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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  mind trying to get it back Wasn’t it easier in your lunchbox days Always ... that interval, several things were happening to me. High school gets ... handed out copies of her demos to record labels in Nashville, only to get

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  't stop once you're a college student (often, it gets worse, lol). * In many classes, they count for little to nothing in your final course grade. You ... notorious for taking some people more than 10+ hours to do). If you're

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  majestic it's hard not to let your breath get taken away. (Or maybe that ... somewhere in Tokyo, it was a great opportunity to get out of the city and ... public bath. Essentially the idea is, "welcome to Kyoto; in order to get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  your light to the world in new and different ways than you may be thinking right now. I am so excited for your futures and look forward to ... about your lives and how your individual stories have brought you to this

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre-orientation program (FPOP) known as FUP, where I got to do all sorts of cool community

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  's extremely convenient that I literally just have to cross the street to get to ... much that it's starting to get cliche, but I love the people here! I ... As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  than by number. I am so fried right now that it took me a full minute to ... (you're still going to do it, right?), so long as no pictures are taken ... . And I'm trying not to get skin cancer.) A better picture of me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  A random highlight of some holidays is getting emailed the latest comic from my friend and former apartment-mate Jen '01. Here's her comic ... Jennifer's Comics. Jen is also a fantastic baker -- if you want to drool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you inspired courtesy of my friend Pete: 100 folks are caught on an island by cannibals and put to the following challenge: Each shall get one hat of either

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  ="when your vision is encircled by hundreds of tiny pinpricks until you can ... back at home instead of my new place in Cambridge. I think it's ironic ... with a sore throat. I didn't think much of it—I get colds quite often, it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  your choice, taking my advice may not necessarily help you to get into ... undertaken by prospective students that ultimately leads to a college choice ... which you are likely to interact with other members of your campus

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  and getting your hands dirty all the same. There's undeniably a gendered ... . In order to learn how to use the makerspace equipment or learn a new ... SHARP right after you cut it. We can get rid of sharp edges by sanding it

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

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  , and what not to expect. Your host: A team of admissions staff and MIT ... of freedom for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with ... to what extent you're looking to explore on your own. Like online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  back home to New York. I took my last final exam, for [annotation note ... outside to take a break and get some fresh air. It was, however, raining, so ... monument, listening to "Things Fall Apart" by ayokay on repeat to the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Break and New Year Resolutions In which I try to express how wonderful being home is

  

  figured it'd be a good time to get back into this regular vlogging routine ... IAP, TA-ing a class (blog post to come) and continuing one of my UROPs ... hopefully IAP means I have more time to actually execute some of the blog post

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  data justice for senior house

  

  dorms. this data was used to justify two decisions: first, to prohibit new ... chancellor's website states that "Everything we do at MIT is informed by data ... . i still want to see MIT this way. i was also struck by this statement

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 17, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out ... penalty of law and all that stuff concerning your right to privacy, I am ... related to your intended fields of study for quite some time, while others

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  romanticize a quiet life i want to be okay

  

  to get disappointed when reality doesn’t match up with your dreams. you ... 's nothing earth-shattering. it's easy to minimize as it spills out of your ... ghost haunting the corridors, and you make your way up to barker, the 24

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 28, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  stop by Random Hall (and I happen to be home, and you recognize me) I ... ;   Things to bring Your cell phone. Your cell phone charger. A ... with free food you want to go to in your CPW booklet. A sleeping bag

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  tell your grandchildren as you gather by your solar-powered fireplace and ... friends in New House at 11 PM to sprint past Dorm Row, down the Infinite ... starvation, thanks to his unwillingness to get out of bed and buy groceries

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008