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• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  things you do at MIT. To be honest, I really enjoy them! I get weird looks ... , listening intently. At this point we get to Lobby 7, home of the big ... that it's impossible to study without getting distracted. When you've got

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  and good music. Find your own best way to cope with tension. If you ... you needn't worry. Your personal worth and success are not defined by ... Penny for Your Thoughts by Erick P. '17 The Pretender by Erick P. '17

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  spent my time anxiously waiting to get vaccinated for COVID, doomscrolling ... 't get to walk in 2021 for my SB, I did get to walk in 2023 for my SM ... saying this."]“difficult to harness and leash” (because he gets too excited

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  , I'm getting a little old, but it's cool. It's really crazy awesome to ... that it is both fun and worthwhile to get to know the people that you ... get my degree and get out. I also wanted to learn how to make cool

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  extremely trivial amount to pay for a doctor's visit and getting two week ... patient waited nearly 18 months to get a routine colonoscopy since the only ... sent one of their interpreters with her, and she was finally able to get

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  waking up to ensure your day   gets off on the right foot? What happened ... respite from a very busy IAP (which I'll hopefully get to blogging about ... anxious? When I’m by myself, I like to listen to music or watch BBC nature

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  somehow unable to deliver what’s expected, find whatever works to get your ... important to hold on to your dreams. Here’s my anectodal addendum: It was ... expected 12 drawings of our 3D models, but I couldn’t get the program to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  inspiring and horrifying to hear my characters brought to life by my ... dexterity, for getting out of a rut. I have a new confidence and a better ... felt that I had stories to tell and no means with which to tell them

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3

  

  doing all he could to get her to eat the thing burning in his hands, which ... free to share your creations with me, I’d love to hear about your takes ... ] Bring the cocotte to the table and add your choice of spirit (brown

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 7, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  WOULD BE LYING IF WE SAID WE WEREN'T TRYING TO GET STUDENT RUSH TICKETS ... ! We get to the Boston Opera House at around 12:15ish, almost 2 hours ... discouraged us, we were determined to get student rush tickets! At this point

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  you"thing. You should get a damn good lock for your bike - maybe two (I ... to be one of the most recognizable) by asking each of its riders to ... one of you for a donation of whatever you're willing to give - even if

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  ! That's CRAZY! If you're going to be taking the General Institute ... ...whatever) just wait until you get to campus. There are always upperclassmen trying to sell books. Ask around your dorm, spam the email lists, and you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  adults who want to live vicariously through me, as if I'm being pursued by ... being rich and partying all the time. No, I don't want to go to your ... .” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby *** I have come to the profound

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  the post-college world, i’d accepted that i’d never get a chance to act ... ’d never get to do"]a cappella[/annotation] later, and alan z. ‘23 and ... to do it (when would i get the chance to do this again?), and then

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn't have to be deep or profound or whatever. Vibes are important. It's 100% acceptable to choose based on whether people recognize your Homestuck jacket

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  good way to read new things that I know I wouldn’t read otherwise.  6 ... [/annotation] concerts after that but didn't get to go to any others. later, I went to the ... , all in very beautiful ways. I went with Nora to a poetry reading by

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  public, are also invited to a celebration of the day hosted by the MIT ... to you and yours! ... today, Institute Community and Equity Officer John Dozier sent an email to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  church gardens some paintings!

  

  North Wales. Unfortunately getting to South Wales would be 8 hours ... lonely towards the end of the month. But I did appreciate getting to see ... skeletal remains by tending to it as a garden.  The Welsh word for children

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 3, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Celeste the best video game i've played in months

  

  's genius musical design. And you get this attention to the music everywhere ... gets asked why she's climbing the mountain. And she responds: You're right, I don't even know why. I just had to get out of my head. I'm stuck

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  blood to get extra credit in AP Bio (no, really) and she passed out in the ... answer to this question. AP tests are mostly good for getting you out of ... ability to study smarter than your average freshman. No doubt that any of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006