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• Blog / MIT Life

  the last twenty days burning out before the semester even starts

  

  One year ago, before sophomore year started, and before I became a blogger, I was [annotation note="REX stands for Residence EXploration, where ... a few other committee members, I had to design and run the first and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  (sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love MIT A shocking confession: one time, I almost transferred to Harvard. I even had a recommendation lined up from a Harvard

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17

  

  stranger to the blogs), and she has kindly allowed me to share them. I think ... are a very good start.   good morning, MIT—i didn’t sleep last ... is Piper. i live in East Campus, on second east. i’m a sophomore. i

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  So I think that the goal was that this post be filled with wisdom and ... maybe some engineering problems). While I can’t say that I’ve personally seen the unicorns (sly little creatures), the two years since I graduated

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  Before coming to MIT, I consumed a lot of Content™ about college ... algorithms. Whether or not I consumed this content intentionally, though, it ... study sessions, late night conversations... the list goes on. But now I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  I first stepped onto MIT’s campus in the summer of my junior year ... like. I didn’t visit many colleges outside of my local area in high school, and my parents also didn’t go to college, so I couldn’t ask them

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  these women had no obvious dealbreakers that I knew of, so I asked him why he'd rejected all of them. "I really can't say," was his reply. "It ... response was No." Obviously, I don't know for sure if this is the true

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  fall semester in the form of those modern poem books you buy for $15 at Urban Outfitters

  

  a disclaimer some events are slightly out of order I was not really ... never will I force myself to  live that way again. Or so I said.   I feel like I have not run in days like I haven’t slept I feel like

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  . Today, I hung out with some friends from high school. We all noticed that we mellowed a lot over the course of college. "I like this Cami," my friend had said earlier tonight. "You seem happier." I am. Words cannot

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  For many people, the idea of "what do I want to be when I grow up" is ... need a PhD, how often will I have to move, are there any jobs available ... unfortunate series of events, what I want to be has always been pretty clear

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

  ;   кошка кошка + кошка собака   I’ve decided to try an experiment: every two weeks I’ll post an informal blog post with a riddle or a ... tweets. While I love the revision that goes into most of my blog posts, I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  Today, I felt: angry and heartbroken. Because: the first question on ... free copy of Matlab on the formula sheet. No kidding. I opened the test ... inconsolable horror at the sight of more Arabic numerals than I've seen since the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  First let me say that I am touched that Sam dedicated his BAREFOOT CONTESSA blog entry to me. I know how much that entry must mean to him, judging by how many times I heard that "good neighbor policy" story

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  to be hitting this week. Last night my friends and I wandered from B1 ... of fake blood and medicine bottles on string lights. I chatted with a ... basement. I went to get water and two people were switching shirts in front

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  Recently, I’ve been trying to record music. I have a mic setup thanks to the rap class I’m taking this semester with Lupe Fiasco; my living group has a piano keyboard, and I’ve downloaded MuseScore. It’s my first

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  by k.c. green)[/caption] I don't hate math, but I've never ... something I could ever establish an interest in. The weird thing is that I ... , I've decided to dedicate my undergraduate studies towards artificial

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  Hello 2024s. I'm about to go on another blogging hiatus, but I wanted to tell you some things before I go: Exactly two years ago, I was ... come to a close and I was trying out my shiny new label of "MIT student

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  This semester has been weird for me. On one side I am for all intents and purposes I am a junior, a 2020. I will not be graduating until 2020 ... classmates are 2020. On the other hand I am a senior. My oldest friends walked

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  Writing is difficult. It's the last day in July.* I find it very easy to DO things, but writing is difficult. So, I have decided to write ... of the tardy-writing-mountain** I keep purposefully shrouded in the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  I often feel inspired when I least expect to. When I do feel inspired, I mean really inspired, I sit on my bed and close my eyes. I let my mind take me wherever it wants. I pull out a piece of paper and a BIC pen

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012