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• Blog / IAP

  (another) postcard from GTL spain and an unexpected crossover with the Edgerton Center

  

  that’s all you need.' — paraphrased from the instructor on the first day of MIT's pistol class [annotation note="unfortunately I was on the ... , helping share part of the effort. The more hands on deck, the better

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 1, 2025
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  of fate and some bad defense, weBabble scored on Toxic Algae, and ... ; But the best part of DME was the tournament on Saturday; driving was ...   It was an epic battle, a tournament to the death. Tens of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  whiplash feelings from yesterday

  

  focus on the class because you feel BURNOUT. you think about how you ... , regardless of how many classes or commitments you have 11am: you decide to try maseeh dining because people on mit confessions have been claiming it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  what i’m doing this fall leadership tingz

  

  I'm excited about the fall! Since sophomores aren't on campus, I won ... finances? Me?? It's more likely than you'd think... I'm the treasurer of my ... finances is. There are a lot of contrived processes for things, so it's kind

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 2, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  chat this: HELL. FUCKING. YES. For those of you who don't know me ... movie on Netflix at least 14 times over, if not more, and read the first ... the second row of the theatre, but honestly not complaining, I could

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from ... class one day to see that Claire has received a big box of “fall clothing ... first taste of fall. Yeah, I will admit I am freezing my butt off. But

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of Friday nights like this, and a lot of Fridays spent studying or coding ... lot to do this weekend, but I feel more on top of things this semester

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  free-spirited. Daisy is now living the life out on a farm where she can ... technically not mine or any of my family's but since we did live next door and this dog was capable of leaping tall buildings like Superman or just her

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation ... to be taking over MIT's campus in five days. You may have heard of it ... but a pale imitation of the truth - valorous but vain attempts to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  self care define it or perish

  

  as i've previously mentioned on the blogs, sophomore fall is wrecking ... ...which makes me think of how much time i had this summer to do things!! i took advantage of it for sure, but wow, being in the middle of the semester and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  This semester, almost all of my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays ... ?) Besides the plenitude of classrooms, some of Building 4's most enjoyable ... for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  's alumni interviews. I am looking forward to discussing them on this blog ... Buick Regal — not the whole car but about 200 parts (which is about 1% of ... school crew program at the Detroit Boat Club (I was on the varsity crew

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  meal plan program back on campus got canceled. We share the same ... after being patted down by a very kind TSA agent while one of his ... . After orienting ourselves and collecting my luggage, we hopped on a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  sort of recovery from burnout. I took on absolutely no responsibilities ... I started MIT as a bubble of idealism. MIT was going to be AWESOME ... began the painful process of defroshing. I learned that, no, I was not

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  You may think you have a pretty good grip on what type of person you are. Let's face it, you just spent the last four years of your life ... every part of my application starting on August 1st I didn't start filling

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  was stored on top of a tall cabinet out of harm's way. The very first ... of this was because I grew up on Macs, and so I've always thought in ... ?" Of course this was okay with me. A few minutes later on that Sunday I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  about $20 on it for food. If you actually need any of it, you are again ... chocolate at La Verde’s on the last day of CPW. I encourage you to do the same ... ’ll give you a glitter fairy sticker and a sheet of bubble wrap. I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  to get on with the process of deciding among the schools that have ... major reunion and I've been spending much of the time recently, when I haven't been reading your folders, working on plans for the big event. At

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  subject. Begged. We're talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of ... 've gotten asked about bathrooms before and during most of my dorm tours I end ... in the comments), but I've had some experience with the bathrooms of

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Sorry you didn’t meet me :( I missed Meet-The-Bloggers, and some things on this semester

  

  the little pine tree on the side of the road instead of the big huge ... During the Meet the Bloggers party on friday, I sent the following ... when I was a wee freshman and now she's all grown up and class of 2011

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 15, 2007