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• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  for me.” At this point in the blog, I would be stopping myself, because ... came to MIT, I really didn’t think frat life was for me. And there is a loooong list of reasons for that, which we can go into some other time, or

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  newsletter. It doesn’t really feel like it meant for me, though, somehow, it is ... "]MIT Educational Counselor[/annotation] for this application season, and being on the ... of the cruft (for now 😳), I wasn’t too sure what to write about. I don

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  not being right for me in the long term."][/annotation] Nothing else I tried was any better. Twiddling with dimensions in SolidWorks for ... designed machines and built things with my hands, but then I ached for the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  good fit for yourself can feel high-stakes. I was super nervous about ... "]the best fit for me[/annotation]. Some people have zero problem with this ... course, 99% of the reason for this is that MY FRIENDS ARE AWESOME AND I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  the pnr mindset vs. the grindset mindset pnr shall be missed

  

  going to my [annotation note="it was a bit of a shock going home for ... agreement, or as an adjective, i.e. “so true of the professor for letting us ... [annotation note="Pass/No Record, an MIT policy where, for your first semester

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • January 15, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

  for a week. Putz and Tetazoo have quite the relationship, one that ... for clarity. I promise that the frequent snide remarks are all in good ... irradiate my food for >2 minutes (only to get lukecold results) in our more

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  bucket lists, grocery lists, and a li(s)tany of other things this is actually just an excuse to make people list-en to me talk about minecraft

  

  attention for hours on end.  That being said, my favorite Hermitcrafter is ... getting struck by lightning (I hope), putting my goals for the year into a ... importance of goals in our young, impressionable minds. Just for this, though

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  company-of-the-week's mission. I made my way through three interviews for ... next night there was an infosession for Splash, with Thai food, then ... together, and reimbursing people for buying their own food. Suddenly

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  before i left for boston, and i cried...a lot. the complex mother ... rotations & shower schedules etc.), I had to register for classes, move my schedule around, and get ready for the semester to actually start, all in the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In Our Bedroom After the Pandemic a bedroom is something that can actually be so personal

  

  For most of my adolescence, my bedroom was painted as close as I ... parent’s wishes. I asked for purple walls when we first moved to the ... : a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  MIT that seem normal once you're here for a while, but you realize are ... tetazooglounge. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, here ... receive i did not go tho[/caption] We also have our own mailing lists for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  next semester. This week, it's time for a slightly different discussion ... for being somewhat spammy and prone to flame wars) thread that got ... what the magic is at every level. Besides setting one up for plenty of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  . It doesn't mean you weren’t “good enough” for MIT. Like, for real, it’s not about that at all. A positive decision ... . Sometimes, students here live for weeks on a deadline-to-deadline schedule, so

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  biology and if it weren’t for 7.01x being a GIR (a required class at MIT ... how can I make a therapy, how can I use this protein as a marker for ... depressing and could discourage you. So decide for yourself if you want to keep

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  -jokingly-triumphant way because I had been uninterested in the project for a while, but felt ... continue? to which I had settled on “probably not” for each. Brenda applauds ... , felt silly for a second, then stepped out to see where I was. There was a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  concerts in the past week, for free. Concert #1: Verdi's Stabat Mater and Te ... a very inclined treadmill. I paid for my improper shoes / insufficient ... : MITSO and Concert Choir concerts are free for "members of the MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  This is my final paper for Science Journalism, a science writing ... for this paper taught me a lot about a subject that is central in many ... enjoy it, for a glimpse of a hot field as well as a bit of the research

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  computer for the entire month of January. Thus, when Chris made a call for ... doubt the IAP trip was a major draw for students, but I am also very much ... country is most famous for – and so registering for 4S.10 was a no

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  waited for the bus from NYC to Boston in a cramped doorway whose grimy ... , in the midst of dispossessing my own kidney and grapethirsting for ripe ... character-building stories are for bloggers who secretly want to be Charles

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008 – Another Highly Satisfied Customer! (Guest Entry) CPW! Meet the Bloggers! Free t-shirts! Tim the Beaver! Exclamation points!

  

  an iTouch or to dedicate myself to MIT for four years weeks before CPW ... ready for some MIT action. I left the plane and descended upon the luggage ... , for a one time only fee of five dollars (just kidding) you can join this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 19, 2008