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• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  It's been over six years since I graduated MIT - longer than I spent ... , full of promise and mystery and challenges that I'm not prepared for but ... accessible in the liminal space between semesters. I remember starting every

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t forget to check in with yourself On living with intention

  

  When I think about my time at MIT, my first thought is: it still feels like just yesterday (I graduated in 2013). Last year, I had the ... — and it all still felt like home.  Okay, all the places I loved to eat

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen

  

  summer, I interned at a lunar exploration company called ispace. They are a ... ’t worry, ispace didn’t give up there. As part of my internship, I was ... and internships in Japan!!"]MISTI Japan program[/annotation]. I was

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  I went home for about two weeks before IAP started. I went to all the food places, the aquarium, the coffee shop 5 billion times, and then I ... were always shocked I had to head back so early for what they presume is

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Concert / The View

  

  One of the interesting things that I do as a commonplace concert goer that non-concert goers may never understand is waiting. I wait in line, a ... ride on Space Mountain, I wait for 8-12 hours to get front row at a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my last first day every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

  

  This weekend, I moved into a new apartment. This academic year, I ... ."]Registration Day,[/annotation]and I’ll walk into my advisor’s office, the same advisor I’ve had for three years, for my last fall registration day meeting

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  I've written in the past about my love for Disneyland. Growing up a twenty minute drive from Disneyland, I had plenty of opportunities to go to the parks and have a lot of fond memories there from my childhood. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  [annotation note="not gonna lie i pondered just...inserting all the ... kicked off campus in March. With all the meetings that were scheduled, I ... . Here's what I did! 11:30-12 I met with my supervisor for the Japanese

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  batteries recharging because that's what IAP is for

  

  this is the third IAP i've spent on MIT. trust me, i really tried to get away, but my research called to me and i decided to forego a bunch of cool things i had applied to (externships, GTL) in order to go hard

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 22, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  ” and “Best Shower Caddies on Amazon”. I started reading it because of some link I clicked (probably on facebook) that was a description of someone’s favorite bag, and I thought it was fascinating how wrapped inside

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  Commencement day, I almost got grabbed by police for getting too close to the ... , junior year, post-grad, first job, etc, etc. I originally intended to just ... post. But now I'm going through these photos and it's making me miss my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  Last Friday night I came home from lab, took off my jewelry, wondered ... . Many of us have big adventures and exciting weeks, and I do too, but most ... by Nina L. ‘19, about her Friday night. Tonight Lujan and I went to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  have class. But mandatory attendance… 11:00 → I’m at Harvard. The light percolates through the autumn leaves in the Yard. I’m listening to Stevie ... racial screening. Students get frustrated, angry, averse. I understand the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  ’t I think of it that way before?” Sometimes it’s also, “Did I ever need to?” This semester, I am taking two philosophy classes, though entirely by chance. I’m certainly not a Philosophy (Course 24) major, but so

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Right NOW Making Things

  

  Yesterday I met with Ta-Nehisi Coates to talk about writing. I'm taking Advanced Essay Workshop with him, and I've never cared about a class this much. This week, to my academic detriment, I'm proof that energy

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 2, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  My hope is that in the next p-set and class-filled 48 hours, I eat one of these beauties: Usually when I don't blog for more than a ... telling people that I'm a blogger. (Which I then question due to my recent

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  never know what kind of crazy adventures will follow. This past IAP, I was strolling through the Infinite when I came across a poster for something called “The iCampus Student Prize”. This blue piece of paper stapled to a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  ... but I've been really hosed these past 2 weeks. -Freeze- For those of you ... hose. -Back to story- As school starts to take off, I'm slowly settling ... . Tests every couple of weeks (I just took my first couple tests this past

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  I was extremely stoked to finally visit. Not only was it my first time ... went.) I was instantly stunned by the campus and the intriguing architecture. I was especially awed by Simmon's Hall, aka "The Sponge." After

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: From the Life and Times of Cam

  

  , to which I responded with some hesitation (to be exact, a few months of ... than basically everything I've ever posted on this page, so I ... MIT admissions. Also, on a personal note, I've unwittingly entrenched

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 6, 2009