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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  post.  On the week of Pi Day, my friend and I both wondered how a ... the Bloggers, I’d like to say this: Be excited. Hold on to that ... averages on tests can be as low as 33%. Whether you think now that you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  love languages in the little things

  

  , and physical touch--are fine, but love can be found in so many places ... . Sometimes other people on hall would be cooking their own things at the same ... room on Fridays. It started out as us being sad and talking about our

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  probably went to bed at 3 AM the night before and can't believe that I just ... 're considering MIT (if not, you might be on the wrong website), here's my advice ... aisle with much angst and internal dissonance. Mournfully, I lost the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  's book on the animals of North America and instantly chose the beaver. The ... ) and hacker's map (on the inside.) * * * Next, the class shank was ... ' -- and the two volumes, Science and Art, on the pedestal also reflect the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  dreaming up MyMIT and the blogs, and to everything else that goes on behind ... showcasing both cards. The astute observer will be quick to notice the MIT ... on a secret: MIT Admissions loves you. No, really. I know the L

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  People’s Day. As we do so, let us reflect on the richness and resilience of ... Indigenous communities across the United States; and on the work that we as an ... , Federal, and international entities on climate adaptation decisions. She is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  , as seen on Google Images. What could be more romantic than watching the ... , I had to choose the latter. One perk of being a poor college student ... ditched it eventually and decided to improvise once in the town. Salem

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  insanity tldr some of my habits make no sense

  

  being sad and busy and the like, but sometimes i’m actually extremely ... ’t care about the world and therefore doesn’t feel the need to be productive and is able to be happy solely through a conscious effort to live in the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  . Lawrence River. And me being goofy. When we first arrived in the city, we ... speak on the streets, and although most people speak English, we still ran ... the picturesque city and had a fun photo shoot on the boardwalk

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  voice, stories, and dreams are going to be perceived by the committee of ... yourselves for doing just that.  On the flip side, being perceived comes with ... I’ve mentioned a few times in the past about being unsure as to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  impact of Blahaj on people and communities can be seen and felt right at ... essayists, as I believe video essays to be the most digestible and accessible ... photos of Blahaj being placed in human-like situations circulated on the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  videos on how to be really really evil in various fields, and all the ... , which led them on a goose chase through the halls of MIT and down into ... coin and win the hunt in a mere 25--no, 15--no, 5 puzzles, if they'd only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  here would be different, and I knew the work was challenging, but I had ... valuable trial run on how to do classes without the finality and stress of ... 350 pages of chemistry the night before, also, just watching lecture and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  , and sometimes those things happen to be on fire. I'm not the best ... Minesweeper. The recurring theme of all my classes seems to be intention, and ... (though the editing wasn't fantastic) and it's been really nice to be able

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  event on someone’s phone, which you can watch on MITWE's Facebook page ... will be my general thoughts about being in MITWE. Day 7 It was the day ... ) and her husband in person for the first time. Our cast of performers was

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  the sucky-ness of being home, but rather, I'll reminisce on the good ... , Qichen, and I were on our way to the Kendall Station COOP, we walked past ... of touring turned out to be quick and efficient. At McCormick, we

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Me and the Firehose on balancing classes, and choosing next year’s schedule

  

  arrangement of classes where you can both graduate on time and also write ... through [annotation note = "I asked her about it now and apparently the ... maximum, and then treat the first two weeks as ‘reading period.’ This works

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  approaches on the weekend of April 11-13. I can't say much yet--for competition ... creativity" in the context of Japanese anime production and propagation through ... means long meetings with production staff to determine the feel and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  to succeed and focused on getting the entire MIT community involved. At ... person we're going to be for the next stage of our lives. I felt like I ... .   Within the past year, I flew to North Carolina on a propeller

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Science is Delicious! Zen and the art of hot chocolate

  

  Lobby 10 during finals. And for the purists out there I'll quickly add ... Just a few hours to go, and I know you're feeling the stress. We ... , mystical tones. That might be me romanticizing it. In retrospect, the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • December 16, 2009