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• Blog / MIT Life

  Life in the Fast Lane why do i walk so fast?

  

  ’s a college student thing, maybe it’s just an “I grew up in laid ... take pictures in the lobbies. The grad students and “real adults” walk with quiet purpose–no backpack, just a laptop in hand and the confidence

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... putting on the Tim costume. And an application. And a video. In fact, there ... walking in those furry two-foot-long shoes, you have to complete the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a ... could be in three places at once!) 7:45 AM: Woke up and immediately ... for (several) pictures. By the way, in their free time they model for AT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  's status as one of the oldest colonies, definitely more than could fit in a ... not fw blithely gallivanting in PR without educating yourself and being ... reserved tickets for rainforest entry a month in advance (they sell out fast

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  is cross section of my semester in screen shots. 1) I hit exactly $0 ... actually using up all the change in your wallet before you can accumulate any ... integrating it has saved me in 10.213 (that's Chemical and Biological

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  Jordan, and Tal Gamlieli perform jazz in Killian Hall on April 24th. Not ... comfortable performing in front of a group [kind of to be expected] but more ... nd Street in Manhattan and spent her days with Jazz greats like Fats

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  Every once in a while something so noteworthy comes along that it ... take a trip to Hasbro's world headquarters, conveniently located in ... comfortably in a bus designed for twice as many people as we had) and chatted

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  They say you can tell a lot about a person by what’s in their bag. Or ... true that most people have a degree of choice in what they purchase or ... personalities. This is in part why one of my favorite websites this year has been

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  many of the original bullets were written in the acronym-filled gibberish

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  fireworks from outside, so we were almost alone in the lounge—quiet, not ... of the fireworks. I apologize in advance for our witty banter. I’m much

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  classes up in 100 words or less: 5.111 - Principles of Chemical ... sometimes hard to learn from the smarter people in the group, who ignored TEAL ... in Brain Science: If you've ever believed that neuroscientific findings

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining, Dig-Ins and Dives Lady Afeefah travels across campus in search of the best eateries

  

  Afeefah and we're rolling out looking for MIT's greatest Diners, Dig-Ins and ... stations set up in Maseeh, I decided on the safest option there is: a freshly ... options are cut in half and what little vegetarian options do exist just don

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  for STS (it's been sitting in my backpack for weeks now) get into ... , Bunker HIll monument, and more. (and more that I can't think of in my ... think in new and creative ways to optimize problems that relate not only

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  So like Mitra pointed out in her blog this week, this week MIT celebrated just about every week it could. These included Career Fair Week ... , but they ran out. (Bryan talking to himself in 3rd person) Bryan: So

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  about EA decisions being released next week. And I wanted to check in ... : your admissions decision does not in any way reflect your worth. A ... ’re going to get in (relevant fun fact: MIT doesn’t do legacy admissions

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a ... with red, Duncan with green-- and that's in just one walk down the ... freshmen to cook with them, or to be in a food co-op with them. (yes, I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The ... numbers in the superscript like they do in those fancy publications, but I ... . Anyway, this footnote doesn’t actually have any information in it. But the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  my final draft) In spirit, not much has changed since I wrote that ... officials, and has testified in front of the Senate--and talked about ... majority judgment. (in case you're interested, he's a fan of the Cordorcet

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  advertising in national publications. Of course, there is also the possibility ... could be very dry (apologies to my colleagues in physics at MIT ... venue in the neighborhood. We'll see over the coming months if the

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mustaches in the airport, Daleks in the library, and Food in many stomachs French House winter traditions

  

  goes to Xiaoyue Xie '15) Because many MIT undergrads live in the same ... traditions that outlast any particular generation of residents. I live in ... like 7 or 8 alums. In the weeks leading up to Dîner de Noël, we have a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 27, 2013