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• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  Remember two weeks ago when I blogged about how excited I was for this semester? Well, in a dramatic turn of events, I suddenly became super sick and ended up…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  art block among other stuff

  

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 28, 2024
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  Field of Cows! Winter in Wyoming—a symphony of snowflakes and ice over barren land sprinkled with old red barns and cattle. It’s a season of rugged beauty, where Carhartts are…

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  Here’s part two of my “I wrote this but procrastinated on editing and now it’s going up months late” series! Today’s topic: winter break :D On Wednesday, December 20th, I…

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  this spring, i am doing a study abroad semester at Imperial College London. what this means is that i have been away from MIT for a little over the past…

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  I Love Tetris.  I think it was the first videogame I ever played at the age of 3, and I thought the goal was to stack up the tallest tower.…

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to succeed in business without really trying on leadership, being bad at things, and musicals

  

  I’ve never considered myself a very natural leader. I’m usually pretty reserved, and, although I think I’ve become a lot less shy over the past few years, I have been…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 18, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  Yesterday, we were promised a snow day at MIT. Although the snow never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February after all. Because today⁠36 Yes I know…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] A Journey to the W I D E by Wide Tim (Margaret Z. ‘23, MEng ‘24)

  

  Wide Tim⁠39 Wide Tim is a whimsical student-illustrated incarnation of MIT’s mascot Tim the Beaver has become a quintessential representation of MIT culture. I love that beautiful little dude. It’s…

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 13, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  As it gets colder and colder in Boston, things are heating up on the court and in the pool as MIT Winter sports continue to ramp up. Here are four…

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  I started writing a blog about freshman fall four months ago, in October, and kept working on it for the next few weeks. And then months. And now it’s February……

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  One year ago, Gosha and I embarked on a whirlwind IAP trip across Europe. If you haven’t done so already, consider reading Part 1: Italy before this current blog you’re…

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  (a/n: My birthday was a few weeks ago! So this blog is just slightly behind schedule.) Now Playing: Night Changes by One Direction I turn twenty in four days.  I…

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  Content warning: brief mentions of anxiety, BPD, hospitalization Hi ≧◡≦ , my name is River. Just like most people, I had dreamed of coming to this university since childhood. And…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square

  

  In my junior year of high school, I started taking single-variable calculus at my local community college. I began to feel like a real college student (at least, for a…

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is happening — baggy metal shirts for long hours in shop, sleeveless shirts for the forge, cropped ones for…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Jebby Awards 2024: See All the Winners Here having fun with hyperlinks

  

  [Part of the Up-Goer Blogs] Every year, a group of so-called important people in the show business pass out little men and women to those who they think did a…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  The first month of the year is a beautiful time for students here: no every-day classes, no problem sets, no only a few last-minute, late nights. Without classes this month…

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  I thought about writing about walking on Big Rocks in the cold after this up goer five thing ended, since I wish nothing but to use normal words again. But…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  In 1984, a book lots of people have read, the people in control made some words easier, because it stops people from making big thoughts to kick out the people…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024