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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  The other day, I had a little epiphany that came to me in the shape of a glassblowing metaphor. When I thought about it more, I realized that although I…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  On April 16th, 2020, my life changed. That’s a kitschy way to put it, because our lives are always changing at every moment, every breath being a cobblestone placed on…

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  As CPW comes to a close and I watch eager beaver high schoolers drag their far too clunky suitcases onto the airport shuttle, I feel a pang of regret wash…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  The media portrays spring break in college is super-fun, adventure-filled time, a time to relax, hang out with your friends, and have the experiences of a lifetime. Last year, MIT…

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  amongst the stars a comic

  

  Over spring break, I crashed at my recently graduated friend’s place in NYC.  In an attempt to get back part of my soul after what’s honestly been a soulsucking semester…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  When I’m sad, or there’s some conundrum in my life that I need to process, or I’m riding the high from hanging out with friends, or I’m so stressed that…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  Breathe in. Keep breathing. The prefrosh I was hosting, or my prefrosh, as so many hosts refer to theirs, arrived on Thursday morning. We talked about logistics; this is how…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  spoilers for the book siddhartha   i. at the beginning of my first 21w.755 (reading and writing short stories) lecture last semester, the professor asked the class if we knew…

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  It was so exciting to be able to welcome the 1000+ adMITed students to campus these past two weekends. Many of you have explored our campus before, but for some…

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  until a few weeks ago, i’d never had a college spring break (spreak, as some may say). in my freshman year, i was kicked off campus a few weeks before…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  You may have noticed that everything in this institvte is named by either an acronym or a number. There’s a quirky language to MIT, a handful of words we made…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  OH MY GOD IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR CPW!!!! Class of ’26, we cannot wait to meet you!!! I know how excited I was for my CPW, so I can only…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  I’ve been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester has been quite a difficult one and I haven’t really had the headspace to write. I’m hoping to…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  (Guest Post) esolangs oh man

  

  Hello world! I’m Song, I’m currently a freshman here at MIT, and I lived in Jenny’s current room during orientation week before the Next House Housing Lottery switched up everyone’s…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 5, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  Back in January 2021, my boyfriend Raymond realized he was bored during MIT’s IAP⁠32 IAP is Independent Activities Period. Essentially, MIT students get the month of January off to do…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is globally renowned for its contributions to the fields of science and technology. But do you know MIT as well as you think you do?…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  This past Sunday, I walked out of an early screening of Everything Everywhere All At Once hosted by MIT Lecture Series Committee (LSC). MIT LSC hosts a lot of very…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  At MIT Admissions, our mission is to recruit, select, and enroll a diverse and talented group of students who are a good match for MIT’s unique education and culture. Everything we…

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  The long view days, months, years

  

  And then I asked him, “What’s the most unexpected thing about adulthood?” “Good or bad?” he said. “Either, I guess.” Silence stretched between us. “Probably,” he whispered, “that I’ve started…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 27, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  I’ve written in the past about my love for Disneyland. Growing up a twenty minute drive from Disneyland, I had plenty of opportunities to go to the parks and have…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022