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• Blog / Challenges

  it’s ok that it’s not ok sometimes things will happen, and you have to just let yourself be.

  

  this consistently and it is not the “norm” of my life, I actually ... depression. One is “anhedonia”, or the inability to feel anything, unable to ... is, or how to go about acquiring it. The other type of depression is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum

  

  There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  commute throughout campus. The MIT.nano building is up and running, and yes ... now the city is going nuts over the Red Sox's World Series win. And I ... To set the mood: Beethoven Symphony no 7 - II  🎵 Take 1: Keep Calm

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  “the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying

  

  into a job application, only to not get the job, that is time and energy ... -risk. The potential outcomes weren't you took no action so you are not dating ... , which is why I have always found the advice "the worst thing that can

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  ’s an entire website moderating the rental and upkeep of Tim. If you want ... of donning the costume is taking the custom Tim the Beaver ice packs ... . The “body form” is reminiscent of a Victorian hoop skirt affixed around

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  MIT is serious about research. The Institute is the birth place to ... privilege is mostly a result of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities ... discovery. I spent my first few months on campus checking the UROP website and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All I Ever Will Be? on friendships

  

  . Which one is the real version? I think. The one that I knew? Or the one that is here now? My friend Emma describes this as the end of the ... 's relationship where everything is incredibly positive. Emma says the same thing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 20, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  reasons, not the least of which is emails like this: From: Mollie Burgoon To ... not only a birthday but an anniversary! What are the chances?" Most ... presumably the odds that I would have the same birthday as any random person is

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  Although it may not be as apparent as other aspects of MIT, the visual arts presence here (and in the greater Boston area) is super vibrant ... design is based on the iconic cable cars of San Francisco, which I grew up

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  ", and not just because of the whole Tom Cruise/Oprah thing. Rather, he was ... : All of this is just a way of leading up to the gut reaction I had all through the film: I do not like the tripods. I do not like the way they look

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bad Grades and Big Screw-Ups Pulling back the A's, B's, C's, and P's to see what's inside

  

  , dropping my A to a C. The sad part is that I still cared, even though it was ... [annotation note="OX is a grade that you can get at the end of the semester if ... ."]OX[/annotation] when I had no other choice but to ask for one. My OX is still not

  • by Powers '23
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  and it'll be difficult, but I will get through it!!!! This is not the ... Wish Unleash your mind. What is your secret wish for the next year? Not ... year. This is usually done in the form of setting New Year's resolutions

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  else to do it. in esp we have a saying, which is "your job is not to do ... reason. sometimes other people are doing the manage-y things, which is ... for now" these are all things i associate with management, not the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  so far. I have absolutely no idea when the third one is going to arrive ... collectively decided not to compete the next day because we were so emotionally ... because of the people, but I'm not submerged in all the baggage that comes

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  biggest is people who do not understand how to drive on the Infinite Corridor. The Infinite is essentially a 4-lane road with 2 lanes going in ... will get run over. If the Infinite is not crowded, consider the center

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  lectures? Not my favorite. I spent the time well, though, seeing as I had ... people enrolled in the class. This is where some of the anxiety starts to ... for those trying to see if EECS is the right choice for them, which

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  is much pain in the world, but not in Concord Market." - Maddie L. '26 ... , and it didn't disappoint. The staff is lovely and very friendly. Lots of ... The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. For over 20 years

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  should! This is not the movie to show to kindergartners in lieu of Barney ... . He claimed that he was not racist. When screened at the White House for ... movie is credited with massive race riots throughout the country. So why

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  -time MIT faculty. It is awarded by other faculty members, which means the ... year's Killian Award and the person scheduled to teach us "What is a gene ... protein-coding regions compose only 2 percent of the genome. What is the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  from at least i’m not as sad as i used to be. the setup is that nate ... ’m not sad now. maybe it’s just the expectation that i’ll see people again ... is the anger and grief of recent events, that i just don’t have any

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020