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• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  in which i document some of my thoughts regarding my job search and how i decided what to do after graduation. this is a condensed version of a more comprehensive post that i wrote for myself but didn’t think

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  at once is a nightmare. i barely remember the weeks i spent finishing my projects since they were so hellish! what i do remember are the blissful weeks i had to myself once classes ended and finals began. with zero

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  “I’m going to UROP this summer!” I told my mom over the phone. Later, I was telling my sister about hunting for a place in Boston, and she ... thought I was travelling to Europe. I did not understand why, until I sat

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Boston’s 3rd of July It's almost a holiday, but not quite.

  

  So my schedule at work is pretty sweet. I work slightly long days all ... temps for the holiday, meaning that as I sit here typing this entry I ... which I'm actually doing). But, that's not the best part, since we have

  • by Snively '11
  • July 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  02/14/06... ------------------------------------- Shikhar wrote: "If i sort of decide to send in a supplementary essay can i do that via email ... . ------------------------------------- Raghav wrote: "I have a question similar to John's. I do IB and my school

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  A real entry is coming soon! I promise! In the meantime, more ... Lin wrote: "I recently got my SAT I results back (760 maths 740 reading and 680! writing). I was wondering if it would help my application if I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  I am, by nature, a fairly disorganized person. This sometimes surprises the people I meet, because I am constantly busy, and people expect ... sense, I do have a task-management strategy, but to me it feels more like

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  I have a sourdough starter! His name is[annotation note="a Roman ... 's what I name everything important." 🥺) I realize it's not exactly a ... tHeSe UnPreCeDenTeD tImEs. Nevertheless, I have hipster cred

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  This post is long overdue. These are not the circumstances I had hoped to meet you in, but since I’m already stuck in a staring contest ... blur together in a clumsy mess. Lately, I've been feeling a sort of

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  First, I want to thank my amazing roommate-in-exile Cami for letting me write this blogpost. I love you and miss you a lot! My name is [annotation note="Yes, my name is spelled with two 'i's because that's how it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  2016 -> 2017 On Tuesday the 3rd, I packed up what was left of 2016 into several boxes. I left it all behind in Boston as I embarked on ... all that I could -- and wanted -- to manage on an eventful month

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Fears and Hopes how to move forward

  

  confused. Many are saying, where do we go from here? I forced myself to go ... the blue skies above. I bump into a stranger after scrolling through my Twitter newsfeed for too long. I check Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr. Everywhere

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • November 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that's the best way to describe ... goes by so quickly. However, I've felt inspired to maximize my remaining time here at MIT. So like any good Type A personality, I've made a list

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  I will admit: I've been in a bit of a rut. Don't get me wrong. Life ... Unified Engineering mean my afternoons are very free. Since I'm also living at East Campus now, and not Next House, I'm spending a lot more time on

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  Here's the thing about me: I'm naturally an introvert. Talking to ... based on how familiar with the person I am, how much I know about the topic of conversation, and how much sleep I got the previous night. Not

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  I'm a small-time, not very experienced foodie - but I'd like to think I'm enthusiastic about food nonetheless. On a scale from 1-10, where 1 ... -caliber fastidiousness and acclaim," I think I'm a 6. Maybe a 6.5? I don't really know. I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  a bunch of people I don’t know* Instructor: “Ok, each team should ... team* I’ll do it! *team does not protest, I raise hand* Instructor ... very interested in hiring people like you. When I found out about the

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me as a faceless recluse, I haven't been posting because of a drought of ... it. CPW I spent most of CPW punting psets in order to gorge myself on

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  Sorry I’ve been a little MIA, folks. I am fully aware of my absence (though you probably weren't...). I got the "i know this is a busy time of year, but i am going to guilt you anyway because that is what i am here

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  I. Flying back home to MIT from home in South Bend (not a typo), I ... flying east as I stared north at the city I now call home, and the Charles ... , drawing my eyes like a beacon. And in that moment MIT unfolded for me, as I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008