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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... for a particularly bad day. The longer I lived in Boston, the more I ... here is more expensive. I can take a day trip to New York City for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  join the dining service for a fee and then receive a 50% dicount on food ... you that the HASS requirement makes for a better education, and is ... have such a strong research background. Is that the same for competitive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  replies throughout this week. I assure you, we have a space in the class for ... Well, tomorrow is May 1st, the postmark deadline for reply forms. The ... Keuhne: "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  . Everything was a learning experience; the world had just opened up for me in a ... feel the itch to blog. So, I turned to the world’s best enabler- a coin ... yourself as well: Try and get a good grasp of what the card is saying

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

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  buying a ticket for the lottery. The only similarity to a game of chance is ... The deadline for Early Action has come and gone. I hope all of you who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  /reforms/goings-on in the Middle East, a Japanese student group to hear about the ... really ventured into the real world, or what the real world may hold for me in the future. I am spending the summer in Bend, OR, a small city of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  . Well, that a cappella group is having our last concert of the semester ... does a concert with just music? (Hint: it's not the Toons.) We ... , which is, for some reason, TOONS GO CAMPING. (We also, by the way, have

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Jebby Awards 2024: See All the Winners Here having fun with hyperlinks

  

  [Part of the Up-Goer Blogs] Every year, a group of so ... who they think did a good job at making movies and TV shows in the year before. I decided to do the same thing for all the movies/shows I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to ... The Associated Press has a nice story about "Gap Years" that has been ... quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  structure elucidation problem… Anyway. The point is I’ve done a lot of work ... !” – in the past month, but as a result, my desk at home has suffered. It ... . She’s had to live with the mess for the past month). But last night, as

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  above it. The shelf is a convenient place for the necessities: gel ... first borns. The topic in question? Bathrooms. Apparently bathrooms are a ... for all the dorm bathrooms (which I'll leave to blog readers to describe

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  the library and pulled a book off the shelves at random for leisure ... for the long-winded answer, but you did ask me a question about one of ... dumb question but I have looked for the emails of the bloggers a few

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  ," followed by what I'm sure will be a nice reception with the students. Ian ... include home games for both the men's and women's varsity basketball teams ... architecture lecture entitled "Warm and Cool Architecture: India and the West," a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  Oh, so good. Joanne witnessed the convergence of two of her loves a ... ) instantly brought you to mind... Your friends at The OC contacted me for assistance with wardrobe for an upcoming episode. Apparently extras on the set

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  the bureaucracy for refusing to let me take one over a minor ... , melting just a patch of ice. I could see the water rush and tumble from my dorm. Good thing, that, because we can't leave the dorms, save for one

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  Six Recent Life-Changing Thoughts on Food There's six lessons (and a recipe) somewhere in there.

  

  separation from boxes of expired Life*. *A lucid metaphor for the fate of the ... I. Emergency Dinner Sunday afternoon catches me cooking for 30+ in a ... is a breeding ground for weirdly poignant relationships with food. A

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 21, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Being First is Important There can be many firsts

  

  Sometimes you should stop to identify all of the different pictures in an entry. We work hard to find pictures for you guys, and then we have to resize, upload, and link them in. I know I would appreciate it a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist

  

  I'm currently out of the office, but back in Cambridge, it has been announced that unfortunately, for the third consecutive year, and despite all ... higher than we had expected. More news on the yield and makeup of the class

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  , and stroll down the stairs and ask myself the second big question for the day. Subway or Taxi? Realizing I'd filled out a survey online that had a $30 payout, I decided to be a high-roller and take a cab to the

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  removed embryos from the maternal chickens and then played Wii sports for a ... to the other side of the street. December 18th, thus far, has been a ... , caught myself, pulled a camera off the dresser, and in one smooth motion

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008