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• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  per week for maybe an hour, which is definitely manageable so far ... ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... are practically sporting events, with grown men jockeying for position

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  . Six years went by - six years of staying as far away from singing for an ... course - not sure embarrassing myself in front of an audience is it, though ... I have to perform it. In February. This is going to be an adventure.

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  statue for a quick picture. As I waited in an empty seat near the departure ... Bristol Taking an Uber from the station to the flat I’m staying in (I ... before boarding, an old man rushed over and sank down in the seat next to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Art & Science in Paris

  

  This past summer I worked at Le Laboratoire, an experimental art-science space in Paris. I helped to curate an upcoming art exhibition ... be accessible in the future? This created an interesting parallel to

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  the next step. (and for those that think I'm too verbose, please just ... . I realize that I'm posting this in conjunction with the Admitted blog, which is quite cheery in contrast to this blog, but please do realize that

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  agency for an ad campaign I might take part in. I take a nap, and wake up in time and take an Uber to the rink for my 20-minute on-ice warmup at ... final qualifying segment for the 2016 U.S. National Championships in mid

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  Annual Fall Fashion Free-For-All, an event where MIT undergraduates can come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves ... opportunity for free clothes is an offer that should always be taken up. That

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  at a moderate pace for maybe an hour or so. I'm not a fit person. My ... for an hour or so after a shower. To be honest, I'm also bad with ... community, for members of the MIT community. This was my first year watching

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  for its signal of the year coming to an end and the promise of the new ... highlights of my year in review. And what an awesome year it was! 1. This is a ... my colleagues. Here we are stopping for lunch on the way in Mystic

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  , and most importantly....food. (seriously, there's so much food for you ... for students who accept admission called REX that's dedicated to ... science fiction! They have over 90% of ALL SCI-FI PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know ... Carroll, Alice In Wonderland I’ve been re-re-re-re-rewriting this post

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  the how-to :P This is a guide for how to restore an old, dingy ... write on in a room. While my small whiteboard was useful for drawing ... , you’re free to just walk in and work in that classroom. Or, lounges for

  • by Phi A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Ready for some tennis? Three days left until the official start of the US Open tennis tournament! What's your…

  

  Three days until the US Open officially begins! As an engineer, I ... - 1,100,000 = prize money for the Men's/Women's tournament winner - 4 ... luckily Paradorn learned to read Andy's serve and the game heated up. In the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Children of Eden, seek for your garden. You and your children to come, someday to come home.

  

  who needs sleep when you're in an amazing musical? ... , absolutely worth it. Our first show was tonight, and we all enjoyed an awesome

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  -oriented school. Ohohoho, boy was I in for a surprise! The first night was ... asking one of the members for an autograph which, WAS, for my friend who ... handed flyers for the Chinese Club, Korean BBQ, and a Highlighter Rave in

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  be an intensely familiar situation for some of you. But it’s a little further away for me, so in the interest of research—and inspired by a bunch ... , for one thing. For another, I didn’t actually put “MIT” in the subjects

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  I got on a bus this morning to go home for Thanksgiving, fully ... app essay drafts - is on Google Drive. I am now drafting this in a .txt ... . So whatever day I look back to, I'd have an alibi. On October 16, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities exchange students with
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  I got an email the other day from Professor Patrick Henry Winston ’65 ... at MIT whenever he is in town. This time I took him to see robots in ... computing in the Media Lab, and miscellaneous cool stuff in the Precision

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  ideas for the page and working with the communications team on an Español ... Spanish-speaking parents and grandparents gain an understanding about MIT ... welcoming community found at MIT. In the video we feature Spanish

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012