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• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  Song: Dancing in the Moonlight by Olive Klug It’s 9:05 am. The sunlight subtly and softly trickles into the room just like it did all those episodes ago in the season…

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  This Friday, at 8:05 PM⁠01 hopefully, if we're running on schedule. in Kresge Auditorium, the lights will dim over a crowded audience. Then, moments later, for the first time in…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  falling in love with october swooning over foLiAGe

  

  we fell in love in october that’s why i love fall looking at the stars admiring from afar (to properly credit “we fell in love in october” by girl in…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get a temporary cat and it comes with occupational hazards

  

  This is PUF! I obtained a temporary cat this summer because Ilani A. ‘23 was off at a very cool math REU that, sadly, did not allow cats. PUF⁠08 short…

  • by Alice L. '24
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  Last fall, I took STS.S20, Tales of Two Parallels: East Campus History. It’s a special class, offered for the first time this year, with the purpose of documenting East Campus…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  When I’m sad, or there’s some conundrum in my life that I need to process, or I’m riding the high from hanging out with friends, or I’m so stressed that…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  less than 5. 3,689 were not offered admission. That's 24.46%. Those are

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  My summer UROP involved some cell culture training, which started off with “Try not to drink the media.” This really just implies that cell media is, in fact, drinkable. It…

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  Sometimes, you need to let things go up in flames. . . . I have struggled with writing blogposts in the past few months. It’s not for a lack of…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, Sir, just at present—at least I know who…

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  The last week and some are a blur, a long, joyous drink of EC. When I read the old blogs, the ones before my time (even those written by people…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  I’m turning nineteen today, without much fanfare; after all, nineteen is not a particularly interesting age, and the past year itself has also been a little barren, devoid of many…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  ="aligncenter" width="4096"] art from alina s. '24 that summarizes what i'm talking about

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  This semester, I’m living in New Vassar, the newest undergrad dorm on MIT’s campus. It only opened its doors to students this winter, so the general vibe is very modern…

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  It’s my birthday⁠29 yes, this is inspired by Amber’s lovely post a few weeks ago today, and one of my resolutions for this semester is to blog more so I…

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blogger Pets some serotonin for your noggin

  

  Here are our scaled, feathered, and furred companions for your enjoyment. Name: Coffee Blogger Owner: Mel N. '24 Nicknames: coffcoff, baby, sweetie, baobei/宝贝 (baby/treasure in chinese), stinky, bendan

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 13, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  It snowed for the first time this school year yesterday! Originally, in the forecast, there was very little actual snow expected, but when I got up in the morning, a…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  it’s not the same, but it’s still home back at MIT

  

  I got back to campus a few days ago. The journey here from South Dakota was, for the most part, uneventful. I happened to be on the same flight as…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  Samsung Gear 360 degree camera to mess around with, along with 24/7 access

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  people who were considered younger (under 24), and worse overall for people

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017