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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  on some level, which feels a bit strange. I guess, for most of my life ... ’m obsessed with reflecting on life, but it kept striking me how, just a year ... areas of life. To be positive, everything has to be kept in a certain

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  made enough poor life choices. To accommodate my increasingly nocturnal

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  met with a counselor to talk about life. It's a nice break to go there ... really cool class that lets us look at the life cycle of materials and the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  never be too safe), it leapt to life and shouted, startling us and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  , the fantastic Laura Maxim, and talked to her about life. She was super

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  blinking. Long time city dwellers enjoy playing a real-life version of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  I’ve mentioned in prior posts that my hall, Tetazoo, in East Campus is very involved in climbing and hiking and other wonderful adventures.  We traditionally have a camping trip each…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  Hi! So I disappeared for a bit last semester on the interwebs, but one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to get back to doing one of the things I…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• 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.

  

  before in my life, and immediately chose a cook-for-yourself dorm.  A few people asked me to elaborate about what non-meal-plan life is like. So ... fairly valuable life skill. Motivated yet? *there's an Any 14 meal plan

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  read. That "aw, how sweet. a new chapter in your life has begun" look

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  history. I grabbed an excerpt from her autobiography, “My Life in France

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  ’s a place where art and creativity is encouraged. Art brings life to a

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I ... the pace of life, the thirst for knowledge and the search for new ideas ... life seems depressing. What`s the point, I wonder. Especially if I can be

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  I’ve decided I talk too much. I need to give some other people a chance, which is why I’ve been reaching out to others in the GEL Program lately for…

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  Introducing the world’s first-ever* joint MIT admissions blog post! Brought to you by bloggers Canna H. and Am T. and a pair of mouse ears. *Backed by absolutely no research…

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  An Adventure on the Charles In which Kate fails spectacularly, except at storytelling.

  

  Tonight I was in an MIT admissions webcast, which was targeted towards the Midwest region but was really open to anyone. Basically, I sat around and answered questions about student life while Tiffany (who

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  Preview Weekend, but to start your academic and life voyage as a freshman ... soon as possible, start your own life, and not be told when to go to bed ... . The bottom line here is that it is okay to slow down. Life, college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  40 Hours in Cape Cod Take note, I typed this entire post with a broken shift key. Please appreciate the…

  

  On the first night of my mandatory vacation, I walked to the beach with the taste of fresh complaints in my mouth, trying to wrestle down the symptoms of workaholic…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  River.) Generally, life-enriching businesses such as floating downstream ... Leg-hole covered- check Glowsticks duct-taped- check Life-jacket secured

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  One of my favorite of MIT’s 500+ student groups is called the Laboratory for Chocoloate Science. According to their Wiki, LCS can be described:   Founded in 2003, the MIT…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009