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• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  convince myself that I shouldn't feel guilty for not doing the same. This is ... this is entirely unique. I more so mean the entire air/media propaganda ... doing much of anything isn't nearly as bothering to me as it is to the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  ." I could get all linguisticy about how meaning is not conveyed just ... some part of that context is not shared etc. etc.… But what I'd rather talk about is ~my feelings~. (Wow! Writing about your feelings on the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  The Introduction This is only part of a comprehensive guide I hope ... written here is from my own personal experience or the advice of others. If ... ” award – Walking around is, in my opinion, the most enjoyable method of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  how can i keep from singing? a midpoint check-in

  

  ’m not so sure about the decision I’ve reached. How is it possible to be so ... , absurd, but is also not unattractive. I wonder if the stability will keep ... in a choir. The Boston Conservatory is running a program for high

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 22, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  . Undo is ctrl+z, and redo is ctrl+shift+z (not ctrl+y, which is the redo ... +s after the document is made to choose a directory, save, and rename if you ... can add or remove Artboards after the document is created. I also like

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  , I should blog! 7:40 PM: Erons '12 walks into my room. Erons is not ... potentials inside charged cubes. Erons is the type of person who carries all ... , ungracefully truncated by the finite spacial limits of Google Calendar. Lulu is a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  , because today is the grand opening of Anna's Taqueria on campus! Anna's Taqueria is perhaps the best know Boston restaurant of the variety "cheap AND ... literally out the door. One of the best things about Anna's is that they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  use them as the latter is, in my opinion, not terribly ethical ... as potential MIT '11s gear up to begin the admissions process. Below is ... help applicants with the process, with the match - not if they're out to

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  .  My absence is easy to explain though, having left the Institute to work ... what MIT means to me.  The short version is that it is the place in my ... importantly, the place where I have been most clearly seen.  While that may not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  It’s Friday, Friday… hacking Mikey

  

  ." Yep. The students here at MIT may be on spring break, but the office is ... of my friends here in the office is Mikey Yang. Mikey is an MIT alumnus ... Friday. Not "end of the week" Friday. This Friday by Rebecca Black. Like

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Late-Night Juggler In which I spend about twenty minutes trying to transcribe the Mass Ave cross signal…

  

  Note: The following is adapted from an article I wrote for CMS.350 ... too :-) It's three in the morning and MIT's campus is, for once ... -druhdruhdrum sound of the crossing signal on Mass Ave is still audible as you pass

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  instructor Mike Conti. Of the ten years he's taught shooting at MIT, this is ... talk about the air pistol itself. The aim is to learn to shoot precisely, and the air pistol is pretty much made for that. The trigger is light

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  're not having fun, something is not right. CPW is one of the most fun times ... Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule ... . Campus Preview Weekend is full with free food all over campus. Open houses

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  their room numbers. Each of the four floors is concentric with the shaft ... side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the most popular intersection in the dorm. If my door is closed my room is as

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  really cool or clever tshirts, but Course 18's is the best (no, I'm not ... This blog post is about the following picture: In particular ... . My new "i choose 18" tshirt from the math department (which is Course

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  't disagree with, but I think since my post is sort of personal and not ... To Me. I am self-conscious about the number of "I"s in my writing ... ="Important caveat: This is regarding my personal experience, as I'm sure it's not just

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  directions is impressive, we are not actually impressed by the inability to ... 2023 is now live. While some have jumped at the chance to scope out the changes and preview the short answer prompts, a much larger group is likely

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  note="this is not to say that walking the marathon is particularly hard ... . Traditionally, the Boston Marathon is also [annotation note="this year it has been ... Hopkinton, we talk about the plan for the rest of the day—my goal is to start

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond

  

  others). The following day (Friday), I did not wear a tie for the first ... written, the international admissions is extremely rigorous. I've been ... continues in parallel is the financial aid process. For those of you applying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  distinction. That said, AP's are not the only way to demonstrate that one is ... often than not, what society deems "the best" is not actually the best for ... brought nothing else to the table. And that's not who we're looking for at

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005