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• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  year at MIT. I think fondly of that year, despite all the difficulties ... outdoorsy activities all happened at FLIPOP, the First-generation, Low ... Sang at an open mic night Frolicked in an apple orchard DJ'd a party

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  when the pandemic first hit. And that was a bad time for me. Looking at the posts I made at the time, at least i'm not as sad as i used to be or ... was listening to At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be) while writing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  the most popular location by far, though. I ran into at least two dozen people at a club, and I saw another 20 or so on my 5 AM flight back to Boston. I'd estimate there being at least 200 MIT people there, and last

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  schoolers, prefrosh, and people in general. And in case at any point it feels ... axioms exist, and, at the very least, what those axioms imply for the type ... done. 2. The Questions at Hand. More aptly titled: Formalism. Song: Night

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  it. During my freshman fall at MIT, one of my friends told me about a traumatic experience they had had. I wanted to say something—anything at all ... seemed trite, or contrived, or simply wrong. I ended up saying nothing at

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  campus better than them? when i've experienced zero semesters at MIT with ... the sophomores who spent their COVID spring semester at MIT. i'm really ... the people who were juniors in my freshman year, i can only laugh at the

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

  day one welcome back

  

  at me. Most are from the First-Year Pre-Orientation Program I was a ... . Afterwards, we get lunch at Starbucks and she tells me about her gap year ... classes. He's cross-registering at Harvard; I always wanted to take an art

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  at 617.253.3400.
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  taking 6.145 at the time and I wasn't sure I could handle the commitment of ... at MIT and every time someone mentions glassblowing I wince a little ... 'm tired of skirting around this. One of my biggest regrets at MIT is not

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  hope springs eternal a warm feeling

  

  It's a beautiful day today in Boston, and looking out the window at ... help but be buoyed by the thought of meeting (or at least seeing) new ... next semester's classes. But, at least for today, I could not care less

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Packing incoherent thoughts from move-out week

  

  It’s Wednesday night. I have about 84 hours left at MIT. 84 hours ... to stare out at a skyline that looks back at me. 84 hours left of what ... in the Rye, Holden Caulfield stands on a hill looking down at the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  socializing safely ...but also leaving my room maybe once a day

  

  friends in the halls, at Stud, or as I'm hurrying down Dorm Row to class. I ... sophomore in Harvard Square (we got bagels at Black Sheep Bagel Cafe and oh ... out with all summer; her roommate is at risk for COVID and they're safe

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  students will accept our offer of admission and enroll at MIT in the fall (as ... of students decided to begin their education this fall, even at a ... ago and has been charting her own path at UC Davis.']many paths to and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2020!

  

  that they can shout dinosaur facts at me with the help of some CADding ... communicate what being a student at MIT is like. You should interpret this ... own experience. We expect you to blog at least once every two weeks and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  to spend the day at the beach. it was a goddamn ride start to finish. our journey started at a Starbucks drive-through, where someone ... beach to watch the sunset on. 20 minutes of driving later, we arrived at

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  can work during the day and hang out at night. The experience living ... can hang out with anyone at any time. I realized how much I took this ... while living at my dorm. I also am done with school—I finished my only

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Screaming on a page (kinda) about 6.009 Please excuse what's about to follow

  

  I. Spent. AT LEAST 15 HOURS ON THIS GODDAMN CODE. Endless stretches ... . Spot. It made no sense, none at all. Virtual office hours? I’ve literally ... three more test cases. And they won’t improve my grade at all XDDDDDDD

  • by Powers '23
  • April 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  MIT quite yet. I think I've definitely gotten better at being an MIT ... 'm going to do the best that I've ever done at this school, and I'm super ... ="attachment_50634" align="alignnone" width="1000"] look at all that empty space

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  going on, but I really want to write up at least some of my scraps. To ... )" feature at the bottom of the page to gather some audience input about which ... general. Biology at MIT (what? why? how?) + cool stuff going on in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  'd present at the end of May in a big Open House that anyone could attend ... classes I had taken at MIT, gave me a lot of prior experience. So, even ... and worked at a local pool. i was sad about not having a cool internship

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019