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• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it ... , unfortunately, I wasn't assigned a prefrosh this year. :( By the way, Mikey just ... Costco is officially out of hamburgers, UPS is making 5 trips a day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what not to pack for the dorms pretty much everything, honestly

  

  from Boston. As much as I love a long drive, that’s not for the faint of ... they’re driving and have them bring in bulkier stuff for the room.  As a ... ’s not a bad idea to sign up with an @mit.edu email for the student

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • July 9, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  weekly chores like dusting the bookshelves. It was a very good job for a ... the community book trading sites -- BookX has a listing for two 16 ... thought I'd talk a little about the jobs I've had at MIT. I've had a job of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  (paradoxically, we will do more to get a free T-shirt than we will for the amount ... . Write Your Own A.I. For A Game Of Heavily Bytecode-Limited Starcraft 6 ... obviously physical, and the Battlecode organizers write a nice game display so

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week ... is tomorrow morning. But go for a quick jog. Call up a friend or a family member and talk for a half hour. Watch an inspirational video

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two ... 've blogged a lot about FPOPs in the past. This year's FPOPs include (update 10 ... students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  Soon, there will be real entries! Sorry, it's been a crazy last couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'll entertain you with a list of my classes this term. The descriptions are yoinked from the online course

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  took computer repair classes to prepare for the CompTIA A+ certfication ... exchange for a slimmer, quieter tablet/laptop. The difference in speeds is ... laptop, skip the 4GB and go for the 8GB. 16GB is a luxury.   Hard

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... : For the sake of not scaring my parents too much, let's pretend that ... some 70s: P.S., thank you Costas for the 15-213 wakeup call. Two

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  Although most of the time I coast through my days in lab in a whirlwind of science glee, I have to admit that every once in a while, the lab doesn't love me back. Yesterday, for example, I was trying to get a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  to Boston from a family vacation in Toronto, I took the T back to MIT ... Line bus stop on the first floor. Just outside will be a neon sign ... .)   Wait under the big cement Silver Line T posts. Bring a book.   To your

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  running the job search, asked all of the applicants for the role to make a ... placed in what we called the "forced-triple" -- a cubicle designed for two ... lived anywhere. Thank you. A degree the bloggers made for me  The one

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  you inspired for a spoOOoky time at MIT! #1 – Pretend you go to a ... 't Massachusetts. #2 – Alchemist Show some love for one of the most notable ... : (Whether it's a scream of joy or anguish is a different question.) #3 – The

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 1) Feeding yourself without a meal plan and avoiding the (negative) freshman fifteen.

  

  ). Thanksgiving for me is the beach, yoga classes twice a day, and almost absolutely ... oatmeal. Put a plate under the bowl and microwave on high for a minute and a ... franks for the third day in a row. Effort: 2 Ingredients: Spinach (or

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I designed a marching band drill for MIT and I didn't even need experience

  

  me to choreograph a piece for MIT. The app is surprisingly easy to use, even though I've never been in a marching band (or any kind of band). The ... Marching Mapper is an application for designing marching band drills

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 15, 2026
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  the children yearn for the snow quarry 120 bricks, 80 man hours, 3 tons of snow, 2 forts, and a partridge in…

  

  !🎶 Listen to crab rave on repeat for an hour. Lie in the snow and make a snow ... [/caption] Step 18: Turn off your timelapse A timelapse of the construction, for ... It is 12 am on the second weekend of IAP. Snow has been falling for

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 13, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  with our newly enrolled class through a number of events over the next week. Tonight I'll be at a welcome dinner for students in FLIPOP, the new ... , I'll be at a diversity and inclusion conversation hosted by the Office

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  . While MIT is a special place for me, the school you ultimately attend will ... walking up the steps to Lobby 7 every morning. That was a habit that started for me when I was a freshman and when I came to work at MIT it became a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  . Rhythms were broken, routine thrown for a loop (or many loops), and I spent ... charcoal from; I had no answer. Turns out that the UA was delivering a bit of ... comforting to see. The truck arrived, we rushed outside in the dark. A UA rep

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  , but I’ve never tooled through the night without sleeping for a ... use the provided parts to make air cannon to get a ping pong ball to within a taped square on the other side of the gym. I don’t suppose

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012