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• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  to be A TON OF WORK (ie, I'm working on the weekends) which can be ... ... who would stay in the library until midnight and be back in the library ... . Yeah... But I was lucky and only had 5 exams since I came in during the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  . The Rime of the Ancient Mariner can be sung to the tune of the "Gilligan ... 's Mom's and my favorite movie of the last decade, Galaxy Quest was on the ... You'll get another new entry today as I work on my 20 page paper. But

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  studio and not come out…till the wee hours of the morning. I think I recall ... ’s the inside via webcam shots… Someone decided to put all the pages from a puppy calendar on the glass wall by my workspace… Mess, mess, mess

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  things here and there on the blog, but I'd be doing a lot more of them were ... years here will feel like that, a mere blip on the radar. And while there's such an abundance of amazing things to do, both on campus and around the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  restaurant on the 56th floor of a building overlooking the city to one side and ... immigrants, but truly experiencing it (even from the privilege of being on ... Italy after begging my parents into debt to pay the EF Tours fee, and then

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  holding a fantastic event TODAY in our Sukkah on the Kresge Oval. We'll be ... on coming, and over the next few months I got a dreidel for Hannukah ... the MIT Sukkah) and enjoying Pizza (in the Hut). Come by and join us, we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  without any drawings, and its first few pages date all the way back to my ... trained on the last two steps–mixing my own glazes and loading/running the ... Although it may not be as apparent as other aspects of MIT, the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  about why this can be a really good idea.) So you got into one of the ... limit, and odds are, you’ll never have the chance to be so free ever again ... start on your degree. (For the vast majority, that’s not the case, and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

  

  , and the webpage says something to the effect of: "WARNING: THE NEXT PAGE ... I start crying, and my guidance counselor on the phone tells me what I ... walk down the hall and knock on my friend's door and ask if they want to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 22, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Turning on the Light A note to the MIT community.

  

  past couple days. I know the stress of MIT itself can be overwhelming ... , “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers ... going on. The idea of a shooting occurring on campus was impossible in my

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  want to be closer to the entertainment industry and get invited to fancy ... , I just want to be happy. And that seems to be the thing that repeats ... surface every time I make a decision or choice. Is this the way I can be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  burnout and exhaustion from all the things I was trying to accomplish on not ... ’t happen. 2020 was the year when I took a break, and I want 2021 to be the ... I’m being honest. To understand what I mean, you need context. For the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  international panel at 4 PM. I think it's in 34-101 on Thursday and 32-141 on ... rid of it from all your displays, but I can't really find it and it's 2 ... just spent the day with Ruthie '07, Lauren '08 and Jeff 'G playing hookey

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios you can ... . The deadline for QuestBridge applicants is November 1, and fee waivers ... QuestBridge applicants submit portfolios using the same system that
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  space to be a problem on 5th East, and I'd say we use the kitchen more ... ) -- and in fact he'll be temped on your hall. He's coming with Mom ... gone an hour and a half after I put it in the freezer). On 5th East, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  were on your own. But where you really needed help- mainly the theory behind the experiments, ideas for improvement, equipment debugging and ... 't know how you guys do it, I can barely get all this stuff graded on time

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  reading room, you can see how the desks are tucked away and private (that ... noise then you are shunned and scorned forever. The only way I can really ... there when I left and will probably be woken up by the nice lady that

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  the one where i talk to ameer what is real again?

  

  should all be free to snack in public and on camera across the interwebs ... the room and they look at me like "you again?" and all i can say is "yep ... "Catch me Outside" I think adequately defines the way I love to be out and

  • by kellen manning
  • April 9, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  screaming kid, but will I be missing out on the immeasurable fulfillment and ... like paying that much money to attend the concert. And I wouldn't be ... value of not letting them down; there was the feeling of being young and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  of the 4 midterms. I lucked out and squeezed a high enough grade on our ... after the hour, the assignment would be considered incomplete and graded ... and the Spiritual/Right Now section. The final exam is there to provide

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017