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• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  remember why it was that I went home, but one Friday I took the train down to ... note="I’m obsessed with baths, which I’ll tell to anyone who cares to ... ’s not just academic exhaustion. If it were, I would know how to handle it

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  mit bingo! as done by the bloggers

  

  super fun and hilarious -- and at the very least, you have to admit that ... ^-^ Abby: “been to verdes after 2 am”: I had a radio show from 1-2 in the morning my freshman fall and would often stop at verdes to shop in a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  minimum needed to pass your classes, usually resulting from MIT's pass ... apathy that they forget about their [annotation note="Brief Introduction to ... ="MIT's Writing course/major"]21W[/annotation] classes are HARD to get into. In the

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  This past week and a half I've been slowly adjusting to life at MIT ... California and practically begging my mother to send me back to the cold hellhole that is Massachusetts. In this time, I've been trying to keep

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  It's been four years since I applied to MIT, and while I've been ... again. Of course, this is only one approach to the essays. The most important thing is to be true to yourself. We know you lead a busy life

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  bursting the MIT Bubble when 🅱️ig 🅱️ome Energy gets too real

  

  college is supposed to be a stepping-stone to adulthood, where undergrads can attempt to be functional human beings an environment conducive to trial and error. we can turn in our psets barefoot and then binge

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  (webcast embedded from commencement website. I'll return to this blog post throughout the day to add pictures and videos).  Today, Friday, June ... , auspiciously, on Super Pi Day (3/14/15 at 9:26AM) to begin their MIT education

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  semester is comprised of classes I actually really want to take. Here are ... fraction of classes per semester that I actually wanted to take and the ... want to take! I'm even excited for the required classes, which is really

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  is time? I keep trying to type about things that are different, but there are so many things that come to mind that I've been pressing backspace on this line for the past twenty minutes, trying to convey this

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  studying rather than going to whatever social thing my friends were doing ... always put in my best effort to try to make it up to them; however, for a number of reasons I feel like my ability to balance work/school with

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  to the Freshman Pre-Orientation Program called Discover History and ... letters for saying that a group of us pre-frosh got to go tour some really ... had the gumption and self-reliance to strike out as their own

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Remember…

  

  It is difficult for me to accept that the MIT Blogs are turning 10 ... in my own MIT application. I remember the day I brought it to the post ... downtown to pick up the envelope, and the rush of feelings that went along

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  -lined asphalt to Honey Pot Hills Orchards. Laden with sleepy MIT students, the ... plastic bags and enthusiasm. It was like we had found a way to bottle the effervescence of autumn in just one day. Photo credits to Elisa '17. Thanks for

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  reading led to this: (I call this one Shoot Buttons, I Knew I Should Have Taken a Math Class at MIT) See, I wanted to write a post on stuff I've been listening to this summer, but I quickly realized (as the list

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  , so, unbeknownst to him, I'm commandeered his office, kicked out on his ... definitely get used to this. Hopefully, you feel the same way about the new ... legendary, landmark effort. Ben's central use of blogs to speak honestly and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  day to school. Even in those days MIT announced their decisions earlier ... than I did that they had been admitted. I had to wait until my envelope got all the way to California. Every day for weeks I was the one who

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  seeks to empower young Sri Lankan mothers made pregnant through rape and ... recognition. Alia has also led many other programs relating to poverty, women’s rights, and race relations. She plans to do the M.Phil. in development

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... to tackle Scotland's binge-drinking culture have been announced by the ... not only because it is fun to see British terms like "Freshers week." It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  known as high school. Everything from where you sat at lunch to which ... to day life was like. Maybe you really like skating? Maybe you really ... allow me to tell you something exciting and maybe a little concerning. As

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  drafts, second drafts, third drafts, galore!), trying to finish up my ... papers (coming soon to an MIT journal near you), working at Camp Kesem (it was a huge success, more info on it later), taking daily trips to the Au

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007