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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  , "What is the place you've worked at that you're most proud of?" My heart ... admissions officers and bloggers. All the work that I've done and all the work that they've let me do. Simultaneously, my heart sank, as I realized how

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  pole dancing and punching things trying out new classes in Copenhagen

  

  I've been taking the time to explore some classes and activities in ... maga, and did art with some coworkers! pole I’ve tried out the stripper ... , learn punches. Enter krav maga! I’ve heard it described on the internet

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 16, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  person living nearest me whom I've known for the longest—I think we've been ... you've looked like before and inform you of the change now. Another ... tell me, all the time, that I've gotten fatter. That my face is rounder

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  studying in France. We've been trying to chat all week, but the 6 hour time ... Awkward" has been murdered, and we've been charged with the task of figuring ... "little black book" with lots of contacts in it. We've got to solve the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  better, and you've probably already read that one. West is generally an ... the least forgettable characters I've ever encountered, and there was ... . Light in August (William Faulkner) -- I've liked all the short stories of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  -sensitive enough to focus on during midterm season. I’ve also recently gotten into the habit of sticky-noting my thoughts/reminders on my dorm wall, so I’ve ... Thursdays :0"]seems pretty laborious time-wise,[/annotation]but I've heard

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / Classes

  A Collection of Creative Questions A collage of some of my silliest assignments

  

  the silliest assignment questions I've been asked here:   ... Completely different in purpose from the MIT "Stata" Center Brett must've

  • by Richard O. '28
  • February 28, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  An (overdue) blogger update! I'm trying to come out of writer's block lol

  

  Ah, how I've missed blogging. I fell off of blogging in the last two ... to make. The merch contest post was the last post I've written that ... spend on blogs was now being funneled into my own writing projects. I've

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  time I’ve run the Boston Marathon (or any marathon), but I’ve run the BAA ... some international work. I’ve gotten to advise government departments ... ] Outside of work, I’ve been busy, and not just with running. I make metal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  tendencies, and that shiny bar you've set for yourself becomes the standard for ... reason you’ve made up to justify that. It’s hard to say with confidence ... exam, but a few exams along the way. I would’ve failed another class, if

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT-vangelion (Pi Day 2023) 3/14/23 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  .mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you’ve ... they’ve met. Putting two and two together, we have a Neon Genesis

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  I've been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to ... dances. Recently, I've had dearth of dances: This semester's place permits

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  secondhand stories an allegory

  

  time, i've never actually seen an improv show in person, just read about it. i mean, sure, i went to acting school for four years, but i've ... , but i learned to repeat and build upon the scenes that i've watched. and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  It's April. I’ve been on campus for close to two months now. It ... I've gotten to campus that have made me smile. the Charles river ... solid two weeks because of how hosed I've been, when I was running

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  I've always been very open and honest with my struggles with computer ... my move to DC and my newly found CS internship, I've found this sudden ... for a week, I can confidently say it feels SO much better than what I've

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  every week. Obviously, that hasn't happened. But I've also had weeks where I've blogged twice in a week so it basically makes up for it. I ... . Ever since I've dropped it and returned back to four classes, I am much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  and work at MIT, ten years ago today. I've been thinking about what I ... blog post. So I've decided to adopt a strategy that I learned from grad ... write about, reflecting on things I've learned and things that are still

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  yourself some time today. To realize just how far you've come. To hold your head up high. Because you've come a long way. And you deserve to make

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  Hello, world. It’s been awhile. Mostly because I’ve been swamped. It's been a "pset, sleep, blog –– pick two" kind of time, so instead of ... what I’ve been doing instead of blogging. neet.mit.edu cbmm

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  I’ve since been a huge fan of cinema.   This semester, I’m taking 21L.011 - The Film Experience with Prof. Thorburn. We’ve been doing ... fantastic a program as they’ve described it to be. I joined last semester

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018