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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  vividly. I remember running into one of my good friends who was also in 8 ... freshmen here at the Institute: my comrades, my peers, my friends, who ... It's official: my first semester at MIT is over. After finishing four

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  does not have an Elon Musk-sized inheritance from my parents and who has ... anonymous poll-answerers: "Food cost is low because most of my meals are free food from clubs, events, the mailing list, being swiped by friends

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  , including human-centered design workshops run by (my friend and grad school ... ’re conspiring on with our old friend Ceri R. ’16, that is not live yet, but which ... that work was done by Ceri (as mentioned in my post last year), who wrote

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  was for "smart, hard-working, ambitious people in tech." now, my ... with friends. i had a particular idea of what parties could look like ... person, it's what are you building? building? did you mean to ask about my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  , and I usually order with my friends to use up the bulk items. I hope ... buy most of my produce here. Since I live in East Campus, I have enough ... can carry my groceries back to campus. If the groceries are too heavy

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  . Pepsi-1996 OMG MY EYES!!!! I'm pretty sure my retinas have just ... touch with your college friends. Then they made a high school facebook ... , and of course the next logical step would be the galaxy. "1 Friend

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  'll share a few of my thoughts and observations after having seen 21 this ... Robotics: "Great post! my one comment is directed toward clarifying the ... groan] "Also, during the abrupt, exposition-free sex scene: 'Oh my god

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  to Nate and his friend Alicia*), I spoke with one high school senior (not Nate…or his friend…) who was concerned that MIT did not offer any ... : Yesterday, in my class called “Designing and Sustaining Technology Innovation

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  in my inbox: friends, romans, countrymen, significant others, others ... MIT") alike. I set my sights on the ultimate heart attack: The Viagra ... a long time + great friends = pretty much the best night ever

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  /PhD programs work differently -- my friend Jen '06, for example, is picking a lab ... (which heaven knows I do!), feel free to check out my wedding folder -- I ... /astro professor Mark Drela. Professor Drela happens to be Adam's academic advisor/friend

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  fall, my obsession continues.  So when walking back from dinner at New Vassar with my roommate, I was appalled to hear he missed out on the ... rekindled my love of the movie and feel inclined to revisit it. Now I know I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  night and I called up my friend who lived 15 minutes away from me on foot ... time. Obviously these are still all only under my perspective! And not ... thing I've ever encountered in my life and the work and content is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Fighting Indifference MIT and MLK day

  

  , had mostly Asian friends, and people at my high school routinely forgot ... reflective” today until receiving an email from a friend just now sharing her ... out at my church at home in Denver, Colorado. That church and St

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  the farthest thing on my mind right now is MIT. BUT - I feel like if I don't write this entry now, when I have so much time on my hands, this ... are), but rather I'll base everything on my own personal opinions and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  my friends," I told my coworkers. "But . . . yeah. Maybe not this time ... bad about asking my company to spend a lot of money on me, I decided to ... my seven a.m. flight to DCA, which is one of three airports that serves

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  that require action on my part"]zero[/annotation] responsibilities at MIT for the first time ever in my 3+ years here. The early-mid-late-semester Stress that normally [annotation note="I really need to work on my posture

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  become my friends. There are, incidentally, a lot of current MIT ... I know I just wrote an entry about grad school interviews, but my ... a little more about the process that is consuming my life. Grad

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  term, my body can't normally sleep more than 8.5 hours in a night even if ... prefers 9 or 9.5. Ah, the mysteries of life. Also, during term, my body is ... : - Played with my eight year-old brother - Watched most of the complete series

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  the first time I’ve ever been in the UK. My journey involved three ... could’ve taken the bus, but I didn’t want to drag my luggage all over the ... leading up to my flight to London were hectic. I was graduating, so along

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  video on my friend Jovita L. '23, but she didn't want the video blasted on ... cried a little bit after catching up with so many of my friends from the ... shit at MIT. Seeing as I didn't end up as a pure engineering major, my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2022