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• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  . I love all kinds of sports and will be playing for MIT's field hockey ... the amusement park next door for free, get to stay outside all day and ... engineer, or if you just spent lots of free time as a child playing around

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  face with the best desserts in town for one night is worth the couple ... …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free ... becomes, when are you involved with too many activities? At what point do

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  This all starts with a minister by the name of William Archibald Spooner, who Wikipedia advertises as "notable for absent-mindedness". This ... spoonerisms (or oonerspisms for the similarly absent-minded), and at this rate

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  This is the end I couldn‘t decide whether to put "They‘re beautiful, aren‘t they? The stars" here, or to…

  

  was bouncing with excitement for the entire bus ride back to campus. The ... , with just 9 people doing the brainstorming, designing, and building for 2 ... -reading extravaganza I headed over to the MechE reception for food, free coffee cups, and

  • by Snively '11
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  free, and you just have to come in every so often to help out with ... really fun! I met some cool people and cooked properly for the first time ... comes with another issue—when I do find myself with free time, I start to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / CPW

  an orange tour 🍊🍊🍊

  

  agenda, I polled my dorm for orange recommendations—results here. Ever ... me. Isolated color is a fun lens in which to view the world. I hope you find some joy in it, too. P.S. For context, I didn't film this livestream

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • April 29, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  nothing special

  

  get to come back a couple weeks early in the fall for free, in exchange for helping out with dorm rush and move-in activities. More information ... Everyone is up late this weekend studying for finals. I'm immersing

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  tomorrow and it's all for you. For four days MIT crams all the awesome stuff we do throughout the year into one gigantic weekend extravaganza with ... 's ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, rock band, dance parties, and more

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. ... relatives and friends were requesting help with their academics, so he started
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  little mustard in with the cheese. Now, my recipe called for nutmeg to be ... convenience store for a pb&j bagel sandwich because we had a hard track ... . Still, serving up two entrees with leftovers each week is mighty

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

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  wisely. Feel free to choose something with some personality, if you like ... 8 characters. Signing up for your account will give you storage ... patient). Formally known as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  , "thanks for holding! What can we play for you?" The caller said, "After ... Bowie stories, and feel free to rock and roll with me while you do it. ... far away from home for a bit. One afternoon that summer, while about

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For great justice…

  

  The UA Committee on Orientation has come out with a report on ... you don't have time for that, you can read the summary report, which is ... ) does things like writing policy documents, which I think is more fun

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17

  

  searched for the Boston Globe article that i knew would have been written. i ... .   ————— for those who need, here are some people you can talk with ... week has been really tough and really strange for everyone on campus, and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 8, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  football team completed its historic regular season with a 24-13 victory over ... New England Football Conference crown and were selected for the 2014 ... garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  associated with them. Other than that, you are free to pack your schedule with ... out with FSAE whenever I can. Whew. So that's my mini update for today ... I'm going to do things backwards today, and start with... Responses

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Are you sure you don’t want to cancel? Double whammy.

  

  :05 AM the following day. Play theme song and prepare for 5 hours of ... & Grad School)' section; check it out for further reading on this topic ... Airport. Fly to Houston, TX for a day long interview. Now keep in mind, I

  • by Bryan
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  times I feel a lot of pressure.  But for the most part, when people find out that I'm the MIT intern they ask me fun questions like "do you play ... Sox fans are okay with being called Yankees. I don't mind the names, it

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  while I’m excited for the sunny weather and the shorts-and-tank-top ... frenzy looking for something constructive to do. Believe it or not, I started planning for this year’s summer break last year August, a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  #scretious and bunnies!

  

  for an extra creative touch, you can also go with the casual scresh, p ... secretious (for a very negative scretious). Feel free to invent your own (and ... .    For several weeks following finals, I explored and fell in love with

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 11, 2015