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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  glass, and welded sculptures. One company was offering free test rides on ... , T-shirts and free merch tucked under my arm. Sometimes you stumble ... The other day, I skivved off studying for thermodynamics and instead

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

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  enough to sway me 5. AND we get them for free when we declare. Course 7 ... ’s the ballot. Feel free to add your comments and/or lobby for your choice ... Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  Second semester is just two weeks old, and I've already decided that ... .00 (Psych) is filled with cool videos, neat facts, and references to one of ... Hat. But my favorite class right now is definitely 21W.755 (Reading and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  : that is to say, I might as well make some money. And there are many ... : everyone at MIT calls me the King of Boston. And by “everyone” I of course mean myself and about ten other people I have somehow coerced into

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  thing that have changed not my class year...pls god i want to be a freshman forever

  

  collapse on the massive beanbag in the middle of our triple with them and ... lived in a dorm, participated in lots of student activites, and went to ... classes virtually and doing pretty much nothing else. it's weird. here

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  competition between students, and is it destructive competition? Before I give a set of answers about MIT, I want you to stop reading and think about ... "bad" answers. You just have to know yourself and know what you need and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  dinners with friends my wallet is crying

  

  better. the food wasn't too bad, and at least neither of us spent any money ... . anyway, last tuesday, andy and dylan made an undertale-themed menu, with a ... chisps, and starfait. there were also fourteen tomatoes. the steak was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  concerts in the past week, for free. Concert #1: Verdi's Stabat Mater and Te ... : MITSO and Concert Choir concerts are free for "members of the MIT ... bilingual pop mashups for a cappella, and in her free time, she belts out

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  little free library while I was living in my van. I wrote a poem here and ... sonnets; and thirteen free verse poems.   Here’s what I learned from ... with free verse poetry, and less constrained forms, like the dictionary

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  My Freshman Pre-Orientation Program (FPOP), Discover Exercise and ... orientation stampede. And I didn't want to miss any MIT opportunities (helped ... stayed up in my life (with the exception of New Year’s Eve in Ukraine and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo of the Day – Installment #1 Photo of the day #1

  

  availability of interesting enough photos. Here's the first one and I think it's appropriate given the start of the term. Is this a good or a bad sign?

  • by Bryan
  • September 7, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break! *frantically waves arms in the air*

  

  entire week free from classes! Back in high school spring break was in the ... cogeneration plants (those output both power and heat) by channeling the waste ... then I'm trying to clean my room, so that one day I can take pictures and

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Walk Across Rhode Island 12 hours, 33 miles, a million aches and pains

  

  wait up for me. The bar had a catered event with free pizza, and it was a ... Last Sunday, some friends and I walked across the state of Rhode Island! This idea originated last year, when my friend Xavier and some of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  freshman bonding experience. And it was nice to have real food for once. Chef ... found a table cloth! And salt and pepper shakers!" Meanwhile, I was ... directly. Her boyfriend, Chris, just flew in to visit, so she cooked a real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  boat; let's spend the dorm's money and take a trip out into the middle of ... , prime real estate that rich people want to buy and sell and not have ... pirates, harlot, and the royal coast guard of Wales. But the real story

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  tote bag tour i have so many things to carry

  

  guise of functionality: this one’s dark enough to hold tubes of paint, and ... something sturdy enough for my laptop and all of its accessories–and something ... ’s the perfect size for my A5 notebook, and that one’s big enough to hold

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 2, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  grain of salt/pepper/Adobo and a pinch of parsley. Don’t ask questions ... sight and tendency to zone out. Don’t ask for clarification in an ... and judge all of the stupidity that ends up on your psets. Don’t admit

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  .007, Design and Manufacturing I. The basic goal of the class is to design and build a car to complete a specific task or set of tasks and score as many ... friend, Mark Cote, won the competition and he and a few of the other top

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  Course 12 (Earth and Planetary Science) and in his free time he hosts a ... candy, and playing puzzles when clouds obscure the view -- sounds like ... UROPers hung up their lab coats to head home, Shaye and two other undergrads

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005