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• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  border.  But, then again, it’s hard to proudly claim the mainland identity ... [/annotation]. It’s hard to proudly claim the identity “American” when a guy at McDonald’s tells me to my face that I’m not actually from here. It’s hard to proudly

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  in transit where do i go from here?

  

  " and can produce no other semblance of sound aside from this. It makes me ... wick has ran out? I'm not sure what to do. I ask my friends, "What can I do to fix this?" and they look at me with sad eyes. What can I do to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] GetSimmons! Writing is hard, so here's a video game instead

  

  How to play: Use your arrow keys to move the tiles. When two tiles with ... to Threes by Asher Vollmer. You can also play the game at the original ... Combine other dorms to reach the almighty Simmons Hall

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa

  

  're definitely not in Boston anymore... After a three hour drive, we made it to ... to give it another going over. This time we made time for a photo op: The ladies at the course on Friday. In case you can't tell, it was

  • by Alina G. '11
  • November 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody ... entry is to let you know about the live webcast of the competition. It ... root for Team 9 (also known as Team Awesome). We're in it to win it! Our

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Haven’t Been Blogging I, uh, don't really have an excuse

  

  tunes to get the mind flowing. I prefer to use themostdangerouswritingapp ... right flavor. I bake my post to perfection and let it sit for about a day ... . So I pushed myself to write up this post and put it out there to get

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 1, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  that weekend, I sent an email to Baker Desk asking if I could pick it up ... walk over and turn it off. I sent an email to our area director ... got it sent to East Campus this time. And again, two days later, they

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  to do (academically or not) and using the opportunities here to grow ... group or club. It’s important to keep in mind that while some anxious ... to discover it. A good way to maybe think about it is CPW is a taste of

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  Shell play host to the Boston Pops on July 4th, but it also plays host to ... the same to me, when it's a free concert you don't complain. A short walk across Storrow Drive, you can get to Boston Common where this summer

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  I can. I was talking to a guidance counselor over the phone today ... article, it would probably be better not to rank... I just got a visit ... blogging when I can. Over at Ben's latest post, some folks seem to think I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  different. It’s out of place. Like a round peg trying to fit in the square ... -right of the picture. The sign next to it has a list of names. Fifth graders, sixth graders, who worked to make the mural together. Apparently it’s an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  of MIT's campus for people who want to know what it's like to be at MIT ... they were at the time. It's not meant to be a professional tour of MIT ... though we would love it if you did!), feel free to watch it on 2x speed for

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  , and honestly, it can be hard to tell where to start. I spent a couple ... ="though some are predicting it may be closer to a depression ... insufficient change. It is not easy to look at this world and smile and listen to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  Admissions blogger. If you want to read a little bit about me, you can check ... 't it be cool to see MIT from the sky? I found the somewhat-nearby Hanscom ... ;   Welcome to main campus! From here, you can see Killian Court, the

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  ’ve stumbled and fallen. Of course, it can take some time for things to really ... acknowledge it or not, you subconsciously know that this year is going to be ... corner. You’re excited about getting to finally be your own person.You can

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  wear it on your hand, to the many references to punting/tooling/hacking, to the class-specific inside jokes, it’s cloaked in tradition. Plus ... One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  the Spanish word that sounded closest to it. Hey, according to Matt ... her logic was that she would have time to hide it from me, figuring I ... ordered pizza and didn't really want it to go to waste, so we postponed that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  This was supposed to be a happy post. It was supposed to be one of ... prospective students.  It was supposed to be about my first time celebrating ... the bombs.  Yet it was still horrifying beyond words to witness.  All

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Engineer, Blogger… Rhodes Scholar (!) Melis wins the Rhodes Scholarship!

  

  coverage of the Rhodes announcement: It occurred to Melis N. Anahtar's family ... oldest and best known award for international study," includes among its ... Isaacson. Add to that list Melis Anahtar, MIT senior, Mechanical Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  be reviewed and added to your application when we receive it. Remember ... home, it's best for you to interview with them. If you haven't yet ... posted here.  The deadline to contact your EC has passed for early action

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006