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• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  to get me -- I’d finally found my fellow lizard people! Socializing on ... attempt at pretending to be smart. Getting on campus didn’t fix my tendency ... ’ll get desensitized to noise again, and I’m working on making small GPS

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  of my MIT life to y’all. So you get to come along on the journey! I ... ), and it felt weird to write on a blog about my MIT experience under a ... it was because I had a crush on this girl and running was ‘my time’ to

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  's pointless to try and stick a number on your chances at MIT. I guess the moral ... start in statistical thinking now. First, a few facts on which to chew: 1 ... out a number which reflects your chances of getting into MIT? First of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I’ve been reading applications And I'm still reading them

  

  , this blog is certainly not going to satisfy that curiosity. (You’re in ... extensively on this website and in many blog posts. Plus, you wouldn’t want any ... ="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0K3HYTHPgdfMquuCxf1jvJ"]Listen to rdng szn on Spotify

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

  tattoo. I read some articles on tattoo care, and the tl;dr was not to get ... on an induction stove to how to balance on a bicycle in unfavorable ... was sick, and passed out on my futon.   Growing up, I was used to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  , classes where I will never talk to anyone new and classes where I could have ... , the deep curiosity lives on.  It is still scary to think about the ... undergraduate, even though that had always been my major. I had hoped to get here

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UEA Internship Panel

  

  from how to get an interview to how to succeed once you're there. Learn ... inquires, "How's your wife/husband?" The other responds, "Relative to what ... (all years encouraged to attend!) If you are a sophomore, come meet your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ... called No Flip Flops which was full of pointers on how to survive a winter ... , and a tshirt. There's actually a lot to take into consideration when you're

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  't seem to get anything done. I'm working on the big Q&A thread that I ... this job - so it's nice to know what you're feeling. Ben ... folks (1|2|3) and deferred folks (1|2|3). Still, I'd love to hear from you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  you can care about things revisiting stoicism

  

  out of your control, so it doesn’t make sense to put too much weight on ... stop wanting to. Not ‘some way to get rid of him’ - but a way to stop trying. Not ‘some way to save my child’ - but a way to lose your fear.” i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • July 18, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  messaged me, and on a whim I invited him to visit me in New Mexico, and he ... writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... space. Courtyards are meant to be crossed.  The entry on courtyards in A

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  photo (notice the tupperware! what a friend to the environment...), and ran away to a meeting. Here's what he emailed me today: Mitra, Where ... do enter it please be sure to be clear about the bass so as not to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  competition on a grand scale. Teams of up to 200 people attempt to be first to ... pride: just like solving a puzzle is a way to show off your cleverness ... metapuzzle is a puzzle based on combining the answers to other puzzles.) This

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  hands-on learning. Each year, it admits 50 first-year students that get to ... will get to know your professors and staff in ESG and you will find ESG ... from applying to MIT. This is an amazing place and if you’re still

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  continues to maintain our website. In addition, later on we formed a few sub ... sophomore blogger will get to blog Ring Premiere! So I must admit, I didn ... (more on that later!) with our student ID) Someone (it turns out to be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  "]A[/annotation] few days ago, my Google Calendar returned to its pre-exile state, aka ... enjoy it. It's an easy and fun way to make some money on the side of my ... up and spit you out. Try your hardest to maintain your sanity whenever

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our FAPnomenol Start of Sophomore Year! where we recount the tale of our first week back on campus

  

  you get when writing the date on the first assignment of the new year ... ! That’s some pretty new territory on these blogs, but for us it ... , Allan, and get to know us :). *segway alert* We recently had many of these

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  . Admissions officers should get involved in these communities if they want to ... policies on this topic that they've made public, I would advise folks to go ... everything; simply limit those parts of your profile to people you approve as

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  You know you’re hosed when it takes you a week after classes start to ... ’t going to attend any of my Monday classes) Sophomore Standing If you’re scratching your head and wondering how exactly MIT is allowing me to take this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  walking down the Infinite and can’t wait to get back to your dorm to catch a ... butt glued to a random chair on the first floor of Stata. But your mentor keeps Slack messaging you with more and more new experiments to run. You’re

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021