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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  , ten of us went for dinner, dessert, and an off-Broadway show in downtown ... from Panama. The Altar Boyz played at the Colonial Theatre to a very ... the first row of the mezzanine. Afterward, it was time for some fine

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  went to Berlin for the World Cup finals! Things were appreciably crazy ... playing. World Cup or no World Cup, it's definitely an amazing city filled ... missed during our 36-hour stay. I was personally rooting for France, but I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  , which currently owns my life. And I apologize for that. But I'm back, and ... hours in between. It makes for a nice lunch/blog update time.) Today is ... we can drive you back to your dorm with them. Oh, and we'll pay for it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  you might imagine, MIT is near the top in terms of total money awarded ... large corporations). But, also, as you know, admission to MIT for ... great environments for US students to look at. Let me tell you more about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  to Budget where my rental car was supposed to be waiting for me. I ... , but I'm going to hook you up with something better for the same price ... brand new, gleaming silver Ford Mustang GT, which I was getting for the

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  " for the rest of his life), Middle English and the Canterbury Tales (they ... a science essay, and impact crater formation. Lisa is here early for ... going to be here for CPW itself - ESP is flying me to California, to teach

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on ... . As I recently wrote in an op-ed piece for the higher ed website Inside ... her personal growth and genuine enthusiasm for learning. In the piece I

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  Recently Evan's mother, who is, for the record, so cool, sent the bloggers an email about a $10,000 scholarship for any bloggers who attend ... be in New York with high school friends for the weekend; more on this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  event. The challenge is actually a game- two alliances of three robots each compete in a fast-paced game. This year the game involved scoring in ... this year's competition, "Aim High.") Bonus points are awarded for robots

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  dorm for all four years of undergrad. At this school, students can have ... undergraduate residential experience so varied. Some dorms are "cook for yourself ... dorm, Burton Conner (BC), which was under renovations for the past two

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  include home games for both the men's and women's varsity basketball teams ... for me to choose which to attend, if I didn't have to be working on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  or unopened textbooks for GIR classes like biology or physics. I ... for nearby restaurants like Saloniki’s and Dig Inn. Although nothing ... waking up at 4 a.m. to stumble into the boathouse for morning rowing

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Walkin’ Enjoy my expository, mediocre investigative photojournalism!

  

  up buying at the store. Ice cream is a catalyst for productivity ... of these masterpieces of convincing propaganda. I, for one, know that ... meta-poster postering a space explicitly not intended for posters. Wait

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  chosen to be the founders of W1. For the next few months, we worked with the architects and MIT administration to finalize the blueprints for our ... included making decisions for how the proposed dining hall for W1 would

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  Francisco, just about to fly back to Boston to prepare for FAP (Freshman Arts ... shower for the first time in months without having to flop around in flip ... cooking for yourself at school, or even if you haven't, it's pretty awesome

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  grateful for it. At MIT, in certain departments, there are entire courses ... behind the experiments, ideas for improvement, equipment debugging and ... . (By the way, being a TA for junior lab must really really suck. What a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  for fun, money, and class credit, but as always, feel free to leave ... What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... time around, summer is over and school is starting (although not for a

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  or half meal plans for a sum of money and agreement to cook or clean ... . For example, over the weekend, I went to Random Hall for boffer combat ... deliberately circled around here to make it easier for Yoyo to get a pic. "Grrr

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  packages over the summer and IAP Advocated for a low-cost student-run market Facilitated food pantry "cooking cupboards" in all dorms for short-term food insecurity Been a voice for the 10% of students that have lacked

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  its very own radio station, run by the students for the students (and for the rest of Cambridge/Boston to enjoy!). It's located in the cozy ... name of my show conveys the unique combination of music I play; that is

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010