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• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  part i it’s been kind of a hard fall. all mit students are different, and each of us has a different capacity for extracurriculars, friends, classes, activities… but most of…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  on friends / minsan in which i ramble about friendship

  

  One Minsan sa may Kalayaan tayo’y nagkatagpuan May mga sariling gimik at kanya-kanyang hangad sa buhay Sa ilalim ng iisang bubong Mga sikretong ibinubulong Kahit na anong mangyari Kahit na saan…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  November was … read until the end to find out

  

  A lot of very stressful things have been happening this month (and honestly this whole semester, which is why we haven’t been blogging as much as we would have liked).…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 29, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  I like to tell myself that I’ve escaped my high school demons. That the idea of a conversation with a stranger or a big party event doesn’t still make my…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  comic: submitting assignments how it feels

  

   

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo is not a Hivemind Haha... just kidding... unless?

  

  Hey folks! Let me tell you, this weekend has been WILD. Not only did I finish performing in my first MTG production (post about that coming soon), but right now…

  • by Powers '23
  • November 24, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  Note: all of my MIT essays can be found online so if you’re curious as to what the other ones were, you can easily find them! When applying to MIT,…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  I kept my composure until I didn’t. Nothing in particular triggered it, I was just taking a shower. It came on quickly; I blinked, and then I found myself with…

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a student here at MIT, and whether or not I made the right decision in coming to this school.…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk: messy person edition not sponsored

  

  ever see one of those social media #inspo posts featuring an aesthetic workspace with color-coded notes, DIY pencil holders, and marbled laptop cases? this is not that post. this is…

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 19, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  A week told through food warning: lots of food pictures

  

  Some of you may wonder: how do people eat food without a meal plan? Well, dear mortals, I have perfected the art of photosynthesis and subsist entirely through sunlight. Unfortunately, with…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  One of the great things about MIT is PNR, a feature implemented that makes the difficult transition from high school to college easier, something especially appreciated at an institution notorious…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  We were recently thinking about our bad middle school experience, and realized we started reading the MIT blogs when we were still in the thick of it. We think it…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  I wrote a little while ago about a hack on the Dot raising awareness of MIT’s partnership with/acceptance of money from Shell and other companies which are, uh, potentially accelerating…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  I’m from the Philippines. There are big things that are different from home, like the weird practice of tipping, or how there’s functional public transport, or how high school works.…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  one hour. one chunk of my day that i’ve set aside for writing because damn, i haven’t blogged in forever and it’s stressing me out (alongside a host of other…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  Last week, I started lifting. Again.  During my last semester here, my suitemate and I had gotten into the habit of it. We’d wake up at 7am,⁠41 a near impossible…

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  Applying to things doesn’t end after you come to MIT, and waiting doesn’t either. Right now, you might be waiting to find out if you got into MIT, and that…

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  This past week was probably the worst I’ve encountered at my time at MIT so far. I know the future only has a lot more of these in store, but…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  Longtime readers may recall that I am a big fan of the His Dark Materials books. The themes, concepts, and narratives from the books have shaped how I move through the…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019