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  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  doing. We boarded a repurposed school bus (there were a bunch of young ... who do things in order to talk about them (like me)” I, too, belong to that species now because I’m a blogger, so I’ll tell you about what I did

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  We all have those weeks. Some sort of tragedy happens - a death in the family, the death of a friend, the sadness of a friend, an angry anonymous email, the hospitalization of a friend or cat - these all are very

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  the only independent living group at MIT? What if I have to do a cooking ... Remember the plot of The Matrix trilogy? Neither do I, which is why I ... ). Small wonder that I still recall those warm-hued summer days with a mellow

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  . Despite that, I felt inconsolably bad about the exam for a few days. It’s been a long time since I’ve so thoroughly bungled a test. There are many ... to expecting a lot of myself, and I was a bit baffled when I just

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  of translating a 3D form into 2D, while live drawing makes you do just ... since starting college. I've made a ton of art for my clubs at MIT and for ... [/annotation] major at Tufts and invites me to a life drawing session the other day in a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  open, speaking, her eyebrows furrowed a bit.   CAMI: Do you think ... first assignment of the class, we were challenged to write a script for a ... illustrate it, but I thought it would be a neat challenge to illustrate it and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  discuss what we do instead of a conventional CPW (and other complementary ... also appreciate that it is the prudent thing to do from a public health ... you are enrolled. You may find it useful to do so for your own learning

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  [live blogging] astronomy field camp sky stalking in tenerife

  

  , there was conversation about things one could do over a gap year. it seems ... the data they need as part of a larger project. the class ends with ... and results deduced. today, i am observing at Artemis, which is a 1m

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  configure our camera, but in the end, all we do is we look at the sky. it is a ... right now    a lot of the times, i am my first invalidator. it is ... that it is not a big deal. but to pull out of the details of the context

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  Campus, what do you eat?” My answers have varied, from “Free food!” to “A ... front of Stud! I do not know what for, but a friend, Melissa D. '25 ... meeting of MIT Wind, a club for the DoE collegiate wind competition!!  The

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

        On the evening of June 6, 2012, a satellite ... calculations were wrong, and there isn’t a transit today at all?” The second ... Venus is a fairly predictable thing.” He paused, switching the settings on

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i am taking in spring 26 because i'm stuck at the airport right now. NOT ranked in terms of edibility (sorry)

  

  less jittery"]I have nothing better to do, [/annotation] here's a mind ... From 2022-2023, I travelled [annotation note="a quick count suggests ... the worst one being 19 hours straight"]a lot. [/annotation] I also had

  • by Janet G. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Rediscovering en Plein Air Painting by Elisa X. '26, MEng '26

  

  away from this hobby. Now as I am starting my fourth year at MIT as a [annotation note="Essentially, I am starting my MEng in EECS while completing a ... design, watercolor, sculpture, etc.) until over a year after we first met

  • by Allison E. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  uncommon in the mind of a [annotation note="I do NOT encourage sleep ... them through such a rigid standard. My purpose is this: What do certain ... I started watching Friends a few weeks ago. I thought it was going to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

   even thrive — wherever you go; whatever you do. As Aiden H. ’28 wrote recently, reflecting on his own Early Action rejection from a “dream” school: “I’m not going ... converse civilly and with the best of intentions, even though this may be a

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2020 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  we could not. As a former transfer student myself, I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of you who were admitted ... the best of luck wherever you go, and whatever you do.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2019 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live

  

  we could not. As a former transfer student myself (not to MIT), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of you who ... , I wish you the best of luck wherever you go, and whatever you do.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I always had eggs before a big exam. It's become one of my pre-exam routines ... point my brain doesn't want to do any more work. I've checked to make sure

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2018 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  chagrined about those we could not. As a former transfer student myself (not to MIT), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For ... whatever you do.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2017 Transfer Decisions Will Be Released Today May the Fourth, and also your transfer decisions, be with you

  

  about those we could not. As a former transfer student myself (not to MIT), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of ... do.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2017