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  Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!

  

  long as you're an MIT undergrad then you can re-apply next summer! We hope that you continue sharing your story to the world, and we are

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

  

  microcelebrity of your dreams. Meta, I know. For some background, I’ve barely ... apply obviously to journalling, so if your privacy concerns are too high ... synthesize ideas in the context of your own life.  I think many of the MIT

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 18, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  longer and collect more experiences before you can really understand your own preferences from my spiritual awakening: i’m not saying your seeking is useless. what i mean is that you’re an unfolding process. your

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing with its performance? What about designing your own heat sink? Or maybe figuring out the optimal scoop-ability of your favorite [annotation note

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  problem, unless you're an acrobat or something ... to the best of your ability," where X=bike or car or Shrek or Tim ... art project that you can preserve or recycle depending on your heart

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  2009: The fantastic thing about SnowDays is that you can share your ... snowflakes falling. If someone makes a snowflake while you're watching it, it ... , so you're looking at how it's changed over each cut. There's a trick

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  . Dear Ella,  We have completed our early action review of your ... . Remember that, regardless of where you go after high school, these are your final months in your childhood homes. With your families. With your

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  . The make-your-own pasta bowls are ~quality~. Chipotle - In Kendall ... ) Make some kind of scrapbook/album of your time at MIT Travel and eat good food on MIT's money Remove toxic people from your life - you

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  manage your time, certainly, that crucial skill you can show off in a job ... takes time; also hanging out with your friends, or cooking dinner -- but you need time to do so much more than that. When all your time has been

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  or dishware because if you’re cooking, you should already own these ... putting a little lemon zest in your mushroom spinach egg scramble... gotta ... would really add depth to this meal? Zest. Lemon, lime, orange, take your

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  ="aligncenter" width="225"] under the bridge[/caption] 3. Gold Star Mothers Park If you're ... for a while. Keep your eyes on the swings, though—they're snatched up ... from MIT, so if you're looking for somewhere new to walk/run or bike, it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  times You hate your pulse because it thinks you’re still alive And ... spent. That after this streak of work, I’m going to crash. You hate your pulse because it thinks you’re still alive. That’s the kind of sentence I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Meet More People a guest post from Amy F. '20

  

  is easy: go to more public events, make friends with your friends’ friends (and your friends’ friends’ friends...), and seek out novel ... time? And why do they deserve yours? With everything that happens, it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  pitches a bit too rehearsed, and you're never certain if an event is casual ... , which is an Amazon Echo strapped to your dog's collar, so that it seems like your dog answers your questions. Also your dog is harder to get

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  here your whole life! And isn’t the whole reason your parents and your ... or culture or language that has affected your identity. More and more ... only need your left hand or your right hand, sometimes you need both. But

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  Friday!   It’s even crazier if you’re a first-semester freshman and ... Games  over the summer. Yes, she is a 2019!  Also, if you're wondering why ... open yourself to opportunities. Important tips for bluffing your way

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  direct transcript for your reading pleasure: Me: Tell me about your day ... are interviewing me about my day. Me: Can you rate your day? Dora: Rate my day? Um, what do you mean? Me: Like on a scale of your choosing

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  Dear 2020 MIT Protofrosh,  Today or tomorrow, depending on your timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You're ... and good music. Find your own best way to cope with tension. If you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  little breath of sunshine to your day between cramming your 18.02 homework and running to your 8.01 lecture. The smell of something cooking in the ... you buy all your food from the dining hall. Salmon with chunky tzatziki

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  , someone is always going to undercut you and counter your "I only got 5 hours ... try I keep failing.   There you go, you're now on your first ... the real world and how intentions mean squat if you're not getting it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015