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• 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 / 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
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  wish I could tell you myself how wonderful it was but unfortunately I was ... going home for Thanksgiving first organized it in 2014. Since then, it ... family. While it is only advertised to Next House, our goal is to give

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  according to MIT News) it was a huge success! My photography skills are less of a success, but I gave it a shot. There have been tons of articles ... physically building things. Even though I would love to learn how to construct

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  original spoken word. What impresses me about it is how a person can get into ... arts. It was really cool to see so many different aspects to Black ... Gospel Choir Performing. ABOVE: Mocha Moves (It was really hard to get a

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Oh The Things I’ve Seen Warning: Hold on to your socks

  

  : Slaying the Dragon The Cheat Bitter Tea of General Yen Auntie Mame How ... Like It Hot Public Enemy 9 to 5 Gloria Thunder Heart Erin Brockovich What’s Love Got to Do With It? The Best Years of Our Lives Ray Celluloid Closet

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  So it's mid July, Summer is well underway, all the major Holidays ... surprise projects for when I get back to school, and watching lots of How I ... really "MITsick" if you can believe it. (I'm sure the upperclassmen just

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  1) that it didn't happen and 2) if it did happen, his intentions were completely innocent and simply limited to showing me how he could use water to ... Phone at opening his door every single time. Other things it beats Chris

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  is startled. I'm sure. But I'm going to do it anyways. I've lost the element of surprise, alas, but I'll try to make up for it in thoroughness. Seeing as how I have two weeks of free time between now and graduation, and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  Several years ago (I believe it was 3 but it may have been 2) there ... bringing it up then. By the way, congratulations on graduating. Senior Wow ... ? Undergraduate What color underwear do you have on right now? [For the record, it

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  THIS. IS. 18.02. "We will wield our triple integrals as one!"

  

  Caf√© 4 yesterday: Me: Hey, how are you doing? May '11 (grinning): Hiii ... sort of wandered around the floor for a while trying to work some of it ... Lion King! All: May. SLEEP. You get the point. It’s been a little rough

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  . TONIGHT. Like Pi? or "Pi"? How about Pie? TONIGHT, 7:30pm at the Hillel ... it because I was running 3 miles on a treadmill in the Burton ... last time I used it) but, thanks in part to the Undergraduate Association

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  gained from it, how it has changed you, etc. Another piece of advice I ... (Izzie), riding motorcycles (Cristina), or fly-fishing (Derek), write it ... extra-curriculars or achievements it looks for on your application; rather

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006