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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  short bullet point list of stuff I need to do. Some specific projects have ... free time or don’t feel like doing real work. Sometimes, Alexi will ... ="116764" /] I do these things and think they are helpful but I would stop just

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  we were asked to do it four days before the event, so we had three days ... things do catch fire. And for every prop we spin and every move we try, we ... mainly do firebreathing, practice fleshing occasionally, and don’t really

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  a rush, I find it helpful to do a quick scan of the entire dining hall ... . In doing so, I'm often surprised by how much the salad bar has to offer ... , so I usually only do this if I get a to-go box (e.g., during late

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  adult conversations.  One day, you’ll have to decide what to do with all ... fund (not meme stocks) – and just let time do its thing.  Because of ... you each time you move on, you’re doing great. When you get to the age

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  . But every weekday comes with a giant to-do list, in my face and ... to do,” it asserted, when I most definitely do not. When you

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

  

  super desert-y. You do need a car to get around, but some areas are ... really made? How do products go from idea to mass production? How are ... headquarters in Cupertino, CA to engage with the rest of our team and do my final

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 29, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  , trim her fingernails, carry things up the stairs for my grandpa, and do ... I was doing an internship, excited about learning, and generally doing

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  aging as I do. My mom, for the first time, has started to look at my skin ... care of the people in my life.  For so long, I have also wanted to do as ... ’s right. I choose to do things that are difficult because I deem them

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  fall out from under you, and if they do you find yourself past knee deep ... the top do if you don't make it back to the bottom? [carousel image1 ... . It will be harder to see you once school starts again, but I do hope to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  through science-related activities. I genuinely loved anything to do with ... doing in college today. I used to picture myself only focusing on science ... comfort in simply doing what I enjoy, regardless of who I choose to identify

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  morning pale and grey. There are jobs that need doing in the basement by the ... foul chemicals you do not know the name of. They make the metal that you ... jeans. If you do it right, nothing will spark, no molten metal will fly

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  making art for fun what a crazy concept!

  

  [annotation note="i was disappointed to discover MIT doesn't really do the whole ... ’ve received, and I’ve had to do way too many mathematical calculations when ... do their thing.  Conveniently, just as IAP ended, a pipe burst (or

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  their application posts as regular posts, but I just happened not to do ... of themselves next to every piece of work they do, which has to make ... any other: sometimes you feel like you're doing great work, sometimes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  to 3-5. I tried to listen while showering, cooking, cleaning, or doing ... ; takeaways actually doing something all year is really satisfying. it also ... niche r/music thread. listen to whatever makes you happy! would I do this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  Twitter. Since my blogs do a decent job of encompassing how 2022 went for ... -deprecating way to put it, but I do think it's difficult to pare down all the ways I ... doing that. I also wouldn't be surprised if at some point in the next

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  and frequently arcane knickknacks I don't have any piercings, but I do ... , that I do not need a master's degree in CMS, as tempting as it sounds"]probably won't get a degree[/annotation] out of it. But I know I'll try to do

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  Supreme Court cases having to do with affirmative action, most recently ... opportunity, and shaping an environment in which all people can do their best ... common world together. We do not know yet how the Supreme Court will rule

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  are either very large or very small, and generally do not open. But back ... — and spent about twice as much time doing so as I did for my first day of ... would choose MIT again. And I would do so knowing I could take advantage

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  difficult for me to willingly do uncomfortable, not-so-fun things in pursuit ... doing the problems I already knew how to do, because they were fun, and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  road trip. She asked, “Do you ride?” “No, but I want to.” I bounced ... me, “Do you ride?” and I said, “not yet,” I wondered if I was lying ... asked. “We’re looking for talent to do shows like this, yes,” she said

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 23, 2022