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• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  from my house in Boston to campus for my first class of the day. At 10 AM ... The start of spring is an important time — not because summer is ... because the sun stays out past 6 pm. No, the start of spring means one thing

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  So Development Lab (D-Lab), one of my classes this term, announced who is going on which trip this January. I got my first choice country ... will be working with community partners like the following: UNZA

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  Kresge. Three whole hours before the event began. Front row seats were ... of the night, however, was when a student asked the following: “If you ... . Blessing us with 72 minutes of geniously scripted & reflective comedy

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  strangers.”) Have no fear; there is light at the end of the tunnel. Second ... decisions will make a profound impact on the rest of our lives. My classmates ... of trepidation that I say that the next 9-10 years of my life are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  happened very quickly. I first heard about the program during the summer from ... out to a group chat, and we all drooled at the thought of spending ... the entirety of Junior year, but the program was canceled just last year

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  problems, I could barely do any of them without first looking at the solution ... Reflecting on the lessons of last semester, I knew I was going to ... catch a break. I'm getting a little tired of the "studying harder than I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  day meaning the first three days of web.lab, after which mit announces ... response time feel a lot of anxiety the night before your first lecture ... started; i actually think this might be the first time the coincidence of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  first half of the question. It's a good school, and I like science, and ... ?" Well, you see, of the 11 undergrad dorms, only one, McCormick, is all ... Living Group). With most of the options being coed, the powers that be need

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  first, the idea of taking leave was just a small seed in the back of my ... . Some of them are: Cooking: For the first time ever, I both have access ... scheduling barriers. Week 1 Recap In a word, the first week of my gap year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Syzygy, basically. uh, what?

  

  Several things happened last week of note. Monday was the first day ... running what appears to be the first version of linux ever, but even being ... considering Thanksgiving is usually just the three of us in a big empty house

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment

  

  about the first time he was part of the reenactment, in 2001. He had never ... suggested biking to see the Battle of Lexington, I was THRILLED! We woke at ... steady myself. We traded off for the better vantage point a couple of times

  • by Kim D. '09
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  went to public school." Part of the purpose of first term pass/no record ... prefers 9 or 9.5. Ah, the mysteries of life. Also, during term, my body is ... : - Played with my eight year-old brother - Watched most of the complete series

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  next fun adventure. Where will you go?  First View of Salem from the ... (for a visual summary of the trip, scroll down for pictures) “Let ... , I had to choose the latter. One perk of being a poor college student

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  10:51 PM, on the farewell eve of Infinite Activities Period: School ... embryonic guts over the creamy, supple blankness of winter vacation. This ... 's blog, blogarithm, not necessarily because of the content but because I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Sunday Everyone Go read Marilee's post... NOW.

  

  After spending the weekend away from email & the blogs trying ... an email from Marilee, asking me to post her first-ever blog entry. I have done so, and have decided not to do a post of my own, because you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  you are living somewhere far(ish) from the center of campus (like Next ... just got mine from Costco at the beginning of my freshman year and I ... 're not into the whole "wrinkled" look. 11. Sheets. Another "duh," but hey

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Chapter Closes To open another

  

  book, I’ll also be thinking of the first one—Whirlwind of Metamorphosis ... letter of admission and screaming to stepping foot on campus for the first ... A little while ago, I was just heading out of the bathroom on my

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Good Morning, Sportsracers! *erases introductory post draft for the umpteenth time in the vain hope that he'll stick…

  

  had been fairly quiet through the first half of high school, and it had ... hat has reappeared on special days including the first day of school ... made this process during the whirlwind of CPW seem particularly daunting

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first ... guinea pig for Course 5's lab restructuring, since my year is the first to ... the sake of learning itself, and the emphasis I was placing on the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  Latino students paraded through the halls of the dorm playing accordion and ... list: "Apparently a lot of people are curious/furious about the parade ... the night of the 24th of November...(remember remember the 24th of

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008