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• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  level as you, have an advantage in that they've been through what you ... ? :/   after it ended, an upperclassman asked me what I could've been told ... for me to make new friends and maintain my friendships, I would've

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  's more convenient to just stick to the norm. I've tried to get into ... , and daily goals/tasks. I've found that tracking goals like this helps me ... can look back and see all the genres I've traversed and all my new first

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  play dough

  

  exactly where I've put things even if it's messy and out in the open and not at all where it usually is, but I know because I've put it there and I've ... . I had the urge...to mix them. Which I've never done before. And I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  surprising, given that I’ve only lived in Tucson half the year. My cousins ... ="at least I assume this is high school as opposed to college, but I’ve never ... without thinking that you’ve gone with someone else to that same spot. Now I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  the bright light that was East Campus and all the friends that I've made ... hard. I've struggled to scrape by with passing grades, and have failed ... the communities I've been a part of have been there to provide love and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  the most fun I've had in literal weeks. I'm so grateful that I've had ... kind of memed with everyone for another hour or so. I feel like I've always been "the young one" in most environments I've been; I took a lot of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  "Paper Rings."   Here is an actual thing I said recently: "I've ... , then your phone is gonna crash. Oops. So I've been using the break to ... friend or an acquaintance from Toronto. I still do this sometimes, but I've

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  -show depression :( If you’ve poured your life into some sort of seasonal activity ... weeks have passed and I’ve gotten over the stomach flu, I’ve realized ... because I loved to paint, to write, to perform; I’ve always prided myself on

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (WHO 2019) I've been ... personal, why that's been the case. At this point, I've been able to ... first time I've felt burned out in a (metaphorically) clinical way, so it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  there are so many things that come to mind that I've been pressing ... feeling of being overwhelmed by not only how much I've changed, but also how ... were less stressful there than here. I'm not sure if that's because I've

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  . __________________________________  Part 1: Freshman Fall I’ve only been here for a semester, but things have ... think of future days at MIT without homework as thrilling. I’ve also had ... academics, I’ve made more of life-changing decisions this year than during all

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  just one?” Or maybe, “I’ve put two years into this soufflé, but I don’t think I’m into it anymore”. I’ve been fortunate in that I sort of ... episode where you've just been told you have to finish your seven problem

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  blocks of time I’ve been able to dedicate to uninhibitedly thinking about ... deep, or whatever. I’ve developed a clearer picture of how I think about the world and what I value (versus what I’ve thought I valued in the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  difficult. I’m sure you can guess what I’ve been doing..... (*drum roll ... overall was harder. There’s also a couple things I’ve been doing outside of ... when a lot of people seem to enter a mindset of now what? You’ve prepared

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  marathon. But I think the more powerful things I’ve gotten away from my four ... of my research had ever moved someone liked that before. I’ve never ... the way I think about things.” But I’ve found something that can have

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  Now that it's too late to turn back you've decided to matriculate to MIT, you might be left wondering just what it is you've managed to get ... problem and seeing something that seems way beyond anything I've ever seen

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  to our suitcases. I probably should’ve put my suitcase on the luggage ... makes me feel like I’ve exercised enough to last a lifetime, though. On ... ’t get sunburned. They do. Most definitely. Still, I’ve been having the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  Relations Director of LTI (Leadership Training Institute) - which I've also ... that I've always thought that this organization contained an excellent ... since its founding. Meh, I've talked too much, so I'll let Jia take over

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  upperclassmen to exert on freshmen, and that because they've been there longer ... what pass/no-record will be for you. Personally, I've always believed in ... often reflect how well you've learned the material in the course. Whether

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  look back at the things you've done. When I started filling out my MIT ... what you've done over the last several summers and pick the things that ... you're done filling out an application, if you've done it correctly, you

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008