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• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  Coming back to campus has been unsettling for many reasons. My ... with my sister for the blue[annotation note="This was followed by my ... is for girls and girls are weak and i Am nOt LIkE oThEr Gi

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  feelings. i spent the entirety of my saturday afternoon psetting for only ... would forget. i learned not out of curiosity and love for what i was doing, but for a letter on paper that i believed would determine

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  9 to 5 gig down to a skill. Wake up, go to work, code, go for lunch ... crippling laziness and go for a run in the woods behind my hotel, but until ... subconscious for months but that I’ve not had the time or emotional capacity to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  was there for. There had been signs up all over campus for a week or two ... review for those seniors who are struggling with the concept in the 7.01x ... for fun. I am a nerd. I don't think I became a nerd UNTIL I came to MIT

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

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  had prepared itself for hours of hunching over a computer, debugging ... then for the remainder of the semester, you and your team build a fully ... . [annotation note="I got distracted for a full 20 minutes while trying to find

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  for mechanical engineering students (aka gotta take one of them to ... for each of the teams, and add a few "insider scoop" comments. Note on ... there was a live band that played a custom song for every. single. team

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  , and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more ... throughout the semester - I’ll spare you the details, for now anyways. Instead ... food. Cadet Julia Arnold ‘21 spent her summer working for the Air

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

   standing) at the college forum, wearing our high school shirts and MIT caps for ... to-blog list, because it is truly special. But for the purposes of this ... did anything for it to look good on an application (and tried instead to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  bouncing around my head for about a week nonetheless.   In the summer ... school anyway (scholarships, man). For some reason, I went to mitadmissions ... app was a lot friendlier than a lot of what Common App asked for. Then

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some F Words ****!!!

  

  lately (which I found mostly began with ‘F’) (thanks for clicking on my ... bridge, and I’m starting to apply for jobs and work in tech and do those ... convinced myself that putting time or effort into appearance was for people

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  built a renewable energy device and an online platform for the monks to ... revolution. There are good reasons for the old system to be overhauled ... possible, allows for a personalized work path, and promotes innovation

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  conferences for young entrepreneurs? Literally the night before Next Gen ... a conference for millennial entrepreneurs. It starts tomorrow and it ... couldn't sleep for more than an hour at a time. But it was all worth it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  . It was not for anything XFair-related. "reg day meeting" In the afternoon, I met with my advisor ("reg day meeting"). Typical protocol for ... /January deciding vaguely what classes to take, student "preregisters" for all the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  before I move away from the East Coast for a while. I saw two Broadway ... silent at night, except for the occasional other pair of adventurers or ... useful for people even if they never make a video again. And after the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2015! Happy New Year

  

  originally drawn for the awesome Aquil Fannis.  But I decided to take a break ... past semester in the Destiny Lounge of Random Hall, an abode for ... unholy amount of Netflix. But we were better off for doing it together, and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  encourage them “do their own thing” and know that it's good for you to do the same. It’s the best way for them to figure out if they are comfortable and at home on our campus and the best way for you to be comfortable

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  has the benefit of being in the middle of the week for those of us who ... essay writing fun for an entire semester! Because it is a writing based ... -H classes, but the tutors for 24.09 were extremely nice and willing to help

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  to do laundry by myself or to know which medicine I should take for ... I had to wake up early enough to clean and prepare for their arrival, so I set my alarm for 8am. I woke up at 11. After throwing everything

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  friends for a while (THANK YOU TO XIAOYUE '15 FOR MAKING US ALL BREAKFAST ... totally reasonable concern). So much for waking up well ahead of time. I ... didn't quite have time for at the end, but I'm confident that my method

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  decision for me and I might have hunted for wifi at intersections. When we ... still works. I felt that I had passed a crossroads. For about six years ... . Happiness is not a place. In the following months I went to CPW, shopped for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013