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• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  I needed to take advantage of every opportunity available to me ... to do: catch up. I needed to bridge the gap that was created by a lifetime of disadvantage and I needed to do it as fast as possible

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  don’t want to intrude on the space they need. so i stay silent. and ... okay,” i want them to dump it on me like i once did to them, but what if ... needed to be alone in that moment. i wish they would tell me what they

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  , the police brutality. another reason is much more tangential: just a ... that stuck with me. such things tend to stick with me. we were talking ... bloggers, and there are mixed race bloggers. but there's pretty much never

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  ) You need your MIT ID to access the stairs/elevator. This is petty and I ... to the Z Center and Student Center so what more do you need. Also ... : how and why) because they contain all that you need to know on Previewing

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  ). But before that, I need to survive four final exams - which brings me to ... , however, is attributed not so much to the fact that the course is the most ... have equivalent physics credit), you need 8.01 to graduate. Thus, most

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of ... flops are my shoeware of choice, even I have to give in at some point and start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  much been a whirlwind of activity. For once I have absolutely no problem ... of free time to socialize, relax, and simply enjoy everything that makes MIT...well, MIT. In this entry, I wanted to not only tell you a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  how much effort I put into my classes, I can't seem to get a result that ... wrong. I just need to remind myself that calculating the pros and cons of ... , so I knew what to expect by the time I became a senior. Each round had

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  just me), that once the exams are over, it's hard to fully relax ... than I needed to, ate some more, probably ate more than I needed to, but ... TO SET THE MOOD: Cologne by Haux       The last

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  until it suddenly felt too much to simply be contained. It just had to be ... substance that MIT once did--a height to be contemplated and admired, never ... the published book to life. A book needs readers, right? So the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  deliberation on this issue. Scientists point out that we need to reduce gas ... area of the Africa! This does not include the land used to provide food ... figure goes up to as much as $30 trillion annually when also considering

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  , but this doesn't need to be true nor is MIT benefited from it ... completely unique to MIT. people are always there for you whenever you need ... skills and that does contribute to some disutility), but I’m not so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  On schools & context

  

  the first thing I need to say is that our process is individual ... more students to MIT than others, even when a student from a nameless public school might have equal stats, more activities, and a much lower

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  . Classes are in full swing, though I’m just getting acclimated to how much time needs to be allocated to different psets and readings. I’m fairly ... fulfilling one of the four CMS courses that I will need to graduate. The class

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  . Who would have thought I'd need to remember how to do things like ... night that I got to the GRE test center, froze once I got to the computer ... Just thought I'd reiterate, for anyone who's applying to MIT this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  up to 9 months before you graduate. this also does not guarantee ... need to be able to run. --------------------------- ... are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  'm qualified to be here because I am a black man in America, and that does not ... needs to be something substantial. Not "look, we got Killer Mike at MIT. I ... Dance at Duke, gave a profound lecture to a rapt and engaged audience. He

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  , you should! Note that you'll need to sign the MyMIT Guestbook before ... split into two or three, but I didn't want to dominate the homepage. :-) ------------------------------------------------------- Campus Preview Weekend Registration Deadline The deadline to register for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  . Once again, thanks to all those who applied, and join me in welcoming the ... log cabin; unlike Abe, she does not (yet) have a beard. An aspiring ... , and wants to learn to climb things. She sometimes eats three breakfasts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  really need them and don't have them, your counselor can expect to get a ... . You have put in too much effort into the process for us to disrespect ... am brief and to the point with my answers! Questions answered by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005