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• Blog / Uncategorized

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  of “ON YOUR SCOOTAH!” This season, it was our fair and brave president ... game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of whom rides on a noble steed--those scooters that you used to sit your

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  so lucky, but I did write a handful of rhymes for giggles on our bus ... of Iceland[/caption] the wheels on the bus go round and round driving all 'round the town there's light snow dustings on the ground in iceland

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  them, I am running on the delightful concoction of sleeplessness, instant ... note="beware that some bikes being sold on craigslist are stolen! you can check by searching up the bike's serial number on bikeindex.org/stolen. it

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Mailings & Comms

  Be a Blogger 2023!

  

  ’t write about what it’s like to live on Conner 2, or plan REX, or UROP, or ... disciplined exuberance to post at least twice a month on average. We may ask you ... application will go live on 07/01/2023, and close on 8/01/2023. Anyone who has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  . “Why are you always dating these PhD types? You’re overindexing on ... the colors and textures. “It felt like magic,” he told me on one of our ... success, but we certainly weren’t trying to appear on magazine covers or

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling ... here, i already feel indebted to nearly everyone on hall. when all is ... don’t want to intrude on the space they need. so i stay silent. and

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Events

  beautiful moments i think too much

  

  's been harder to notice the nice and pretty things in life: sailing on the ... to see the lights turned off and people napping, sitting on a couch ... time i spent a whole day bouncing on and off trains with a friend, two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  are serious. Though I have opinions on specific athletes/sports that I ... Office is right off of the Kendall/MIT stop on the redline. Everyone ... seen people of all ages and sizes riding around on bikes here

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  months on campus before getting kicked off due to the pandemic. now i'm back on campus, but more than a year has elapsed, and i'm a junior now ... heavily on the upperclassmen in my living group and clubs. i felt

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  on that later this summer it is time for those of you who might want ... wisdom, but we can’t write about what it’s like to live on Conner 2, or ... perspective, and the disciplined exuberance to post at least twice a month on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Packing incoherent thoughts from move-out week

  

  student.  I’m sitting on the floor of my dorm room, surrounded by boxes ... friends and I realized that the few extra dollars spent on getting a PODS ... in the Rye, Holden Caulfield stands on a hill looking down at the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  On Tuesday, the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office hosted a ... ;feature=youtu.be In my last post, I wrote: On a day like today, I find myself thinking particularly of Ben’sposts on Amaud Arbery and Life of a Black Person

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  sent to a relative wishing them a happy birthday! or a congrats on graduating!, a funny tweet sent to a friend, or a tag on MIT Confessions. On ... given to the stranger who brushes by you on the sidewalk.  In these times

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  I Finally Finished Intro Programming ...it took 2.5 years

  

  .0001 the normal way and exact my revenge on the placement test that had wronged me. I took it freshman fall on Pass/No Record, and I passed. The ... requirements to complete to graduate on time. This list included 6.00, or

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 22, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  would likely never become anything on their own. I have a similar thing going on, but I really want to write up at least some of my scraps. To ... general. Biology at MIT (what? why? how?) + cool stuff going on in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  of getting in based on your test scores ... later. Clean your room. Your parents will thank you. Work on your other ... some memories. Focus on school. Yes, your senior year grades still

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  a gcal september never really used it until now

  

  classes. they're pretty much the only things i've been putting on my ... interesting, but not mandatory. i may or may not go to them based on various ... .e. not planning on flaking, in contrast with light blue). yellow are

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  decisions for students who were on the wait list for the Class of 2023. If you ... to 17 out of the 408 students on our wait list. At this point, our wait ... that going in. I share his sentiments, and will add that I also was on a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  feeling on the inside. As if goosebumps are embedded deep into my skin ... and continued on with my life. I avoided social media for the next 24 ... into tears. Tears that initially just sat on my lower eyelids. Then

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  universities — an institution built on intellectual excellence, a meritocratic ... , aim high, and earn a degree or a place in college or the military, on ... , on a beautiful day that I will never forget, I became an American

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017