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• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  how grief manifested itself in me. Instead, it was a tangled balloon of ... was a slobbery, deflated mess on the floor. For the sake of writing a ... every few days. And I’m sure it all is a fraction of what her family is

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  like using physical agendas more. For one, it’s fun to buy a new one each year with a cute new cover! This year, mine (the one on the right), had a ... agenda less and less. And if I ever need a reminder, I just email it to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  out to a group chat, and we all drooled at the thought of spending ... a letter of recommendation, and also sent an email to my advisor. In ... . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  MIT a week early and learn about a specific aspect of MIT while getting ... ...   So there I was, messaging a few friends about things and in one ... how I really want to do part-time work for a VC firm this fall and he

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  (for a visual summary of the trip, scroll down for pictures) “Let’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long weekend. I wasn’t expecting an affirmative answer, really, as a 4-day

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  The month of January felt like a whirlwind this year – it was filled ... activities rather than taking the month to rest. But it was a good busy, a ... to take advantage of the fact that New York is a cheap bus ride away

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  I've been gone for a while, but I'm coming back! Withdrawing from MIT to work for Amazon for a semester meant that quite suddenly, I had a ... enough to have good friends and a strong community to support me during

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Events

  East Campus Rush 2014: RAW SCIENCE There shall be no entertainment or amusement in our courtyard, only roller coasters

  

  working on over the past week. Some of these science experiments include a three story fort, a roller coaster, a viking ship, and 3D twister. Prefrosh will have the opportunity to battle in a giant wrestling pit made of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Newest Member of Our Family What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh?

  

  What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh? A NEW KITTEN ... Boston today to help her pick out a little companion for the new semester ... kitten except for little Brittany! Kayla hasn't decided on a name yet

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  I started MIT as a bubble of idealism. MIT was going to be AWESOME ... going to UROP and I was going to be a Medlink and an MIT blogger and then become a doctor. I was going to rock out at my classes and a bazillion

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  Emily K.-L. ‘16. About a week ago I sat down with one my best friends ... building a career out of her true passions, even though the road hasn’t been paved, and I wish I’d known older her when I was a younger me. I’m excited

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  shouldn't have been a big surprise, but I'm having trouble reconciling how I ... , the hostel bed is very cozy and has lots of wool blankets and a big comforter. There's a beautiful woven tapestry on the wall, depicting two

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  consider the brisk weather a welcome change. My impressions of fall, in the ... sunshine, crackling fireplaces, and pie. Mmm, pie. Here is a picture of ... buses arrived in a cloud of dust and we stormed the orchard, wielding

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You'll be left in a Lurch. You'll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you'll be in a Slump. And when

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and ... got to MIT, however, consilience took a spot on my mental shelf, where ... class, Professor Bahr passed out a poster advertising that month

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  .tinyurl.com/annaho Thanks buddy. - Saturday night, I was doing laundry while dressed like a ... -ray room while wearing a paint-stained grey sweater and sweatpants. The ... like to do your laundry in New House? Sam: Sure. Me: Okay. Wear a suit

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  definitely worth a read (and worth watching), but I wanted to highlight ... out of college, who had formerly been a bit of a track star at MIT, and I had finished watching Chariots of Fire one night at 2 a.m. I told

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  'll deal with it later and just throw everything in a box". Graduating means ... a member of the rowing team, I have had the same locker at the Pierce ... a laundry loop and get them back and continue the cycle.  So when I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  I’m giving feedback or just sending my opinions into a black box. We ... performance within a group. Now I understand how professors feel. I couldn’t believe how such a diverse group of students had one, clear piece of advice

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... softly smiling and our eyes Probing with a questioning light We rub our ... through lecture halls’ doors Proclaiming that they have a message of love to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012