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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  past midnight. These days, my Fridays tend to be a bit more low-key. In ... Line in Porter Square. It was a snowy night. The grimy piles of snow ... Annie team mentions their goal is to “be a center for community.” I think

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  regarding health and productivity. The host: The IFMR is a very ... and masters programs. It is a focal point for researchers and ... : Chennai is a very vibrant city with a unique coastal atmosphere. Jumping on a

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  allows cats in four of its 11 undergraduate dorms, a rare amenity that ... working in a veterinarian office and has two older cats at home. "I've grown ... pets everywhere," Nilsson said. "I don't think there's a school in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  !!! 2.009 is the Product Engineering Process class, usually taken by Mechanical Engineers during their senior year. In this class, students learn ... what they learn to create an alpha prototype for a new product! It's an

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  away in a separate bin. Tap water in Cambridge is potable. That ... of a pool is measured in feet. If it’s your height, [annotation note ... here’s a list of things that are different in the US.[annotation note="18

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  sung in four-part a capella harmony, and "Kuwait" is played on kazoos ... campus police, both parallels of East Campus, and somebody in a chicken ... know is interested in joining, let us know at marching underscore band at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  , there are more to come!] The title of this post is obviously a lie. There ... - it's a scenic drive up in northern New Hampshire and perfect for a day ... my hallmates is an officer for the MIT Radio Society, and a lot of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  ...they’re all a little bit off-the-charts in one way or another. And you ... looks like (don't panic - take it from a reliable source that there is a ... -that-be on MIT blogs). --- This is a simple story of three guys, how they met

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lewis Music Library Tra la la

  

  ,000 books. That is a ton of books. Since keeping good time is an ... visit MIT), leave a comment at the end of the entry, k? According to the film Meet the Parents, geniuses choose the color green. In addition to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  typical day is like for an MIT student. Although that's a very good question ... with friends. The second reason it's a hard question to answer is ... you have to do in a week, and you sort of want to die inside. :) For

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  you did in high school. Yes, MIT is harder than high school, but getting a 60 on a test won't be the end of the world in the same way. Also, if ... .111[/annotation] is known to have a much lower pass rate than tests like [annotation

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  morning, a car pulled up and four young men dressed in black jumped out ... School, in Deerfield, Ill., says a member of the 2006 graduating class was ... Trier High School, in Winnetka, Ill., tells of visiting a small liberal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  .  He helped to figure out a longstanding mystery in fluid mechanics about ... AWESOME he is at research), so he stayed at MIT.  After finishing his PhD in ... . Brian came to MIT from California as an undergrad.  He majored in

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  that in today’s world, you can press a few buttons on a screen, and in a ... east coast to a state you’ve never set foot in. But on the other hand ... more importantly in the fact that I had reached a point in my life where

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  MIT is an acronym, or as I like to say "L.E.A.M.I.T.I.A.A"(did you catch ... there) I think it's safe to say that there is a lot of stuff that goes on ... from Google, AQR, and MDT in there too. And a bunch of other big name

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  Just two and a half weeks and freshman year is over. I'll spare you ... like: STRESSFUL! Just like in high school, a favorite strategy of ... present in exactly one week (seriously, Toy Design is freaking me out right

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a ... , so as long as you get us the copies in a timely manner, there will be no impact. The best way to get us a missing piece is by fax. Our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  I. Flying back home to MIT from home in South Bend (not a typo), I ... River and the bay glittered like uncut gems in the light. It took me but a ... , drawing my eyes like a beacon. And in that moment MIT unfolded for me, as I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  year and I've learned a lot. I lived for the first time with friends in a ... . Then that following fall I lived with four people including myself in a ... renting. Is there a grocery nearby? How about a gym? Is there public

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  and Sam ran it together in 2006). We also got Tuesday off because MIT is ... hand, it’s four days off in a row! Imagine the possibilities! You ... Farmer, Ira Magaziner, Jeff Sachs, and a concert by John Legend in MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008