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• Blog / MIT Life

  Good Morning, Sportsracers! *erases introductory post draft for the umpteenth time in the vain hope that he'll stick…

  

  had been fairly quiet through the first half of high school, and it had ... -knit friend group. This timescale felt too long for college: I wanted to meet ... , and it got enough stares (especially in strong wind) and when

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  the player wanted, as long as it was on Google Maps. Yet another team ... 't confuse it with chopping down trees, or serious coughing, or the illegal ... expiration date any food placed inside it. Another team was hard at work making

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  3. 1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T's 4. As Long as You Love Me - Backstreet ... this time of year, it could be mistaken for a painting of the snow ... for Science Writers, when the door opened. It was the Muses, dressed in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair technology, stickers and internships

  

  . It's a day long ordeal, with the actual career fair running from 10am ... it was fantastic this year. It's definitely something to look forward

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  relatively long streak of getting automated answers! So the telethon seems to ... . It also reminds me of the first time I actually met Snively, where his ... Bawls soda. Good times. Moral of the story: go to CPW. It's the best thing

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  's birthday, and I honestly had not had that much fun in a very long time. 5-WITS is the brainchild of a MIT course 2 alumnus, and it's basically an ... as MIT Mystery Hunt, but it was a lot of fun nonetheless. Exhibit B

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Review of “Shopgirl”

  

  ," except it was missing its unique cultural observations and superb acting by ... long, the hundred-some minutes went by effortlessly and left me with a ... for it to come out on DVD, that is, unless you just did something really

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  , so it's Wednesday, I just printed out my 9.15 paper, and I'm done for the week! Hooray! I thought I'd bring you some long-promised pictures ... out better, because the building has a cool structure, but it's hard to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  hotel shouting distance from Knott's Berry Farm. But it hasn't been all ... ; long time blog readers may remember that last year around this time, I ... chose the rosewater ice cream. Today, I head down to San Diego; it will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  Potter house quiz. Here's how it shaped up over the years: HS Freshman ... . I think it's pretty interesting how I would normally consider myself ... information." I find it that my biggest learning experiences do come from how I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A recipe for disaster Behind the scenes of the "giant pie" video

  

  . We sat for a good 15 minutes trying to figure out how to stabilize it ... , where we made a giant oven and cooked a giant pie in it. Kristen and I, and a bunch of other people (mentioned below) put too much work into it

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • March 11, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  ; that's around $12 per dinner and $6.60 per breakfast.  It's also use-it-or-lose-it ... of a new Macbook Air per semester. What about time?  It takes me ... available, but it also costs $515 more per year Gear You'll need: a chef

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  , well, I'd survived junior year of high school, hadn't I? And it wasn ... "]HASS[/annotation] ones, so my workload isn't as bad as it could be, but I'm struggling to ... . It's pretty consistent. On weekends, I either take a few hours to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  it, I was just taking a shower. It came on quickly; I blinked, and then ... at the evidence, it seemed like I’d hit the self-destruct button on my entire life, and I was angry about all of it. I’m never angry. I took a box

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  ’s circumference and its diameter. I automatically said, “Heh… $3.14. Like pi.” The woman made a face. “PI?!” “Did you say PI?!” “I said it’s like pi,” I ... jokes (out of pity). It is currently the first day of school’s eve, more

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  , I’ll just have to see how it goes ☺ In any case – I wish you all a ... ’ve been here with my mom and grandma; it’s absolutely gorgeous: The ... this region, assessing its needs and trying to figure out a way I can

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  , though it may vary slightly depending on your dorm. This list is based on ... , you'll unplug the phone and put it under your bed because who needs a ... . Getting a bicycle is not absolutely necessary, but I would recommend it if

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  it is you need a shoe horn to get their heads through the door) This ... application process. When I got off the phone I was struck by how little he knew ... + years and he's one of the sharpest people that I know. Finally, it dawned

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  DIII Tournament, which is pretty cool because it's the second time ever that MIT has made it that far. Physically, retirement means my body is ... . Logistically, ~15 hours of my week suddenly opened up. Emotionally, I miss it a

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  . I asked Kevin to share some of his thoughts on his MIT journey: how it began, how he spent his time here, and now what he is continuing to do ... ? Was it the place that I understood it to be? My 1st choice? A place that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012