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• Blog / MIT Life

  This doesn’t suck It's not particularly great, either. But you could go to Germany!

  

  wanted to say, really, but I had to think of something MIT-related because ... way. And I was going to write a blog entry saying basically, "Anybody who does not do this is really stupid." Actually, I was literally going

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  fairly often. We try not to walk barefoot on the splinters and shards, but ... Virginia's scenic New River. And now it's starting to get cold here in ... my camera. I stepped out of my room the other day and had to traverse

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  this blog and is trying to tell me something. So here are the highlights: -I am not a chapstick addict, but I carry two tubes on me at all times ... , despite never having seen these words before and abandoning my studies to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  On Monday, I went to an afternoon tea sponsored by Course 21L: Literature. The event (which occurs weekly!) is open to everyone, so even if ... themes... in German. She introduced me to her housemate (at Student House

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam

  

  started measuring time in units of how long it took me to knit a headband ... turn to this hobby time and time again when I picked it up at the ... not much of an athlete and rather enjoyed the idea of being sedentary

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • April 17, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  the only way i can convince myself to write anything for the past two ... events in each section, bullet points even to the paragraph and sentence level. my secret writing tip is to just write enough bullet points and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Fortin’ with Mimi Let’s. Talk. About. Queer stuff.

  

  So, in Massachusetts, there is a law called “An Act Relative to ... Massachusetts will vote to repeal or keep the law. As a transgender woman, my ... MIT and it’s wonderful people. MIT is such a great place to be queer! I

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • September 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  like to finally be on MIT’s campus. As my Uber pulled up on Mass Ave, the hustle and bustle of the street had a certain magic to it. The cars were ... . This is me now:   I woke up today, to a similarly pleasant scene. The sun

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a paper draft to my research advisor tonight, I e-mailed a paper to my music ... , it really doesn't take much to make me laugh hysterically). On the off

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert This year's concert: Jason Derülo and Janelle Monáe.

  

  Every year, MIT brings to campus a national act to headline a big ... tuesday 1987: Squeeze 1986: Ministry / Face to Face 1985: R.E.M. 1984: Cheap ... to have the best taste in music on campus, they tend to get the best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tech Nomads Four MIT students are spending the summer racing 8000 miles across Europe. Find out why.

  

  thousands of miles of adventure. "Not only do we provide the world's most extreme car challenge, you get to save the world at the same time. The ... route: Leg 1 (Checkpoint High Tea) London to Prague We polish of our

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  knowledge and experience is now a year outdated. Why listen to me every other day when, instead, you can listen to freshmen who are less jaded and ... an avocado that's getting a little ripe, it's much better to eat the

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  'm not even gonna try to tell you what it's even about cause I honestly ... opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what ... -fi is part of where I get my inspiration for wanting to be a part of the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  DO on the weekends?” *defined here as me. Disclaimer: I may not be the ... event that allows you- at absolutely no charge- to showcase your ability to gracefully flail on the ice rink, while dressed up as your favorite

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  not difficult to overstate my enthusiasm. With the power of my Jedi mind ... insanity native to jungles clotted around the siren shores of Winter Break ... .” Mystery resolved, the fruitcake was donated to Random Hall and East Campus

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  were ours to spend how we pleased—more often than not, traveling. During ... just goes to show how important it is to look beyond just your own ... is the best opportunity I have to go abroad. College is one of the most

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  recently read words absorbed by my brain

  

  . That sense of resignation—not even attempting to cross the abyss—Rooney is ... I’ve been doing more reading recently, so wanted to share! “Detail ...  Normal People, and this short story is a predecessor to the novel, featuring

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 3, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  students don't have enough holidays, so they added some to the academic calendar, to guarantee each month has at least one three-day weekend. On most years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make ... a steady flow of snacks that ranged from burritos to late-night "insomnia cookies" to breakfast bagels with half-and-half milk. Toss in a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  traumatic brain injury, the NFL continues to sell photos of "big hits" and stupid sportswriters continue to laud players who play through injury. What we celebrate, and whom we praise as heroes, becomes what we want to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011