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• Blog / Challenges

  it’s ok that it’s not ok sometimes things will happen, and you have to just let yourself be.

  

  than actively feel awful. Kate self-medicates to reach that state, by ... moved back home, to Ethiopia? Could I make some sort of change there ... went on, but I don't think I'll be able to make it to class." Washing my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  's complement & bitwise ops are a good way to wake up. Oh, by the way: today ... , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  week. Thankfully my tests are spread out, allowing me to focus on one subject at a time. After taking tests, I normally go back to my room to ... have 4 large windows that I normally open to let the breeze in. I like to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  Four years ago, I started to apply to colleges. Four years later, I ... natural progression of life events was school followed by college followed by the picket fence and little "Bryan's" running around. Right now, I

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  New Server As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new (and much faster) server.

  

  Hi folks, As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new (and much faster) server. You'll probably notice better performance in page rendering right away; commenting is still slower than I'd like, but

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 30, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Time Traveling and Teleporting

  

  The Time Traveler Convention keeps getting bigger and bigger. Now, three of the media outlets I most respect have covered it -- NPR, The Economist, and, this morning, the New York Times -- on page 1 of the national

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  's a wimp. When situations get rough, she jumps on her bed to get as far ... . Six years went by - six years of staying as far away from singing for an audience as possible. Don't get me wrong: I love to sing. I'm no good at it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  relaxing time to honor my heritage by learning Russia’s national pastime of ... What am I up to? My Thesis This is probably any grad student’s answer to that question, no matter the time of year. This winter I have

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  also makes falling a little safer, since you’re closer to the ground. I ... also the year that Marty McFly time-traveled to from 1985 in Back to the ... local sports store. It was supposed to be a prop. I was subscribed to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  to him when he came by. We chatted at length about MIT, his current ... education makes you a better doctor down the road, when you need to consider ... working with a delightful grad student on some experiments/learning to make

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  required! Just be sure to return the MIT Reply Form by May 1st. ------------------------------------- The schedule looks fantastic - for the kids. There don't seem to be many ... I'm kind of confused - if we want to commit to MIT, we simply bubble

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out whether you've been admitted to MIT or not. I want to express to you all my confidence that you will be admitted to several great colleges, and a letter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  can make up for it by eating a lot of beans and eggs (and sometimes fake ... that I would try out vegetarianism, just to see how it went. It wasn ... ’ve never been a sandwich person, so there was nowhere I had to consciously

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  , but we know what it is. It’s very easy to make, but I realize the name can be a turn-off. I guess I’m just used to it by now; you see, I ... than usual. I’m reigniting my IAP resolution to cook dinner for myself

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  sophomore slump for college students i.e. performance drops compared to freshman year due to a lack of motivation…or something. But I don’t think it ... courses in your major) – and more pressure to be uh, mature and serious

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  turkeys into oil. Now, if you're not ready to make the time commitment ... Nazi prison camp, and was premiered to 5,000 fellow prisoners of war and their guards. This entry is a response to two excellent comments from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  refreshing to make memories that are anchored in places beyond my bedroom. I ... to Starbucks for hot chocolate when I don’t make it to the cafe in ... pictures of the places that were memorable to me in some way. Eighteen months

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  excited to hear this. Two years ago, Fred had also promised a “special surprise” that turned out to be a free week-long trip to the Amazon Rainforest over spring break. We got to perform in a bright pink opera house in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  write something about what I'm doing. =p This really has nothing to do ... surveys, debated in health discussions, helped the clinic to fundraise ... reform debate prior to this summer (and I'm still learning). Growing up

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  the external examiner (“extern”) for a PhD Viva, and now I’m trying to ... PhD. There’s a coda to that story. Over a decade ago (!), when I was an ... from being a postdoc to being a faculty member was the most abrupt of my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025