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• 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
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  formatting on the MITblogs website, and also I've been thinking a lot about the ... Dia on this trip, but not Sub du Jour. Next time, Gadget. But I think I've ... overpriced, I've still got extra charges for using it in a foreign country

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  extensive collection of movies. I've decided to replace Veronica Mars with Lost, so I've watched almost the entire first two seasons in the last two ... notably the fact that they've destroyed any integrity the character once had

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  experiences I've enjoyed this semester. I'll tell you about one of them here. For the past four months, I've been working with the MIT Design Lab to ... ideas about useful improvements" and "now that you've learned some more

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  You've now had a chance to post lots of questions. Now it's my turn ... . I've taken, among other things, a functional and evolutionary ... socioeconomic elitism. I've known people from rich prep schools, people from

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  of music when we've run out of nervous banter and can't think of anything to do but yell, "OH MY GOD WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE WHAT NOW ... ?!); I've never even seen snow, so it's a sure bet that I'll be the girl

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  pizza I've had here is, well, kind of like pizza. Strangely, I do not miss ... on what I've been seeing on the e-mail list, we've already got requests ... Harbison. 9. Pour House. I don't think I've been there all year, but where

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  , but the only picture I took there was of the port-o-potty. Well, I've seen stadiums before, but I've never seen a port-o-potty with this ... been having trouble commenting? If so, sorry. Mike -- Well, I've only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  been an excursion. Sure, I've learned a lot, but I've also renewed my ... study. So maybe now you've got a great idea of what you're interested in ... insist you've got the potential to touch humanity. (Perhaps you pat

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  started building electric vehicles in 2014. This year we’ve built our first ... technical prowess. This year is the largest technical jump we’ve made in my ... cross-functional team. What I’ve learned as an engineer My advice boils

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  , I've apparently written three of them, although I've only received two ... "]missa,[/annotation] congratulations. you've finished your junior year. i'm sure it was tough with all ... relationship with fencing throughout high school. I've never been an athletic

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  Questions That Someone Might Ask Me Someday. Now that I've had a little more ... ways independent of where I would fall on an IQ or GPA spectrum. I've ... . I've seen her study for a test every day for a week, or every week for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  I've been living in New York City, in a cruft house named LoTaD, short ... , receding into the distance, growing hazy. It’s not that I’m stuck in the past—I’ve always liked living life looking forward to something, and I’ve got plenty

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025