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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall term is already a nightmare Today I went to my second day of classes.

  

  Loved Rhetoric with Strang. I can say that now because I got my name picked out of a hat to stay in his class. If I'd known it would come to this I'd have definitely had a freak-out or two before going to my only

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  a very lovely soul, who I invited to write a post anytime. This is the ... as a collection of significant places Mitali frequented. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! It has hit me that I have officially

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  nearly two years ago, I co-wrote this blog discussing my experiences ... semester, i started dancing on Kinematix, a Northeastern team, which means I ... pretty doable bike ride, but it's about to get brutally cold... I still

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year, I left my home on Long Island to go live on a Christmas tree farm with a close friend. In this post, I'll describe how I made the decision to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  Context: I wrote a post in March called "I Moved to Maine" . You can read it if you want, but tl;dr: when COVID hit I went to live in Maine ... in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  , this is my dream. I watched the first To All The Boys I've Loved Before ... two books over and over again. I love, love, love this series. I'm a ... Committee has access to resources like this. The moment I finished up the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter cold. i walked to campus today and let the mid-fall breeze bite at my face. i could see my breath misting in front of me. when i looked up at the sky, it

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  Last year, I sat here on this weekend after thanksgiving feeling ... , interviews were in frequency of about two per week, and I was focusing more on trying to predict the future than fully enjoying the present. I write this

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  't kid yourself), I was really looking forward to relaxing this weekend. Of course, I did nothing of the sort. (That's in the true MIT spirit as well.) Friday seems so long ago that I barely remember it at all. I know for a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  471462f4073[/embed] I've been contemplating the future as of late. With ... second of my time seemingly is spent thinking of what will be and I've found it hard to stay present. I've been enjoying my time in Madrid

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  In a little while, I’ll be gone This is not a blog entry. I'm not here, this isn't happening.

  

  three days of finals I packed my entire life into about twelve boxes and moved back to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I'm here for three days trying to ... person that I ever knew in high school. On Monday I'm headed for the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Doesn’t Feel Real getting from one place to another

  

  This semester, I took three classes. Two of them were math with my ... professor that I've had the pleasure of learning from for the past three ... modern writings (which I got a lot of inspiration for). Ultimately, on all

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 24, 2024
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  Last summer, I got into running. And it was really fun! I enjoyed it ... Cambridge Half marathon last fall, I accepted. But first, I went on a run ... ”S IMPOSSIBLE [/annotation] ]. I never ended up running the race after that. I did

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  Part I August 2020: I read a stray comment in the blogger slack that sets off a chain of thoughts in my head. Pulled by some force I can't name, I open up a blank Wordpress file and start typing. It barely feels

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  , he shares a lot of wisdom about MIT. One of his posts which I read on ... Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license, I've posted the ... first semester at MIT was pass or no record, I was in real danger of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  I finished my first semester at MIT. There's so much to write about. I could write about my IAP UROP. Or the Infinite Magazine. Or getting a 45% on the 3.091 final. I could write about the classes I loved. The

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  just gonna talk about things i've been up to lately. fall is already ... courtyard for rush, and this year is no different. in fact, i signed up to be ... engineering type things. i just thought i'd help out with writing and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  .... I wish I could be the perfect [beaver] But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try Every [test] I take, every [pset] I [crack] Every [deadline] I make, [Mass Ave] leads back To the place I know, where

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  Paper notes I hate taking notes with my iPad, so I went back to good old pen and paper notes this semester. I'm still writing up problem sets on my iPad though because that makes it easier to submit the pset on

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  the following announcement: I originally became a AAS member in order ... provide valuable access to new opportunities. In this case, I realized that ... . On Valentine's Day, I got a message saying that I'd been accepted, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014