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• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  put any thought into them, which should give you an idea of how hosed i am. but this semester, it's a different type of hosed. in other ... between all the work. this semester, i think i've become a grown up kind of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Cancer life-changing.

  

  Of all the student groups I am involved with at MIT, the one that brings me the most happiness is Camp Kesem MIT. Those of you who have stuck ... of you who haven’t – well, I’m about to tell you about it :) Camp

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  letter to MIT, I glimpsed a beautiful future in which all of life's hardships and stupidities were swept away from my little corner of the universe. It was a blurry moment of vague, smudgy happiness that I couldn

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  At MIT, one inevitably collects a lot of shirts. Like...a lot. There ... , and of course, Career Fair. These shirts pile up in your wardrobe slowly over the course of 3 years, and you pretty much have no other wardrobe

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  scrambling to do well in all of your classes while not losing your sanity. It’s easy to lose track of how much time has passed when you have so many ... came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  take care of the boy from story who was put in water as a baby i am back to talk about moving the body again

  

  to think about something important: the type and form of the foot. now ... . part of this was because i was not walking in the best way, for several ... said that each time you walk, you should put the back of the foot down

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 17, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?

  ) information into the Recommendations section of the application, regardless of
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you ... test out of it. It's essentially like sitting the final before the class ... , and you will never exhaust our curriculum of hard, interesting classes.
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  parts. I loved the camaraderie of people all grinding to finish their part of the project — there were vital sections of the project that I never ... . Seeing everything come together was so rewarding. I love the feeling of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  common carnival Of passions and regrets, And gives the world a glimpse of ... summer has been full of new colors. Last semester was not the best, and I've been rediscovering a lot of beauty which I wanted to share a glimpse of

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  to nothing and would have LOVED a blog about that sort of thing when I ... community.   What IS Cru? Cru is a caring community of individuals committed to sharing the love of Jesus Christ with people on campus. We do

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  surprisingly common behavior for lots of people. I couldn’t, really, tell you why this happens; It’s probably some combination of the pressure to be happy ... around the end of January. Unfortunately, this year hasn’t been any

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  It’s finally here – the grand finale of the Fredventure! Read part 1 and part 2 to get up to speed if you haven’t already. We spent most of days 7 and 8 rehearsing/performing our music, so half of this blog post

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything again & again my senior iap

  

  This is just one in the onslaught of many posts to come about what ... interesting redux of my sophomore IAP, which I blogged about here, and from which I stole the title of this post. Freshman year I was busy taking

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  Some of the bloggers have written before about the way that music playlists can come to define, and bring back memories of, semesters that are ... screamy songs about the end of the world, perhaps unsurprisingly). I don

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  CPW has come and gone, and it’s left all the students of MIT with ... . I organized CPW in my dorm last year. It is one of my favorite times of the school year, because I love having silly events and meeting

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  , college applications were at the forefront of my mind. I scrapped essays ... feared that colleges would reject me on basis of senior fall grades alone ... . Even under the graces of Pass No Record, I feel stressed out: it builds

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  come to campus and learn a variety of topics from MIT students. Hope you ... , then, one of my favorite weekends of the year is Splash weekend, when I ... the morning and headed over to check-in. This is a three-hour shift of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  the distant glint of the Charles. If you don't feel like craning your ... fair amount of sunlight, especially when we forget to pull down the blinds. There is a nice view of Building 1 and a pleasant reminder that

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  totally made my day. Engineers rock. Of course, Wallace is failing MechE and then cheated, like an idiot! So of course he got caught, and I’m supremely disappointed in his lack of judgment. Still. Mechanical engineering

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006