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• Blog / MISTI

  Out and about in the fog at the edge of the world

  

  skin slowly slipping against the shape of the world and holding on just ... and sit on some rock of the mountain and pull out your sandwich and ... the raw scale of man fill my view only when I choose to see it. Seeing

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  . IAP is another name of the month of January. Some people may be quick to point out that we are in the month of Feburary. These are the kinds of ... of the glorious unknown. The mystery bag was an opportunity to purchase

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  corkboards on every floor so clubs can advertise about events and new ... As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it's the newest dorm on campus, I don't really

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  from the living room. "SAM!" she yelled. "The Cornucopia of Doom is on ... did some work on the cantatas and gave presentations on the nature of ... wake up for a 1 PM lunch with some of my marching bandmates from high

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  ?” Well, [annotation note="or now, depending on when you see this"]later today,[/annotation] you’ll receive an email with details on [annotation note="and couple of ways to get to know other 2026s"]what’s next

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  unreasonable amounts of time on something is a classic IAP move. In IAP mindset ... from the calendar. Fall still feels like the start of the school year, full of promise and mystery and challenges that I'm not prepared for but

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  this overwhelming feeling creeping up on me, this slow crescendo of ... fine. I was organized, turning things in on time, attending most of my ... the semester, I had spent a lot of time and energy on making sure the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I hurt myself again And again and again and again.

  

  whatever), and repeatedly getting caught on the laces of my badass new shoes ... on one (1) set of steps in front of Senior Haus and nearly hitting myself in the face on the railing, skidding across six (6) feet of ice

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  , becoming a founder of a new FSILG, and playing with robots but that is all ... lunch by yourself on top of the school bleachers and wonder about life ... people on the “fringes” of your friend group. Plan an extravagant senior

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  've made progress in terms of learning to trust people and see the good in ... metaphor. California feels like the first world of many on this long, long ... In this past semester, the definition of "home" changed a lot for me

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  on crowdsourcing): "Most of the ideas must come from experts ... of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. He ... lunch. "Yes, very good," said the Dalai Lama. Just like that, the tone on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  -planning, promise-making, and more personal resolutions than all of my New Years ... myself in one of the super useful reading rooms on the 5th floor of the ... grades were actually quite good, and I walked out of the 3-hour exam after

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  into a bunch of other 2011's whom I'm still good friends with - Kevin ... Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation ... to be taking over MIT's campus in five days. You may have heard of it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  that all of my goals feel 1,000,000 steps away. But as I reflect on my ... of buildings around campus, MIT would rather have pipes and wires and ... for me, regardless of where I ended up. In hindsight this was true, and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  suicides, one of which early on I was very personally affected by. He took ... importance of balance was incredibly echoing later on as stress piled up, and ... .  We shared with each other how he made an impact on our lives and also

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  one I'd put on my "must do" list. Academics are only one part of an MIT ... are unique and diverse - this is a great way to explore some of them ... I'm kind of confused - if we want to commit to MIT, we simply bubble

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  a few of the top hits on my playlist right now. Some of these are old ... pretty good for helping me stay up. :) Enjoy! REM: King of Birds Stars ... Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  (regardless of which option you choose) is all in good fun. Please don't take it ... welcome to apply. In the interest of full disclosure, however, you should ... to maintain a balance between new students and upperclassmen. That said

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  questions! I'm happy to do answer questions, and most of the bloggers are on ... a lot of surfing on each school's web sites to gather as much ... side-by-side number comparisons of schools. It is time to focus on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my summer break california, nasa, pedestians, wifi

  

  what do I do? I work on a brand new satellite mission planned for launch ... doubled- I HAVE AT LEAST 8 BOSSES! In honor of my 3rd week on the west ... stuck on a really nice day: Maybe I've just begun to take good weather

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 22, 2007