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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  that I’m not doing the best I can to achieve this goal. I used to think ... evening to Sunday afternoon, for an ESP retreat. It’s been a lot these past ... semester to say. Here’s At Least I’m Not as Sad (As I Used to Be) from the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  pedal and accelerated the motorized shopping cart from 0 to (approx.) 25 mph in the gaspingly brief time required to scream barely the first two ... recoiled along a vector perpendicular to Massachusetts Avenue as I gripped

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  to you? I can send it in by using fedex." You may email or mail us the ... by email. I can tell you it is unlikely to make a significant impact on ... , "I just wanted to ask how applicants who used the paper application can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  you'll get over it but you feel like you never will.[1] So if I can offer any advice it's just to emote. Let your psychological immune system ... success. You can go to a community college and still end up at the top of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  to study for my physics final Monday. But then it was Saturday. And ... some my sadness quickly washed away as I stepped outside to find butter ... squanch, which is my hall's mascot, but as you can see, it ended terribly

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  also use these webinars to dispel some common misconceptions when it ... ?” “What does MIT do as part of it?” and “How can it help me?” Well, the ... STARS (Small-Town and Rural Student) Ambassadors, to give you a quick

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a ... freshman year. that person can only staple in groups of up to four people ... friend sucks since we need to preserve Burton Conner culture, but it's not

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  Hey y’all, My god I can’t believe it! It has been almost 2 months since I arrived in Boston. I have been up to my ears in work, dance ... 2-3 months of hard work, you will be a whiz! Also, it’s important to

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  CPW, making a decision, and saying yes/no The clock to May 1 is ticking.

  

  enjoyed CPW as much as I did. It was great to meet many of you at the "Meet ... Now that CPW has come to a close, the Class of 2013 is starting to come together quickly. The national reply date of May 1 is rapidly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Reasons I haven’t blagged… hint: "I'm Busy" isn't one of them

  

  ).   5. Nothing to blag about Yes, I know it doesn’t make sense. Neither does it make sense when you say you have ‘nothing to wear’. Sometimes it’s not that there’s nothing to blog about, it’s just that there’s nothing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 29, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Books I did read this semester I am literate if not literary

  

  . I’m used to separating bigoted art from a bigoted artist. But it’s one ... our way through this one. I used to be that kid who read during lunch ... reading. When I go to bed at three, it’s more of a bleary couple pages, but

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 21, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  crowd, because I can bet someone will sing along. It's my karaoke go-to ... Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used to Be), and it gets a dedicated post this ... senioritis. As much as I wanted to use We Got Work To Do, it didn't fit the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  memory devices using two exciting new materials, only to discover that they ... knowing what does. For example, my simulations taught them to avoid using ... semesters have been somewhat disappointing, I think it’s good to experience

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  to grab our ankles without warning.  Naturally, Penny thought it would ... it’s true that many people here tend to overcommit themselves, this isn ... make the regretful decision to put this pset off until it's too late

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  ...you name it. I tried very hard to tame my hoarder instincts. My friend walked ... ’s what I ended up with - I had to stop myself before it got out of hand, and so I can hurry off to the CPW Activities Midway. Honest Signals

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  you can be a part. Sincerely, Kirk Kolenbrander Senior Advisor to the ... it is that TWO bloggers were invited to have lunch with her. ~10 ... ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  it was in the waiting area for the dentist that I used to go to, I ... . Ever since then, I have been obsessed. In high school, it was my go-to ... is my goal to beat it. Recently, though, I’ve gotten into watching

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MARC 2025 (not a live blog) Featuring Andi '25!

  

  they’re similar to ice skating where you push to the side, but it was ... hands to the dealer and he would tell us out loud “you can still stay in ... deciding it was far more interesting to go frolic in the snow. I don

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  event that encourages the student body to give back. It was then that she ... , service is not only a fantastic way to hang out with your sisters - it is ... If there's one thing MIT students aren't known for having, it's spare

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  warmth. American Airlines, you can take away the sweetness of my freedom to ... insanity native to jungles clotted around the siren shores of Winter Break. Take the mental hyperactivity characteristic of MIT kids, infuse it with

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008