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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  high school has never hesitated to call me out on my bullshit, and I ... Harvard and have this distinct memory of sitting in seminar, watching a ... witness a lot of beauty in the world; I spent a year in New Zealand and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  have any chance of focusing on Genetics. I gathered all my materials and ... long for just one Saturday morning without a race on their mind and a ... do both AND watch an episode of “Glee” just blows my mind. Did I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  Driver looked at his watch, and his grimace brought on another wave of ... , for an 11:15am flight. I made it in plenty of time. Got on the plane ... , lower, lower, and the tarmac rose to meet us, until WHOOSH. The nose of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  summertime! and the livin's easy?

  

  work 9-5, hit the gym, eat dinner, and have the rest of the evening to ... being on my own two feet. Having my own place and car. My schedule is ... -perception I feel old. I always have, but I thought my perception of age and

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 15, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  my life and the world around me. Are there are any patterns I'd like to ... extracting the relevant subset of the data, organizing it, and changing how it ... locations where each player (in a virtual game of hide and seek) chose to hide

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  (+) years of hard work in the classroom, and months of filling out ... classes, and (best of all?) go to college parties! You will roam the ... my short 3-day stay. I already knew a bunch of people and hung out with

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  computer science grad student, and I had the privilege of singing with her in ... . But you can meet the rest of us any time next year after you COME TO MIT ... on down to the esplanade and take a few minutes to run 3 miles with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  , and i enjoyed my summer camps. but part of me yearns for relationships ... will be the last time i'd see many of them, yet i'm going on with this ... . i was given the chance, in april 2021, to spend the first half of 2022

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!

  

  ago now (goodness, I'm old). And it's the age of many of our excellent ... . Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides, for their work on "Search Frictions ... excellent age for wine, or so I'm told by the sommelier app on my phone. It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  aren’t any official events going on. Just go in and wander around and ask ... HAS A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF CAPITALS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!   ... today! And third....the CPW weather machine appears to be in need of some

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  and Puru have this crazy fight where Puru jumped on top of him and they ... the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the ... personalities of the felines on Fifth West of East Campus.    Puru is a ragdoll

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  bunch of bills to pay and I don’t really want to be a burden on them. I ... uncertain about the process of identifying schools and how to apply to college. Nevertheless, Big Cuz Q stepped in and has been providing some advice on the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Somatic My spread for MIT's Infinite Magazine Issue XI

  

  understanding that the body is a sack of liquid and flesh. And trillions of cells ... was released in May, but I was hosed, and now that I am hosed but in a different way, I feel like I have time to write about it. I've been a part of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 17, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  for me, as I spent all four years of college playing D3 soccer on MIT ... between 2018 and 2021, so keep in mind that some of my experience may be ... hopefully some of the overall principles and advice can still apply! My

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  things that are golden, part 0 (pen and highlighter markers, 2020 ... ="aligncenter" width="507"] specifically from the tree in front of Walker Memorial ... some naturey places in the area, like Middlesex Fells and Walden Pond

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  and poetic and pretty. I'm not quite sure what any of it means or what ... from blue ball that sit on desk. Little man climb out of bed and put on ... be warned; there are many stories and not all of the stories are about

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  in which i document some of my thoughts regarding my job search and ... current paradigm of generating images and autocompleting text). another ... lot of insecurity related to committing to ai and maybe not being

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  of coming back as easily as I’d put on sweatpants and sneakers, and now ... , my suitemate and I had gotten into the habit of it. We ... basement of Senior Haus every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Very few of the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  ’ve compiled some of my thoughts on the portfolio process and collected some ... student community made up of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals interested in an education centered on science and

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  your rank list because if you do not match with any school on December 1 ... , Randolph, MA 02368. Make sure your full name and date of birth are included ... like to add. Note your full name and "QuestBridge" on the cover

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016