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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  refuse to buy an iPhone - I didn't even own an iPod until just a year ago), I felt like I should go and partake in the festivities. So I got to ... -hours How do you measure, MIT time? In psets, in physics In midnights, in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to ... decided to go into Boston and buy new shoes from Marathon Sports. They ... basically wanted me to run an entire workout in each pair of shoes. First, I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  to stare at the Great Dome, still in disbelief that you’re actually ... class wouldn’t change one bit. From learning how to use the machines in ... working with my team to take our design from a sketch in a notebook to a

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  through buying coffee and learned how to say basic things in Italian, like ... be a part of in Italy"]MISTI Italy GTL.[/annotation]I was supposed to ... couldn’t participate in any MIT-funded programs or classes. Additionally

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.

  

  always having baked goods to offer. She studies Course 6-3 at MIT, but in ... -make recipes with the rest of the world. If you're interested in learning to cook ... conventional produce in addition to organic produce. You can also use the bulk

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen: The Sequel! I've written about it before, and now I'm writing about it again!

  

  to a couple of people in the room. Chris M (of blogger fame) has one ... , and it's something to brag about. Livescribe was interested in another ... were immediately put in touch with a travel agent to book a flight to

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  alone in my trauma; I don’t want others to feel that way. Though I know ... clicking out. In many ways, I’ve been desensitized to my own past in a way ... . I have been in many workshops about how to support friends rather than

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is ... : Computer Buying Advice Recommended Laptops It would also be helpful to talk to the department you're interested in to see what programs you will

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  liquid nitrogen and everything else 🐸

  

  last year of Mathcamp. In hindsight, it’s no surprise that I applied to ... way I could spend my summer ceased to exist. In June, I learned how to ... , which numbers to call to reach different park rangers. In fact, I made so

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 9, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  most of your scores are in or close to those ranges, you'll probably be ... since childhood I have been dreaming to go to MIT ..in fact go only to MIT ... -material like a letter stating why one wants to study there or the optional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  -style classes. What would happen if students can’t come to campus, or even in the ... all going to lose in the coming months. Who even knows when we’ll go ... MIT on Pi Day, I started writing up this post in an attempt to express

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  /www/oldmb/history.html">here</a> and rearranging the words in an attempt to avoid blatant plagiarism. I ... , (0-12-0), and you'll be eligible to win 10 MILLION DOLLARS or a ... Emmanuel this Saturday. If you'd like to <i>play</i>, or get more

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  Preface from Jebby: In addition to participating in Next Haunt with ... , it wasn’t hard to get puzzle team or the art director, as both the ... before and were interested in continuing. Additionally, I was able to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  MIT receives diverse and interesting applications from students in every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school ... have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  science in an effort to document my journey through this twisty and windy ... of a fear that I wouldn't do it "right" or I wasn't "smart enough" to process it. In December, I dual booted my laptop to run both Windows and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

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

  . If you are interested in doing research at MIT, you will need to be ... must invite you to their lab to engage in research. If there is a ... affiliated department, laboratory, or faculty member to learn about available
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  't comprehend the reality of being told not to come back after spring break. In ... and loss we would feel if there were to be a mass exodus from campus or ... time it was an email chain in which one student claimed to have had the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  that classes are no longer allowed to serve food. you feel the strain in ... and care involved in delivering every bite of food to your doorstep ... money from all the canceled lunch orders and use it to buy more class swag

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hello from seattle This blog post hopefully not brought to you with an NDA.

  

  to visit my aunt; my aunt and uncle live in Seattle and I’d never been able to visit them in their state. After an excellent walk on trails that ... to me, compared to parks in Boston – and delicious sushi for lunch, I

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  different options next summer... thanks." In response, I have to say that my ... far less to do in terms of taking care of myself when I'm at home! There are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006