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MIT can work for couples 

MIT can work for couples 

Coming with a partner to MIT

July 20, 2022 | Lizbeth T.

Do you believe that keeping up with a romantic relationship and completing a graduate degree abroad at a top university are incompatible? This is the story about how I was able to start a new stage of my career and initiate a new stage in my relationship at MIT. Hopefully, you will find this post […]

The breaking point

The breaking point

And the slow path to recovery

May 25, 2022 | Anna I.

I got off the escalator and stepped onto the platform. Three minutes until the train, eighteen minutes until I get to MIT, twenty minutes until my meeting. My breath was a bit fast: I’d been walking briskly. Suddenly, my chest tightened, and no more air could get in. My first reaction wasn’t fear – it […]

Tomatoes, parmesan, bread… oh, my!

Tomatoes, parmesan, bread… oh, my!

A No-Knead Focaccia Recipe

April 7, 2022 | Samantha H.

Focaccia – Your favorite (or soon to be favorite) dimpled bread that seems to have taken the world by storm recently. For those who haven’t heard of it, focaccia is a type of Italian oven-baked bread famous for its distinctive dimpled crust. It can be served in many ways, but my personal favorite is just […]

3 things I did as an international graduate student this summer

3 things I did as an international graduate student this summer

And three that I wish I had devoted more time to.

January 18, 2022 | Ambar R.

When I was accepted to the Master of Science (M.S). in Comparative Media Studies last summer, I had very specific goals of how I wanted to spend the next two years of my life in Boston: conducting ethnographic research, volunteering in several organizations, networking, and learning how to sail during the summer on the Charles […]

A graduate school simulator

A graduate school simulator

How playing Stardew Valley prepared me to move to MIT

December 1, 2021 | Vik O.

Stardew Valley, the hit indie farm simulator, consumed much of my senior spring. While writing my thesis and finishing my coursework, I needed an opportunity to relax and focus on ANYTHING other than my mounting deadlines. The game, playable across multiple consoles, is a staple recommendation of the “cozy game” genre, occupying a similar niche […]