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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  , I have no idea who you are or what you’re like, but I’m here to ... to learn and what you’re willing to do to learn.  MIT has its way of ... If you've never played two truths and a lie before, all you have to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  comfortable there? The answer to that is usually no, especially when your home ... , though I could write an entire post in Japanese if I wanted to. Maybe I will later, but today’s not that day. I just wanted to share this

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions mailed;

  

  great learning experience for me, and has allowed me to understand your ... , and at a quarter to five, the mailman came to post the letters. Sadly, I missed the photo of the postman coming to take away the letters. We have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  trainer when I get back home. Despite all these things, I've been going to ... institution. I love MIT. MIT is great, kids. You get to do shit like this. Sorry ... 'd ever get to explore or do. I've tried so many new things, met so many

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  . I got to meet astronauts, hear Elon Musk speak live, and get expert ... fortunately well-positioned to get a picture. That's Michael Collins ... MIT. When you're stuck, there are friends there to help you deal with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  “What inspired you to draw your design” question in the submission form, I ... college, not knowing what to do after graduation, realizing that your ... made fond memories at MIT. However, it can feel disappointing to not get

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  over after a few days. 2. I am old and need to get a real person job. I'm getting flown out to NYC soon for a full day of being wined, dined, and ... use the left sides of their brains. 4. I've been getting up to speed

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  a lot of coolant splashing everywhere so it was hard to get really good pictures, but here are a few I managed to get. I made a video ... . Without a CNC I dare you to get that kind of curve. Consider yourself dared

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  Tuesday evenings, for three hours, and during each class you’d get to hear ... just when they started to get interesting, and there needed to be more ... communicating a feeling to the observer. When your words on the page—nothing more

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  informal): Please use the space below to comment on what your school could have done to improve your undergraduate experience or what you wish you ... , be specific about how your college or university contributed to these

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  two are out to get me. You'll never get my wisdom teeth! Neither of you ... to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the ... 'll be relatively independent and your primary responsibility will be to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  who I knew was getting to Madrid the same day as me to start her job ... a wireless signal to your house and tell it to turn the heat back on ... mouse are very NOT intuitive. Computers should be able to recognize your

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  into consideration (and you're not going to get a part if you really can ... during-the-semester musical to be fun." Me: "Yeah, you're right. I won ... Man With A Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun, and left. On March 7, I got

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  easy to be sold that story, especially at MIT—to be told that your job, your mission, is to solve the world's great challenges, and that nothing ... , something I feel ultimately to be true."]slowly, but surely, things get better

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  apply to grad school. Your life is so much more than sets and lectures and ... :15 — my alarm that tells me to get a snack from Red Door goes off. I decide to get a green tea this time, as well as an avocado toast. 1:42 — no

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  that I can't resist sharing. If you decide to get up and practice ... know about ytterbium How to impress your friends with homemade poi An ... parasites which could live in your eye Commensalism and you How to avoid being

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  took a weekend away to fall down a 3-mile trail. So not only do we get outside, we get out of MIT pretty often! Going to school here is really ... Hampshire to ski down a 4,000 foot mountain. Your call! A few days before

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

   rice with forks? How are you going to scoop it into your mouth? The default of ... cards. And even of the places that do, often, getting a card to work takes ... and had to get to the other, you went on an overpass. A footbridge

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  competitions in order to get into MIT!) I remember standing on the field with the ... 's weird to see a team be better in your absence. At the Awards Ceremony ... representative of the invitee gets up to the microphone and (unless they don't want

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  then makes you want to beat your head against the wall. The Pythagorean ... back. Now I'm sitting in my room, typing, getting to read a little bit ... Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008