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• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  I started during term on C and UNIX systems (I'm self-taught in both ... much a lot of the stuff written in the MIT forum (and elsewhere, for that ... any good to pretend like it's not there and allow misinformation to run

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3

  

  explored traditional dishes from around the world; and continued through my sophomore year, during which I reproduced and modified recipes from my ... inspirations, and allowing me to focus on what’s for dinner. At the same time, I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 7, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  skin-tight blue Under Armor and a real blue mohawk. Unfortunately, I ... accidents” (source) and lost productivity. Regardless of the time, MIT was ... “committed to reducing stress and facilitating student social activities while

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  into Idaho and Oregon. Other real world aspects of my summer involved ... is strange not to be in school and to be working on real projects. That ... consists of problem sets, papers, alarm clocks, and in my case, rowing

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  BLARGL! Where have all the orange lockers gone?

  

  you for several reasons. The first (and, sadly, primary reason) is that I am poor. That's right, the money I earned over the summer is dwindling rapidly (for a variety of reasons) and blogging is one of the few

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  I have so many things and so little space, but I'll try my best to ... Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun" and I shit you not when I say it's probably one of the most influential and life-changing talks I've ever sat on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  -of-school-year beginning-of-summer post, and it feels like so much has happened since classes ended, but I'd like to sum things up in one post and just get it all out ... that Pass/No Record does not mean that you can just sit around and have

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  A Visitor In My Own Hometown Yeah, so it was boring. But it's still where I spent the better portion of…

  

  , reading about unrest in Haiti and about Ariel Sharon's health condition ... other night after a long day of travel and lugging. Good to be back, but I'm glad I had a time to see my parents, friends, and get a taste of home

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  . Campus Preview Weekend is full with free food all over campus. Open houses, free pizza, liquid nitrogen ice cream, donuts, dinners at fraternities ... going on, and I don't remember getting much sleep whether it was checking

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  looking at applications and thinking of essay topics in my free time at work ... thinking about doing for grad school?" ...and the emphatic answer is I DON ... sets, finals, UROPs, all-nighters, super burritos, Pour House, and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  prime spot to stock up on free stuff (and probably job opportunities if ... HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I’m streaming/blogging live from MIT and I’m indescribably excited to start

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  class doesn’t get too abstract and is directly applicable to real life ... challenge)! Topics and Benefits: Why even take 24.191? Well, beyond the free ... It is another fascinating semester here at the Institute, and I would

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  glassblowing, I'll include some explanations of technical terms too. (And if you ... learning with the MIT Glass Lab, and I had an absolutely amazing time. Here's a walkthrough of all the different things I made this semester and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Interning Remotely my verdict is that it definitely could be worse

  

  . Internships were cancelled, in-person opportunities can no longer happen, and ... coding interviews; there was also free food"]many, many hours[/annotation] of practice and preparation, the stars in charge of determining

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  inhabitants are slow and relaxed. Classes are discussed mainly in terms of ... really in front of you. Munch on some (free) lukewarm fried plantains. For an added effect, hang Christmas lights around the room and dim the main

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] art and things zine making + what makes us, us + thank you cambridge + yomp

  

  ,69247" caption="yomp" /] \begin{self promo} The zine is 16 pages and free to read ... . I am Vietnamese and Filipino and a first-gen immigrant on both sides ... (most important bullet point IMO). You go here and it becomes abundantly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  highlighted those changes and sent me off on another period of intense personal ... with writer’s block, so I called my parents today and asked them to share how they think I’ve changed over the last year and a half. I think I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  to help us bring in money from sponsors, and win the most prestigious ... . But it will make Quantum III awesome, and let's be real - how many ... sympathize - I know how it feels to pour a lot of yourself into something, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  ." Chris S: "My finals and I can write a bad romance." Hamsika: "Finals week so far is a bittersweet concoction of wonderfully free food and ... this morning, when my alarm rang, and several moments later, my suite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  taken, the people responsible for these actions, and the real-time status ... in real time was very difficult, and the process involved frequent in ... and coins, and each payment is conditional on meeting agreed milestones

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018