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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  ? There’s just no way to tell!” The seniors all clammered, “There’s no need to stress, You’re on pass/no record, and it’s just one test!” (“http ... tried not to drown. But if you’re like me, your attention span’s shot, So

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Of Orange Juice and Animal Hats. How the Flintstones failed me.

  

  might help. Me: Probably. So my immune system’s always been a bit shoddy ... from a friend a few weeks ago during a different contamination: Hey, how’s ... it lightly, Theo’s been putting in some major overtime this semester. I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  being a very walkable city, and it’s even more runable! It’s no sweat to get to some of the area’s most fun and picturesque spots, including the ... written an entry about running, found here. Here’s a little snapshot of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  students. It’s been a week since we came and classes are starting ... ;re invited to all the Fresher’s (that’s what they call ... other Cambridge, it’s an actual activity where you’re on a

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  McCormick: Girls Wanted Minh '10 shares her love of McCormick Hall.

  

  another of the wonderful living groups at MIT. I live in McCormick Hall, MIT’s ... reasons, whether it’s because they like the idea of living without any boys ... of McCormick’s central location on campus, or many other reasons. MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 24, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  feel the itch to blog. So, I turned to the world’s best enabler- a coin ... ![/caption] Recently, I had a person ask me: “you know it’s bad luck to be superstitious ... prompt my blog writing today: Tarot 101 Before we start interpreting, here’s

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  Here’s part two of my “I wrote this but procrastinated on editing and now it’s going up months late” series! Today’s topic: winter break :D ... grass with my weak phone flashlight. And that’s when I discovered that the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  laughed nervously, “woahhh there, that’s a really personal question…”  I ... further.  Many many years later, I understand [annotation note="in case it’s ... is for everyone! it’s not that deep lol. at the end of the day i think

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  needed to exchange last year’s light-rail tickets for current ones because ... . “Hey, how old are you?” “Depends on who’s asking.” “I’m asking!” “Well, what’s your name?” We talked for a while. He said he’s from Texas and he’s

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  met in person at MIT post-CPW) Kylee C. '23. Few things on God’s ... passenger train receives woefully little love in the US of A, but it’s ... bro-country hits from Florida-Georgia Line’s “Cruise” to Tim McGraw’s

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  waste. You’re worried that there’s something wrong inside of you. And that ... can go. There’s also a part of you that secretly enjoys writing these ... front of others, there’s a whole different set on the inside. And

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  . My father’s relatives live in Ethiopia, some of my mother’s in China, and my mother’s sister and my grandmother live in Canada. One of my aunts on my father’s side, Aster, used to live in Italy, and we visited

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  of Wagner’s greatest works was entitled Tristan und Isolde! This ... became an Arts Scholar. This program’s mission is as follows: to foster an ... community’s resultant role is that of an arts leadership group, cultivated

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  The rhythm sets in. It’s a steady rhythm. Roll out of bed at ten in ... friend from Harvard who was attending Hack. He’s lining up for lunch with ... , because it’s the left side that has the ramp. (The left side, when you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  ) and 21S (Humanities and Science) are the joint majors; they’re the ... find a class like it. It’s about social media strategy as well as ... and the creative work that you are putting into it. C: It’s a group

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  . Some of you may have complicated feelings; that’s okay too, and this is ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5lHYJJQfw&t=17s

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  Olympiad the summer after ninth grade. It’s easy to forget how smart he is ... told me. “James is ambitious, accomplished. He’s self-made.” But I ... Kyler at the time, but it isn’t intelligence I’m looking for. It’s

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  makerspaces, if you know where to look. The issue is, it’s difficult for any one ... working on a project to remedy that — she’s putting together a collaborative ... in the space, how to get access, and notes about the space’s culture

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  a pi day (decision) story 3/14/21 at 6:28 PM ET

  

   apply.mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you ... help! In the meantime, there’s a bunch of things you can do while you

  • by Tim
  • March 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  that. Here’s what it means. Last week was Career Fair. The day when ... a coveted internship, job, or career. There’s SpaceX, 3M, Capital One ... , The New York Times, U.S. Department of Energy… And 400 more. They come

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015