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• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  day--I was usually home by 3:15 on Mondays, having finished up most of ... and Sam's Mom told me that it was coming the week of the 22nd. I think ... like, two-thirds of the way up the block, and I was pretty dumb in high

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  There has been some discussion on CollegeConfidential and in the ... and time!   While Pharyngula on CollegeConfidential mused that ... , psychopathological persons, and misidentification of various conventional objects

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  Beautiful New England Homes, a hodgepodge of color and character Some homes ... , to see the homes and streets lined in the oceans of Fall. Pigeons ... spent a lot of time walking and riding my bike, exploring Cambridge and

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  Shih and Albert Chang will be going to the Massachusetts Institute of ... always been the dream," Mr. Sahin said. "It's the home of innovation, a ... Merit finalists, and each has taken full advantage of the college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  teens who get perfect scores on their PSAT's and participate in a host of ... [/annotation] and feeble understanding of any Indian dialect, I felt alienated from it ... want to do any of these things since I wanted to feel "unique" and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  , stands for Independent Activities Period, and takes place for all of ... the end, but each of the classes felt new and valuable. I took Weld Your ... lathe and mill), Blacksmithing (!!!), and The Art of Negotiation ("so

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  the shower, and — the most difficult part of my weekend — hobbled on a ... of the challenges. There were about 100 teams, and 10 different ... would be catered dinner. I’d had a midterm and a major essay on Thursday

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  , a co-op adventure of sorts. I don't regret any of my time spent in the ... lot more and making videos, leaning into my hobbies a lot more. One of ... moment. I rewatched Someone Great the day of the breakup and fully cried in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  what we call soccer. And to Europe, it's been the focus of everyone ... once. On the day of the final, I made plans with my friend Martin to meet him and his family to watch the game. On my way to meet them, I passed

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  time, she was a precious member of the family. returning home and seeing ... image of her in my brain. we laid her on her side, and if it weren't for ... I was too young to have any conception of what death is. more so, most

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  If indeed I post this on time, as of February 9th, 2021, I’ll be ... of childhood: dorms and dining halls, an institute that makes it easier ... the pages of a book I last picked up in middle school, on a certain

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  centered on virtual reality. The top movers and shakers of the VR field would ... graduation, and I had to pen some sort of answer, even though honestly I still ... research on what the VR trends would be in 2017 and found out that a lot VR

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  in which i blog again four-ish blogs in one

  

  published the day of graduation, and maybe one or two process blogs on a few ... longer lists of the books I want to read and the places I want to go, and ... personal though sometimes hints of my life find their way in. And if the past

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 29, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  incorporating components of "mind and hand" where we decided on the brain. It is ... . Full of student murals painted directly on the walls and doors, there ... the story of one particular piece of art: the Story Wall. On its own

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of ... , then down Memorial Drive in front of Killian Court on their way to the TD ... ) class from 1-2:30, at which point my friend Alex ’13 and I planned on

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  of them have in common though are the scale and weight of the exams ... of thought. Throughout the semester you'll take 1-3 tests + final and ... for all of this graded coursework is that they are all based on ticks, a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  sympathize - I know how it feels to pour a lot of yourself into something, and ... . And embarrassing. One of the worst parts is when people who believe in ... anyone in the eye again. And then, over empty tubs of ice cream and a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  prepared by a group of residents on Pecker floor and generously shared ... traditions that temper the pains of work and study with the welcome relief of ... neighboring floors who longed for the remembered taste of home-cooked meals

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  boyfriend #1) for a couple of years and told myself that, despite getting gas ... population of students identifies as non-heterosexual and a little more than ... actually interact with based on the classes you take, where you live, and how

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Poetry Prescriptions Things I've Made and Consumed. Sophomore Fall, All of It.

  

  , have dinner with an older one, and attend the latest iteration of the ... hours in the architecture studio and a full day of presentations and review, I'm deciding to be at home. I'm taking stock of the semester that

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 13, 2014