One really cool thing I like about MIT’s campus is the Charles River. It borders the south side of campus and gives our dorms some of the best views of Boston. After my first year, I’ve lived facing the river and woken up to the sun shining on the Boston
Here is some advice on what type of transportation you should take at MIT. Get a Bluebikes membership Bluebikes memberships are $39 a year (student discount!) and allow you unlimited 45-minute rides between blue bike stations. I’ve shared my account with multiple people over the years, and the bike locations
MIT dining isn’t the best. I occasionally joke on my tours that food quality is proportional to the distance from the center of campus. Although, that is a fact: Next dining and Simmons dining are better than Maseeh dining and Baker dining. This also applies to restaurants. As someone who
There are some pretty nice places to nap on campus. Especially with the banana lounge in 26-110, nano building, and libraries, there are always comfortable places where I can take a nap. But even before the banana lounge was on campus, I still got pretty good at taking naps here
Wow, are you looking for good food at MIT? Unfortunately, there aren’t many good restaurants nearby. But that’s fine; Boston has a lot to offer. Here were some of my favorite restaurants for each occasion. I sorted each subcategory by relative expensiveness. Obviously this isn’t all inclusive — I’ve had
MIT Career Fair is one of the larger events on campus in the fall. Hundreds of companies crowd the Zeigar center and Johnson track and ice rink pre-covid, of course. My freshman year, I walked around the converted landscape, bumping into students dressed in all styles of clothing (people were
I loved orientation. It was a time of free food, excitement, and lots of new experiences. Since I didn’t go to CPW, all the activities were novel and a bit… strange, but fun regardless. (In later years, I faked being a prefrosh to experience CPW ‘in person’). But I wish
I’m from Texas. It doesn’t snow there. At least until I left for college. So I didn’t know what to expect when I went to Boston, would I be able to adjust to the weather? I remember in elementary school when we had our first snowfall in forever. We were
Although I majored in computer science and will recommend it to anyone willing to listen to me, I know that computer science is not for everyone. I hope that sharing my thoughts will help people make a more holistic judgement. But, you should still consider it!!! I thoroughly enjoyed majoring
Sometimes, I get the craving to play the piano. However, while on campus, I can’t wander up to my piano and play some notes. There are a limited number of pianos on campus with varying levels of tunedness and privacy. Therefore you can’t be as spontaneous. Note: I am not
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