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• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  moving too fast. But having these days doesn’t make your life any less ... are always moments when you’re presented with a decision, and naturally ... more details. You learn from your mistakes and get better at making

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  . I remember when I was in your shoes. Back in the day, I had to do it ... December. It was torturous, and the clock seemed to tick too fast and too ... episodes – on the one and only Taylor Swift). Go explore your city! If you

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  super fun. For non-sailors: Team racing is 3v3 and the aim is for your team to finish in a combo beating the other team (ex: your team wins if your finish results are 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place (totaling 9 points) and

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  time. Fast forward nine months into my first week at college. I was ... are. Home is where your friends are, and if you’re open about yourself ... . So take comfort in knowing that your future doesn’t lie in the hands of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  ). Don't think too much. Write as fast as you can. There's no correct way to do this. Find your own rhythm. Experiment. Record your fleeting impressions. Tell us something about your own expectations, what you already

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  injuring 17. The news spread fast, wildfire chased by the wind. I was talking ... judgmental about trivializing worries about what to make of your life, how to pass classes and figure out your dreams, in the face of greater fears

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  surprise. Fast forward twelveish years later to IAP 2009. IAP is a pretty ... your suffering friends at other schools. And so one weekend Kes '11 ... to walk across the Harvard bridge, wear rainboots up to your elbows

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  'll ever meet. No, seriously, if you ever tell me you're coughing, or your nose is running, or your leg's going to fall off, don't expect any ... off because my immune system is better than yours." Can you see where

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  ! ...if you're a girl) and to lead a tour of my UROP lab. But the one thing ... words too fast and people can't understand me and I have to repeat myself ... sciences" five times fast.) So I'm going to teach you the numbering system

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  your interview. What questions did you ask the EC? What aspects of yourself did you share with your EC? What questions stymied you? I know ... on your mind right now, so I kinda wanna address this issue. First off

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  — '] playing Elden Ring on a dex/faith build: small, fast melee weapons with the ... income because your parents have decided to use that wealth to pay their ... ’s market. In such a case, we may ask that you use some of your Feastables

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  sourdough starter, what would your name be?" My mom: "Shuli, obviously. That ... then he fell quickly. Was that too fast? Did it indicate something was ... you think you know what you need... you're making progress... you're

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  Startups survive on momentum.  How do you maintain momentum when you're working on problems with a time scale of many years?  If you're a nuclear ... in 3 months? The answer is to shorten your cycle time by aiming for

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Break To sleep or not to sleep?

  

  that are knee-deep in finals (including yours truly). Finals at MIT are ... your throat as possible in the shortest amount of time it can. An example ... you're feeling really hardcore you can take 18.01A which shoves all of

  • by Snively '11
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  're allowed to paint the walls (and have cats and smoke, if you're into that ... for IAP, which you'll hear more about as it occurs. Now January is fast ... comes time to choose your living groups (because, you know, it's only

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  world with the same eyes. Mine work just like yours do. My sun is yellow just like yours is. However, we come to different conclusions because we ... me a bottle. Fast forward to 1991, and I'm a little boy playing outside

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  -weird. Life gets very different very fast as you go through your senior year -- something many of you are probably realizing as you go through your senior ... matters! Questions! 1. Thanks everybody for your birthday wishes! I had a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  )... maybe if you get your questions in fast enough, I'll even edit this entry ... your most burning question about MIT life in the comments? It can be ... swim 100 yards on your front." Not anything too scary. And if you really

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  can effectively tack on $12 to the price of your restaurant meal. This ... that's because I like seafood and steak.  You could easily get your grocery bill below $50 per week if you're willing to forgo fancier meals

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Theory of Actual Reality

  

  part was Sadoway was moving fast. Not lightning fast, but the kind of fast pace I had always hoped for in high school, where we weren

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2004