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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  Boston Museum of Fine Art opens its doors to the public for free (although MIT students can get in for free any day with a student ID). Looks like ... ’re really not kidding. I found myself waking up on May 19 with no plans for

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  ?" or "can I part with this for an indeterminate amount of time?" boxes ... play, but then I decided Scrabble could make for potentially interesting data, so I forced us to play six more rounds in which I recorded some

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Withdrawal Symptoms I miss camp :(

  

  the overwhelming satisfaction of playing Capture the Flag, dancing with ... CK '10 with a welcome ceremony for all our campers, in which counselors ... super-late, diligently going running, and swiping free food and giveaways

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  makes me kind of excited because I've really been looking for some sign or ... with them. I tend to not ask for help because I don't want them to see ... everyone else so coming up with solutions is just much, much harder for me. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  free food and fun for you to enjoy. It's a chance to meet the ... with friends, watch TV or movies, or play on any of the game consoles the ... it, but I've definitely not studied for finals by playing game after

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you give a girl an assignment… ...she's going to ask if she can blog about it.

  

  ’s posse. The actual play opens up with a kerfuffle between some Montagues ... play. It sets the mood for the rest of the movie, though, because this ... colors – it all very much plays out like an 80’s MTV music video. It’s fun

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 2, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  waiting for a million things all the time, whether it's for undergraduate ... decisions, to get an email back about a potential UROP, waiting for something ... to take an exam tonight at 7:30 pm, but I'm also waiting to go home for

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it

  

  close connections with professors for graduate school reference letters. I ... them to people and trying to work with them to secure funding. Fun fact ... , she said, "Oh yeah this is for Tea with Teachers - you should check out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  other things do you do for fun? Besides math? I play guitar and piano ... , octagenarian professor on paper, but in real life, he's a fun-loving guy with an ... respect for tradition and history, whereas the latter is more concerned with

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  Donald's and spent too much time playing with twirling chairs and not enough time ... about when Briggs was covered with snow for two weeks this winter, which ... show for it but stagnation. I’m bitter. I’m sad. I’m angry. There were

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products ... Kresge, MIT's largest auditorium, with overflow rooms and a live webcast

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  in order to create something fun and new. For example, painting skills ... , made first contact with aliens, signed peace treaties and saved the world ... members have played a game or six, and have become more familiar with what

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  attending MIT, you can even get into events for free. Last weekend, I took ... Stewart Gardner museum for free (you can also do the same at the nearby ... , historic home in Boston. Only the signs really give it away as being a museum

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly ... that this may be more challenging for some students due to their curriculum. You should do your best and use your judgment in asking for letters
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  . For nearly all of September, my mind was consumed with the machinations ... with Grand Junction and a meeting with the Raven King for which I am ... John's "Funeral for a Friend" with a particular scene of my protagonist

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  operate, events with free Bertucci's, hallway colloquies at four in the ... schoolwork with all of the fun things that you feel obligated to run off and ... all of the fun stuff that happens here with a little bit of freshman

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  for the rest of my MIT career, honestly) because I'm finally done with ... had a final round interview for Company B, which [annotation note ... final round interview with Company C. It was the last interview I had

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Rewriting my Blogger Bio more like brutally revising i guess

  

  ).[/annotation] Once upon a time I learned Japanese solely for the purpose of playing the ... fun exercise, I decided to go back to my freshman year bio and annotate ... ="yes, everybody can tell that you are a freak obsessed with final fantasy 7. i guess

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  paper and do that pset when you have a puppy to play with. Thanksgiving ... day for MIT that we call "Drop Date." November 21, 2018, marked the ... . Drop the class! Maybe you registered for like ten classes with the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  cannot wait for employment! Earlier, I met with a visiting protofrosh and ... , dragging pajamas on in a hurry before jumping into the softest bed for a nap ... off long hours of studying, check in with friends and fellow midterm

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016