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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Rediscovering en Plein Air Painting by Elisa X. '26, MEng '26

  

  This post is written by the wonderful Elisa X. '26 / MEng '26 ... option I had on hand, which is also much more portable than the full ... is fine if these are not very affordable. I used a cheap, kid

  • by Allison E. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet My True Love: Notion a tool for stress-free college applications (and much more)

  

  is due, the status of the application, any to-do items, the timeline ... I want any "early action" applications that are "not started" at the ... colors and and symbols throughout the page. The pretty sky on top is a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  still call it by is old number."]6.009[/annotation] was. Underneath the ... sets on my iPad though because that makes it easier to submit the pset on ... paid or earn credit for it."]UROPs[/annotation] from the Tangible Media

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  between the kerning of those letters, everything is hiding.) I ... . But the break felt so short, and once I was back at MIT, I was in an awkward middle spot: life wasn't quite full enough to feel that the semester

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  Does the smell of latex make you smile? Think Grey's Anatomy is the ... .091 (Solid-State Chemistry), though it's not recommended because the 5.11-s ... -thorasic surgeon like Dr. Burke or Chief of Surgery like Dr. Webber? (do NOT, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Mid-May Update Q&A: Athena tips and hints

  

  ://web.mit.edu/olh/zephyr/. You can change the name that is displayed when you send Zephyr messages ... change your name throughout Athena, but *not* in the MIT directory or ... directory and registrar database, because your middle name is actually not one

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  motivated to push the boundaries of performing art. I am not exaggerating when I say that doing art is what keeps me sane at MIT. The beautiful irony of it is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/15/18, at 12:15 PM ET

  

  visit MyMIT and click on the lost password link. There is a similar link ... enough to tell you, as the title says, we will be releasing Early Action ... decision on the 15th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your My

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We ... application, which is what we do during our admissions committee selection ... and don't have a formula or weigh any part of the application. Although
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  can for sure say that I feel the most confident I've been, which is a ... MIT friends before officially arriving back to my very-not-unpacked dorm ... ="Burton-Conner"]BC[/annotation]this afternoon, and it truly felt like home <3 Despite the bulk of my traveling

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  magician Not only is any sufficiently advanced technology indistinguishable ... moment very few of them feel like magic to me (the main exception is 6.2540 nanotechnology: from atoms to systems, which is why i am enrolled in the class

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  ="i am not counting psets and rough drafts so this is an undercount"]sum up ... journal. The author, in fact, is Albert Einstein, and the paper is “On the ... the world. To modern physicists, this is an incredibly important piece

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17

  

  that this is not a feel-good post. i do have many strong opinions on the ... All words beyond this introduction belong to Piper L. '17 (who is no stranger to the blogs), and she has kindly allowed me to share them. I think

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  ’s usually referred to in the in-game dialogue) is kind of confusing ... ="attachment_67752" align="alignnone" width="784"] ((Aether is on the right. The other person in the picture is Albedo, who’s an alchemist. I don’t have a lot of

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  . Nutmeg is an excellent team player, but not a stand-alone star. To put this ... , you always picked cinnamon first, nutmeg second. Nutmeg is like the Ryan ... workout that day and gosh darnit all I want is some peanut butter and some

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  School Math teacher, who is a part of the NPL and also started a mystery ... for finishing the hunt first is getting to write next year's puzzle) I ... all the benefits of MIT without the homework! What has changed is that I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  culture within culture i moved to east campus

  

  's probably not the case; also, EC is slated for renovation next year, so its ... very little experience with meal plans given that the food is mediocre ... . cooking for myself, on the other hand, is easy, fun, and just better for my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 15, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  was—not-thinking about MIT decisions, much like how a child does not think about the marshmallow in front of her, or how you’re not thinking ... better on a different chew toy, brightly colored perhaps, the kind of treat

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  My favorite room is a well-kept secret. I won't reveal the location ... ;   Tomorrow is Career Fair, and out of the 26 emails I’ve received so ... . ____________________________ This post is the first in what I hope is a series of live one-hour slices

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  forms… the February Updates and Notes (FUN) form. tl;dr: the FUN form is ... obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester ... free to contact the office. I already graduated high school or I’m not

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018