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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  halfway point at MIT. Usually when I sit down to write a blog post, I like ... profound or at least informative on the subject. But the truth is, as a ... some point. From talking to friends and other people at MIT, I know that

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  bio majors that MIT grad school is great for molecular and cell ... . München! I went to München! Or Munich. But München is more fun to say, and ... is just an awesome gift for somebody, but I looked at the price tag of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Smile Worth 1,550 Words guest post by Mariam D. '20

  

  . However, when we were outside he asked “Who is happy here?” Milliseconds ... shooting stars for the first time with a friend who is no longer with us ... cardiologist, under the belief that helping those who need help is not an option

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  of pieces. One of the TA’s was even dressed as R.B. Woodward, MIT ... can’t help but be impressed all over again. This is the sight that ... , the apple is, at this point, leaking all over your hands and it’s kind

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

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  ... Like most MIT students, at the start of every semester I make my trip ... , flying is not looking so hot right now. When I moved back to Cambridge this ... is easy these days. Fact 1: my internship switched to being a Canadian

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  the advice I received from an MIT alum a while back. Throughout my time ... name is Li, and I am an enthusiastic member of the incoming class. I ... , Cambridge, like…here? Or are you from England?" My trek to MIT was very

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  Strawberry Blonde. Notice the enthusiasm is still present. 4. Dog, The: lunch ... " in particular are the people who build restaurants in the MIT Student Center) to build an In-N-Out, which in my humble opinion is a VERY SAD

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  . Los Angeles is filled with murals sprawling over twenty-story-tall brick ... moment is worth giving yourself over to, so is the passage of time. I live ... several student-run, off-campus residences that some MIT students choose to

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  ,[/annotation] I vowed to go hiking. Tucson is gorgeous; and, importantly, in Tucson ... outside my house. The river in Tucson is dry, always has been, but it goes on for miles with no interruptions. The path is secluded from the road

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  This is a guest post by Sara M. '24, our lovely dorm VP, who did a ... return to Random Hall began slowly. First came those who lived in MIT ... September 6th, the day before classes began.    This is the first fall

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  . But seeing the way that the MIT DPhiE chapter is at the forefront of ... it is just as exciting as it sounds. 2) Classes start tomorrow. And I ... . The house is alive with chatter and laughter and excitement and it makes

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  is becoming MIT again, or so the upperclassmen say, and I feel like ... like toads."]story.[/annotation] The back yard is still mostly weeds ... ’ve come to think that home for me is not a place, not yet. It is the things

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  timeline is a little hard to explain just because sooooo much happened, but I ... I had other MIT around to collaborate with. I remember my mom choking ... us a flexible move-out date. bLeSs tHe HoUsInG gOdS. Our host is

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  Even while I was excited by the thought of MIT, I spent many years being intimidated: as a child, hearing stories of what MIT undergrads got ... are central to the way MIT works. In the right environment (one

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Conspiracy and intrigue

  

  character part in an Assassins' Guild game. The Guild is an MIT live ... contributor's copy of How to Get Around MIT (frosh should use it, it's a good ... that you can buy a bike at Cambridge Bicycle, which is two blocks up Mass

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  like a freight train a schedule post

  

  science class I've taken at MIT that is not review. 5.112 (Intro Chem) last ... concept is introduced, and the cycle starts again. This class is making ... switch lanes or else you miss your exit. In contrast, 18.02 is a rural

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  "][/video] This is also probably the most terrifying 3 minutes of my life to ... spring, I started talking to a postdoc (Binbin) at MIT's ice rink ... which point I started work in the Traverso/Langer Lab. Because Binbin is a

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  commenter asking about cats. East Campus is one of the dorms with "cat floors" -- floors which allow residents to have a cat -- and Third East is one of them ... sleep for a variety of reasons. Dr. Popular is the most skittish

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  , and ridiculous amounts of confetti, this event is a must-see for any MIT student. The 2.009 Prototype Launch is the final presentation for one of ... homecoming weekends and rivalry football games broadcasted on ESPN. At MIT

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  them. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro This is my favorite book I ... that something is wrong, that the narrator’s own model of their world is ... denial, the gaping hole that the reader is forced to reckon with and fill

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025