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• Blog / Admissions

  An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki

  

  saying. As I was starting to figure out that I really didn’t have much to ... I felt the sudden urge to write something tonight. I wasn’t sure what it would be, or what exactly to say, but I guess it’s always good to

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  software) it really is much easier to just ask that person in the same room ... September and I’m not at MIT registering for classes and trying to squeeze in ... us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the world. There's too much happening to keep up with everything, and it seems like nothing ever seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  want to tell so much, but where do I even start? Perhaps with the first ... community. This means walking down the hallway to greet smiling friends, then ... lifts to reveal a fascinating life. I have found my perfect match, my

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  papers to write and a problem set to start, it’s clearly the perfect opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a while and today I finally remembered to pack my camera. I’ll preface this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  everyone else's blogs. I would be happy to get feedback from my readers on ... that had a philosophical twist. The problem was that once these entries ... ones I posted. Also, I got hosed. Junior year turned out to be

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  quantum sensors out of lasers and stuff, and it is exactly what I need to ... much like being visited by a fae.) It was too late to add the class at ... between the few classes I needed to take. And – surprise, surprise – the non

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  This is entry #2 in my series "entries that need to be written ... have a good shot at a top grad school? You definitely don't need to be ... to discuss freshman grading. The background Hopefully you know about

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  learned so much during RoboBoat 2022 that we’re ready to crush it next year ... you know will stand the test of time. I owe so much to this team, and ... , and to spread the word (and learn more about Arcturus myself), I’m doing

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  students had been putting in to plan, rehearse, or prepare for these activities very sadly could not come to full fruition. But as a last ditch attempt to make something positive out of this otherwise terrible situation

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…

  

  . Does it make me scared and nervous? Of course! Am I going to stop ... . "A novel way to write songs", I described it as! Then I started writing ... not finishing it. I had nothing. When I went to give my presentation in

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • December 27, 2018
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... be a great idea to swap jackets. While the black jacket with blue ... eventually they adjusted their wardrobes so as to prevent me from sobbing (look

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  would like to give me to make it much easier on me? Okay, I'm out of dorky ... beautiful polka-dotted sundress which keeps me cool walking to work on hot ... of things to try this summer -- so Adam rigged up a foam ducting system

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  so much time puzzling over how to disable random battles that I ... spent so much time puzzling over how to disable random battles that I ... To the rising seniors beginning to think about their college essays

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  more quick lunches in between classes, no more much-needed energy drinks ... freshman arrived to MIT, never having felt the warmth and tenderness (and blow to the wallet) of an on-campus grocery store. With La

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  we’d need to make a decision as opposed to having our decision be ... well enough to be confident that we’d definitely pass. Much frustration ... . The concepts were much less concrete to me, took a lot longer for me to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  believe that the economists might have something useful to say about this topic. Questions to be taken up include, but are not limited to: Is ... others fall further behind? Does growth help the poor? Does foreign aid

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  What Did I Learn at MIT? a surprisingly hard question to answer

  

  reminder of how much I had forgotten since coming to MIT. Around this time ... will suddenly materialize when I need it to. But sitting here, writing ... A few weeks ago, in a true callback to our high school days, Paolo

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 28, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!

  

  , and they too weren't able to finish their (pretty much fully completed ... have the equipment they need to record. Because the play will be pre ... together. We did record one song we already knew, but didn't do much beyond

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

  is always the responsible route, but I struggle to grasp that too much ... ’t manage to rest enough when I got sick, and I felt weak for much of October ...   I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023