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• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  , the sophomore fall! *** Uh so yeah I'm gonna be a sophomore, and just saying that didn't feel like dramatic enough of an opening. I wanted it to sound like an old nursery rhyme or something, but I also didn't care that

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  to say, I’d like to write more now that I’m transitioning from college to the next phase of my life. I’m excited to say that I’ll probably be pursuing a Ph.D. in quantum information next year! probably because I haven

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  MITMo last year and I love this post so definitely give that a read. This year I decided to write another monologue to give at the performance, and ... number of reasons, I really like how this turned out. In this piece, I talk

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  About a year ago, in the midst of job recruiting season, I wrote a ... recruiting season again, but this year, I escaped from the cycle by accepting a ... from the process, I wanted to talk about how applying to jobs was

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  do things other than science, technology, or engineering. I personally find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do ... huge one of those things is reading. I love books. I used to be one of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  Over this past summer, I spent a lot of time filling out all of those ... beginning!! We were going to college!! I obsessed over my answers to every question, as if I’d never snapped out of the trance of college apps, and one

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  Slay the Spire Bundle for Palestinian Aid I'm the kind of person who likes playing games that I can play over and over. When I made the Slay the Spire post two years ago, I had 67 hours in the game. Now I have 300

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fun things I’ve done lately! life isn't all being hosed

  

  In my last blog post, I mentioned that one nice benefit of becoming a Master's student instead of an undergrad is that I have a bit more free time to have fun. I promised to write more about the fun stuff I've been

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 8, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  Hey folks, it's been a while. I've been very focused and not in a writing mood for the last couple months, but I'm back and I'm excited to ... summer has been full of new colors. Last semester was not the best, and I

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  i recently reread sandra cisneros' short story "eleven". “what they ... phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card fixed and i overheard some current undergrads talking about their classes

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China

  

  Lunar New Year!!! I finally made it around to making this video about my time in China. If you can’t tell, I decided to do this video in Chinese so please forgive me for the countless mistakes I make… I still have so

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  I'm on the train home to Philadelphia. Currently: four women run my ... it's Thanksgiving break. Next week will be absurdly busy, and I am not looking forward to it. A few things that happened in November: I spent a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  I was ecstatic. An educational video I had made for my IAP class was ... free food and interviews. I dubbed the event The Red Carpet Premiere. On this very special evening, I decided to dress up so I could walk straight

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  I was fifteen and intensely naïve when I graduated from high school and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is probably best saved for another blog post; the important thing is that I did

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes

  

  I'm back on campus! I just finished my 10-week internship at the New York Times, which at one point made me use so much Rails I had dreams about it. I also did good amount of UI/UX and product design for an intern

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 14, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list. Last weekend, I made a little more headway on this goal by tackling Item #51: Eat

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  I have been at MIT for the past year, and it has been nothing short of an adventure. For instance, I came here straight from the country ... from so many different places. Upon my arrival at MIT, I was almost

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of what there is to know about MIT. But I don’t think I even come close. Every day, I discover something new about MIT; I’m so amazed by everything

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next ... (COUGHMITCOUGH), which, I mean, is a kind of a big deal and will in fact influence the rest of your life. No pressure or anything. I will weigh in with how

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  Yesterday, a prefrosh friend of mine sent me this Facebook message: I ... person to ask. I'm considering applying to be a blogger, but I'm concerned about the time commitment. My on-campus job is 6-10 hours per week, and I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008