paperwork. Get it? Beaver? Oh…

  

  Medical Report and the Supplemental Medical History for Varsity Athletes ... long! These were all due August 1st (yesterday, for those of you who are ... required for all incoming freshmen, so I hope everyone met the deadline

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  's below freezing, cold enough for there to be ice puddles in the streets ... Currently drinking: Odwalla Superfood Currently feeling: warm and cozy in the ... course, Thanksgiving weekend. I have...a lot to be thankful for. Mom, if

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part One Photos and commentary of a sample floor of the East Campus dormitory.

  

  in whatever fashion our hearts desire, for example), and the fact that ... The blogfathers in the admissions office requested a while back that we bloggers do some work on presenting our living groups to you. For

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 26, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  weakest subject. I had taken it for one semester in 9th grade and when I saw ... leads me to my next point: MY BIGGEST TIP FOR SUCCESS in your freshman ... Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore ... The Engineers": An artist and an Engineer had found a gallon can. Said the artist, "Match me drink for drink and see if you're a man." They

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea

  

  [/annotation] in my Crocs, pool towel in hand, for my PE class. The locker rooms ... time in the day for all of that, and there’s even less time on Thursday ... realized that I really had to lock in for 8.01.  At the end of the class

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • November 17, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  see what Concord Market has in store for us! [carousel image1 ... The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. For over 20 years, the Student Center housed an MIT treasure: LaVerde's, our beloved on

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025