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• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  I grew up in. But it actually wasn’t until I left Missouri for college ... overnight camps during my summers for up to three weeks at a time. But ... [/caption] Suddenly, the end date for my stay was years away instead of days or weeks

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  ’t find it. (That was a long lonely month when I thought I lost it for good, only for it to ultimately reappear under the couch.) I don’t know how ... moved west to Palo Alto for my master's and decided to stay when I

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  . The same staff that is responsible for admitting students is responsible for hosting Campus Preview Weekend. So once decisions are out, the ... admissions staff has their own portion of CPW to oversee. For the last few

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar ... , and since flights were also relatively cheap,  for spring break my ... so lucky, but I did write a handful of rhymes for giggles on our bus

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  though it'll probably be a bit different during the performance for any ... cutting my hair for me after it had gotten particularly wild who didn't make ... , is that at MIT I've been able to feel seen. Most times for the better

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  For the last several years, I've been getting canker sores around the ... they've worked for me: Ice. I figured I could use ice to numb the pain ... minutes for me. Still, it's very useful for eating, so I often use this

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2026 are now ... .'] 14,781 students applied for early admission[/annotation] to the MIT ... more information for deferred students here; you can also read posts from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  other courses I want for the remainder of the day. Today, in artificial ... counselor for. I find it amusing that I'm in the same math class as them. In ... experience. Maybe I'll take it next year, if I stay for my master's degree. Or

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  For the last six years now, I have started this post with a jaunty ... inside my house now. i love it, but fear for when it a w a k e n s a colorful new new MIT welcome center will soon be ready for you to see! more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  goodbye, thoughts; welcome, semester tfw classes are my saving grace

  

  I've never been so excited for a semester. I'm taking classes that ... alongside the start of the semester, but damn. I was in this relationship for ... spent a lot of quality time with my roommates, and it was helpful for me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  One of my goals for my sophomore year was to do all the things I was ... , failures, and experiences in between. For starters, my past few couple weeks ... Sloan Business Club! I didn't go to any recruitment events for SBC

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  list are invariably awesome, and we hope to find a space for them in our ... best decision for them once MIT announced its plans for the fall. On July ... space in the class for students who have remained on the wait list.   To

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  excited for everything that I have lined up! This sort of breaks down into three parts. Classes I'm super excited for my classes this semester (and for the rest of my MIT career, honestly) because I'm finally done with

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  most. I am not fond of these echoes. And I think it's for these reasons ... had come home for Columbus day weekend and everything was fine. In fact ... 's a fresh start for me. I recently went through the process of cleaning

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Events

  APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades

  

  traditional ingredient used in your recipe for a healthier choice (you will have ... addition to a set of custom-designed Apple Bake mugs for the top five winners in each category. There were also prizes for the entries that won Best

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  For the past few days, I've been walking around with this weird ... and continued on with my life. I avoided social media for the next 24 ... sunny Sunday afternoon. But there I was weeping. Weeping for people whose

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  semester which is different and wonderful Oh, boy, I have been awake for ... staying in Cambridge for Thanksgiving, and I understand why now (so much ... so that I could go home for less than a thousand dollars. The fried

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  of print for decades, but for our new website, the College Board agreed to publish it as a free PDF for anyone who wants to read it. Now that ... serve as a force for the betterment of society. The key for Thresher is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fig. 4: Study with me! A semi-productive Sunday afternoon vlog (feat. an hour trying to find a printer)

  

  , or UROPs. For the 6 courses I'm taking this semester, I have 1 End ... -August. 2 of my courses are project-based. For those 2 classes, my project ... final papers -- due in mid-June -- to count for the majority of our marks

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s trending?: My Computer Vision final project Where trendy styles = adding styling to trend lines

  

  consumed by my final project for 6.869: Computer Vision. So I thought I would ... ! For those of you who aren’t familiar, Computer Vision is the study of ... computer. For instance, here are some questions you might be able to solve

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 11, 2018