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• Blog / Blog Projects

  Blogger Retreat 2023 adventures in liveblogging

  

  59-minute walk according to Google Maps, but 40 minutes at a New York ... begin. (Also deep thanks to Kano for the planning and brilliant execution ... go on. The five of us hopped on the shuttle to wait for the others to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I am slowly going insane This is your brain on AI-generated videos

  

  was trying to create a benchmark for evaluating AI-generated videos, and outsourcing to MIT students was the best way to get the high-quality human ... really wanted to build one for myself, so I knew I had to compete

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 6, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  never having to use my legal name or tell professors I go by a different ... , is that at MIT I've been able to feel seen. Most times for the better ... this blogpost is meant to be a mock-up of my monologue for the MIT

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Out Sick aka, a subject line for too many emails

  

   terrible, opened my Google calendar, saw I had nothing I desperately needed to do ... , we all have work we need to do, and the last thing you'd want is to get ... email, and went to bed. And fell asleep for sixteen hours. Apparently (I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  admission decisions should certainly be sinking in by now. For those offered admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches ... out a year hoping to be favored by chance. Plausible, however, does not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  unpleasant for them but never long enough to wipe them out. When I run or bike ... feel the urge to push through, keep hiking. I called for a stop about an ... ’d prolong being sick by at least a day. Finally I got myself to say, “Actually

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  world with such optimism, and I'm really proud of myself for getting this ... hobbies this semester, but found that I wasn't able to do that for a variety of reasons. I wanted to get better at guitar and paint more, in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  I thought it would be good to share here too for those of you who may ... that much. By sophomore year of college, I had to declare my major. I ... “order fulfillment centers” closer to cities to enable fast transportation

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  -ME??” scream, I know I’ll somehow manage to get by... ...with these goobers. ... (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces ... willing to forgo this summer so I can get to MIT as soon as possible. I can

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  wanted to just sample a new song or album before you paid anything for it ... , curated by the bloggers, to provide motivational music for you, dear reader ... ; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  ) for an interview. By the end of the week, I had a UROP at Choi Lab. It ... blogger—and here i am. i wished at 11:11 to get into mit, and here i am ... to the next time I can swing by Pika! With my schedule being the way it

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  , but for the first time, I truly was scared I was going to royally mess ... pushing myself to spend countless hours studying for a test that truth be ... , all that in the upcoming weeks. For now, I have to play an April Fool

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  are other ways to get to/from the airport. The cheapest way is by public ... alums and MIT parents. "Insight for Parents by Parents": First thing ... 'd suggest making some new friends and going out to explore the city yourself

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  in, work on their thing, and have mentors/staff around to ask for help. In order to learn how to use the makerspace equipment or learn a new ... to weld for funsies. I ask the people here for the training to also

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  straightforward, actually - play some good music for people to enjoy while they work ... , acting in plays and musicals for two years before I switched to the dark ... anything to do but yell, "OH MY GOD WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE WHAT NOW

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  leading a project to redesign the new sfs.mit.edu and mitadmissions ... generous financial aid, anytime money is involved people tend to get stressed ... include: making it really easy to find what you are looking for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  classes, academic fairs etc. to get a flavor for the academic side of MIT ... Station -> Red Line to Kendall/MIT), then here is how you get from the subway stop to checkin. Ancient CPW Wisdom "Mini Guide to CPW" by Yuliya

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  means for autobiographer and biographer to develop a personal voice; and ... . Enrollment limited to 20 students by audition. L. Toure 21W.762 Poetry Workshop ... .351 (my sub for 8.09), so that's probably not going to happen. Out of those

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  to maintain a balance between new students and upperclassmen. That said ... is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... current bloggers had been keeping a personal blog for years prior to working

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  to travel to new places for competitions; it helped me win a number of ... particularly new or unexpected, and anyone who knows me will be the first to roll ... unknowns, possibilities, and decisions for me to explore, and I'm glad that

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022