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• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  our own aspirations in life. It is in a way, my job to not blend or fit ... what is okay and not okay. Whose responsibility is it to change? The newcomer or the natives?  Whose responsibility is it to convey these

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  that bag now, having carried it with me to so many places this past ... your GPA). There it is, 300 hours of hard work in the lab during the ... friends to make. MIT is like a giant summer camp, filled with teenagers

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  week. It was not uncommon that year to meet someone who would say, "I don ... -league team play. That group could actually skate and check; it was amazing to ... hitting that little round puck is tremendous. It's become my "guilty

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  , but it was surreal to find myself sitting aside current MIT students ... of course, I have more concrete reasons to prefer it, too!) After the ... since "senioritis" is really starting to kick in.) My only regrets are: 1

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  family. (It is so unfair that women are expected to choose between career ... restaurant that day. I wasn’t opposed to the restaurant, although it was ... courtesy of straightforwardness? Wouldn’t it be better if he had a chance to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  retrospect. There were lots of nice things about it, but the activation energy ... walkability of a city is, in fact, important to me. And although I do like ... just [annotation note="it is, in reality, physically a very small city as

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  , but there are exceptions to every rule, and mine is not being bothered ... I've missed about home: * Not having to wear shower shoes. Believe it when I say it that there is no weirder feeling than stepping into your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges/Universities, but that is not the case at MIT. Everyone had to withstand close

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• 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 / Admissions

  I’m still reading applications 5 years later...

  

  most about reading season is how it robs me of the ability to read for ... sleep, I gladly accept the trade. What a privilege it is to resist ... steps into the kitchen to take a break. Was it a late lunch? An early

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2025
• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 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 / 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