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• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  , to take up space in my life. I want it and love it for itself, not just ... is always calmer than the ones that follow. For now at least, I ... yourself and putting aside time for yourself is not just a necessary evil. It

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  seminars you can sign up for. The seminars last one semester, like a ... much almond milk ^-^ Next up: a steel trivet for my cup! We've only ... ! Each seminar counts for 6 units, so approximately one half of a typical

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  (except for you... you know who you are...) For those of you who don’t know ... I have almost always wanted to work on. For those of you that have kept up with my blogs, you are all aware of my most prized possession- my

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  Growing up, I admit that I watched a decent amount of television. I ... down with a case of the sniffles and the best place to curl up and nap ... viewings were fraught with empty promises and enticing offers for magical

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  (in order): Archaeology (which I signed up for in order to study ... impending school year; the end of August is coming up soon (how is this ... less frequently and with more consideration for other people. The fact

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  up with enough leftovers for the rest of the week. It was a glorious ... For several weeks now, I've been actively intending to write about FASAP, an advising seminar for MIT freshmen that has not one, not one

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  , eh? So this was my day: 1:17 AM: Began studying for the 18.03 test ... up. 3:27 AM: Bedtime! zzzzzz 10:20 AM: Riiiiiing! Groggily turns off ... while mentally getting annoyed at self for being so sleepy even after

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  A while back, I asked for parent questions and received exactly one ... they be great students and great kids overall, they end up rejected. I ... college counselors spend hours crafting a recommendation letter for each

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i got a cat he is so small

  

  sleep, and then he wakes up again and starts tweaking. So for the entirety ... , he has learned to meow for attention and for food. He will curl up on ... [/caption] His name is Junkie, which is short for Bipolar Junction Transistor. He

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2026
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  state fitness tests (underweight; zero push-ups; zero squats; zero sit-ups ... afterwards. During the early pandemic I had lived with J’s family for a few ... ago when on weeknights I would make a lava cake and he would pull up

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square

  

  /right, or up/down, but there are no other directions for the 8-bit mario to ... student (at least, for a high school student). But I remember sitting in ... ?", which was a question quickly followed up by: "wait,,,, what do

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  stop for other T lines, and one of the other buses pulled up. Without ... new experience to sit on the subway for so long. We ate lunch together ... excited to try new things. For the first four semesters of MIT, this has led

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  The long view days, months, years

  

  depressive symptoms haven't come up for months now, I said. I'm genuinely ... that two people both ordered food for the event. I was worried we would ... month since I last went to Dumpling House. I was meeting up with a group

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doors of East Campus a la Humans of New York

  

  ] stayed up for 7 hrs to make a cardboard cutout and hung it from my bed in ... to focus on the door murals in particular for this post. When you ... up till 5 AM one night painting it. I am a very untalented artist, so I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  I love food. This is no secret. Here at MIT, I cook for myself ... cook every other week. I enjoy competing in the unofficial game of try-to-one-up ... , since you have to cook for around 20-30 people, and not all recipes are

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments, UROPs, field trips, and OMG HP7! The most awesome blog entry ever. Because...okay it's probably not. But it's all about how…

  

  Eaters. This leads me to my wishful thinking that JKR is saving up for a ... for our "First-monthly-anniversary." And I love it! Oh my God, you have ... all grown up- she and her fiance moved into their own real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  easy to justify happiness for being happy but not sorrow for being sad. i ... thought is that growing up, i came up with this defense mechanism of ... simply wake up and ~decide the sky looks sad~ and toast to its sadness

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  merch design competition for the graduating Class of 2025 (that’s me ... for it and make my dreams come true. [caption id="attachment_116958 ... friends are moving away, waiting for grad school decisions, etc. I wrote all

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen

  

  for crashing into the moon."]hard-landed[/annotation], their success in ... ’t worry, ispace didn’t give up there. As part of my internship, I was ... make sure they were space-grade — which basically means we heated them up

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  . That I always end up contemplating what went wrong in the past few minutes for me to have the misfortune of using a Bevi machine. (The reason ... , so I always feel like Velma from Scooby-Doo fumbling around for her

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023