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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  [program description] MIT CodeIt is an outreach program which aims to ... came to MIT, but I had few opportunities to formally pursue it. This ... leadership to high schoolers). Like CodeIt, students who serve as mentors for

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  blunt. I'm not afraid to call it as it is, and I'm usually the first to ... resistance. I think this is important -- knowing when to save your energy for ... it right away, they'll know not to fuck with me. And this is especially

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  writing to comedy and, uh, culinary, which is a testament to the interesting ... process from its inception as a one-page project proposal to UA Innovation. It was originally intended to be an in-person event, but the committee

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  had never thought to describe myself that way, but it felt right. ... “secret spy missions” with my sister (we put our ears to our parents' bedroom door and tried to hear what they were saying). In second grade, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  full attention. When the alarm goes off, it is highly recommend that you timely make your way to class (failure to do so is your responsibility ... 've already got five) and unexpected hacking. When it is your lucky day, you

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  volunteering to a passion for languages to butterfly collecting...it all had been ... the weekend was, "How much of MIT Blogs is real? Why does it always look ... to give you a sugered version of what MIT is like. This is real stuff

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  How is it already December? It feels like it was just a few days ago ... to buy as a gift for their family, friends, and loved ones. (continued ... talk to people. MIT Beantown Shirt – Yes, "Beantown" is a nickname for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  it would be, or what exactly to say, but I guess it’s always good to ... , I had nothing to do. Quick aside: The next revelation I had is why I ... myself how to code. I guess looking back at it, the time between the end of

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  I know that it's been a long year, and now that you've had a week to ... , both to those who were admitted and those who were not. From reading your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  to sleep. But there is learning to be done! So I make a mental note to ... . The most effective way to fight off noodle-shaped dragon fauns is with ... essay writing fun for an entire semester! Because it is a writing based

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  how realistic this is, but I really want to start emphasizing healthy ... is...probably not good. I am going to fix that. If you have book ... ) and realized I've only been to one (1) musical in my whole life. This is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  . Some weeks, there is a lot of work to do and at times, people (students and real adults) can be hard to deal with, especially since it is tricky ... of email, but we wanted it to have a little bit more charm. A little

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  Engineering -- so it is possible to switch fields. And it also is possible to ... . Part of growing up is knowing when it's time to part ways with things ... . I'm not going to lie and say it's a cakewalk. MIT is challenging

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  You know you’re hosed when it takes you a week after classes start to ... , it looks more like this because who even goes to all of their classes ... ’re scratching your head and wondering how exactly MIT is allowing me to take this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  , especially when it could be used to buy free food for the floor, so I was kind ... skate well." Sometimes it's as fun to watch as it is to play. Still, we ... out, and one of your own team members is additionally resurrected. It

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Lovin’ Had me a blast. Or, the last post I'll write from home!

  

  Melis's, is actually pretty helpful, although I'm not planning on buying half of the things on it until I get to Cambridge since most of it is ... something like this: ROOMMATE: Hi! How are you? It's nice to finally meet you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  next to guilt is also relief. It’s COVID so now I have an excuse for ... ’m 24 and sitting down and playing games is something I look forward to ... guilty about when it brings me joy. I learn to value time to decompress

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  plane taking off from JFK when it finally hits me: I’m going to a ... , MISTI has opened my eyes to new technology and new cultures, and it has ... : Carmeuse   Since my freshman year, I have seriously wanted to

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  about it and bought the shirt and skirt. I'll figure out what to do about shoes later - is it acceptable to wear shiny black combat boots (my usual ... me in my ignorance, it would be a major fashion faux pas to wear this

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  making solar cells lessons from my nanotech class

  

  comprehension that it was indistinguishable from magic. that turned out to be a ... your choice (anything is fine as long as it has an important component whose width is less than 10 nanometers). my group chose to make tandem

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 15, 2022