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• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  about the breakdown of it. The structure of the word entices you to wonder ... of the labs in the tunnels. I enjoy passing by quick performances in ... piece of art that changes every time you look at it. I wonder about the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  first half of the semester was structured along the history of chemistry ... : not personal growth and the importance of self-care, or how long one can ... outlines and hand-wavy explanations of the topics I've covered, sort of as

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  Charles River on the north and the glittery high rises of Back Bay Boston on ... cranny, and of course, friendship and love and community. But!!  The ... one of my work week tasks has been to patch up holes in the basement

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  100-km loop around the Kerry Road on the first Sunday of July, when ... ’ll get some work done tonight. But first I want to record the highlights of ... with beds below $70. Tomorrow I'll hike as much of the Way as I can, then

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  Tube advice videos or romanticized audiobooks or way too many of the MIT ... via the endless stream of short-form videos spoonfed to me by various ... ! There’s been a lot of the ways my life has changed, both expected and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Coolest Thing I Bet You Didn’t Know Was Math (guest post by YQ L. ‘16) Clickbait title by me, not by YQ, because I really, really, really want you to…

  

  intricate ways throughout the design. I first learned about this type of ... the things we find beautiful—our very perception of beauty, actually ... one of my favorite things I didn’t realize were math: paper art. The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Openness This one's serious, no silly link. Read it.

  

  bloggers. Read all of the headers at the top of the page. Read Newsweek ... The MIT Admissions blogs started for several reasons. One of the reasons was the extremely dull, lackluster nature of the old admissions

  • by Snively '11
  • October 26, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  turn the first piece of paper, and I have NO IDEA what I am looking at ... outside. We go to a park at the end of the week and we have the whole place ... In 1984, a book lots of people have read, the people in control made

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  that go the other way. First of all, your first semester is Pass ... I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Emad. The first - an expression of celebration at our respective ticket ... Lama came together in the form of three Unread Message alerts in my inbox. The first, sent at 9:29am, was from Chris, saying that Emad and I had

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  most of the dorms and ends at Trader Joe's/Whole Foods). 3. Harvest Co ... distance of 77 Massachusetts Avenue uneaten at, pardon the grammatical ... see any more of those, really). Honestly, I can't count the nights when

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  this busy before. I used to think the first week of classes was so busy ... , hopefully this format makes sense. I'm donating half of the income that I ... been recently. Also, a full text description of the images is at the

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  being in awe of the past. In fact, one of MIT's first dorms, East Campus ...  studying social sciences at MIT on the MIT Admissions page. Below are some questions ... turning 21 a week before graduation, and she is one of the most competent

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  experiences. Also, check out the front pages of today's Boston dalies: The ... one of their specialties) was even better than advertised. Then the Red ... 's house and ending at the previously mentioned Eric's house. Did any of you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  handicap. This is the first thing to get over when you come to MIT. A lot of ... believe it. You can fail a whole bunch of tests first term freshman year and ... of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  when apocalypse strikes… on being preemptively torn from my home, living group, and nearly everything i love at…

  

  ; But saying goodbye to the first person to leave broke all of our hearts ... This week, hands down, has been the most chaotic one of my life. I ... note = "the lawn in front of the big dome"]Killian Court

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  /convenience store on the first floor of the Student Center. It tends to be quite ... Cormick, Simmons, Baker) 2) The option of signing up for a dining plan (everywhere ... what you paid for, you'll have to eat a certain number of meals in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / IAP

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

  

  again. I spent the two whole weeks of break just complaining about ... . This is one of the first times I've ever actually enjoyed research. I ... switching between an empty cubicle and an isolated lab. The first day of my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  go to M-I-expletive-T, a girl thinks to herself on the first day of ... place to alleviate some of the pressure on first-semester freshmen. The ... young and naïve freshman away from home for the first time. The feeling of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  to.” I was more on the side of “uhhhhhhhhh.” Scary. Matt: The first ... , but my first explicit memory of it is visiting at the end of eighth ... first few weeks of MIT. On the other hand, the only people I knew had gone

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021