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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  So they say that the best part of MIT is the people. Is this true ... the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the floor where I live. On this day let us take a look at the dynamic

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  The unabridged version of a semi-recent, semi-typical, but memorable ... outside when it's nice out. I admired the food as I waited for Katie to come ... go back to sleep. It had been a late night of work for both of us the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• 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. Another non-trivial difference between academics at Cambridge and MIT is the ... of thought. Throughout the semester you'll take 1-3 tests + final and

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

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  approach the rest of my goals throughout the year: Should any of my goals ... finances. 3. Go through the INSANITY workout program for a full 60 days. 3 ... , during my first semester, I ended up not using any of the them. The Subway

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... perfect. Go ahead, take your pick and then read below for the answers ... passionate about the arts…or sports, or dance, or writing, or anything else

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  . You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who ... , you'll head straight out of town. It's opener there in the wide open air ... happening too. (flickr: D-lab, and google MIT-Cambridge Exchange) OH! THE

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  Gregor, which had a beautiful view of the rain pummeling the Charles River and Boston on the other bank, pictured above. It was windy. I was cold. My ... somewhere in the sky, and when I got home I invested in a big, dark green

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mikey’s Meta TV Post ...In which you find out about the good, bad, and really bad shows I love…

  

  , which I will list here (notice that lists will soon become the theme of ... applications. 3. The end of the year is near, which always calls for lists and countdowns. 4. I've been meaning to write a post like this since the big TV

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  backing vocals, the opening chords of Bohemian Rhapsody are sung entirely by ... visiting the tourist traps. Well, I never said I was a role model. But as far as tourist traps go, I did go (briefly) into the Hard Rock Café. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  additional context: hello! the writing below was my first ever ... the many lol"]many things i would change,[/annotation]i think i ... for the rest of the day in the spirit of productivity. If you know me

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  (sorry, Nathan) and utterly incomprehensible. Sense of place is perhaps the most permanent aspect of how (if you’ll excuse the pun) [annotation note ... .[/annotation] Everything that happens to me is intrinsically linked to metadata about the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything is cool tl;dr I want to study too many things

  

  The theme of my (very short) MIT experience so far has been that ... about before this summer, and all of a sudden, they all seem like the most interesting things in the world, and I’m feeling lost and confused in the best

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 11, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  Admittedly, I’m not the best at keeping up with people. I’m pretty ... face-to-face interactions in the hallways and classrooms. Obviously, this aspect of life has been stripped away owing to miss Rona. During the online

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  the idea of a conversation with a stranger or a big party event doesn ... the point where it numbs my mouth. Or that the strange hierarchy that ... isn't like me. Not like me in the sense that had we gone to the same

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  On Friendship how my beliefs have changed over the years

  

  school, they would not match it to me. For the most part, I didn’t really talk to anyone outside of the people I knew from different extracurriculars or the people who sat next to me in class. I was the proud introvert

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  MITted yet (and although I don't know the stats, the people I met seemed pretty 50-50 with regards to if they had or not). CPW was the first admitted ... -- but wow, did it end up setting the bar high for every school I went to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  up the friend circle I never had in high school. What I didn't realize ... , especially on academics and atypical hobbies that didn't revolve around the high school community. As a result, I didn't fit in with the other people

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and intensity. I wanted to address some of the fears and concerns I struggled ... the best at something and everything, while in high school, I felt that

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  haven't seen the pixels on your screen that would indicate that you are ... week ago, one of the admins on the MIT Class of 2017 Facebook page asked ... do one at the time, since I was dangling off a cliff in Utah and had

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  for every day that I have neglected my blog. The short story is that I ... the final steps in the long journey that is the medical school admissions process. I’ve had the opportunity to visit Baltimore, New Haven, New

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007