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• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  at mit mental health, whom have been a really helpful part of my past ... today, of all days, i feel it's appropriate to begin with a land ... 'm writing this post right now is the traditional, unceded territory of the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  Disney Channel paints a perfect image of exactly what it's supposed to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine ... . Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  . At the start, you might not know a lot of things but I guarantee after ... nightmare of most pre-meds. Well.. at the beginning, it was somewhat enjoyable ... tired by the end of the day! But I am really happy though since I am doing

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  charge in sun and give off ambient light displays at night. And speaking of ... [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I've seen a plethora of Project Runway ... vague wishes of becoming fashionistas, there has been little visible

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  very appealing. And, yes, 42% of the population at MIT, as it turned out ... Employer: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology As a consequence of my job, I am frequently asked to tell various chapters of my life story

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  tickets during IAP, booked Airbnbs at the start of the semester, and ... snorkel at a beach that had coral reefs. only a few of us bought snorkel ... went to grab some of the best tacos I've ever eaten at a taco truck, and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  i'm in the class of 2023. this means that i spent only six full ... campus better than them? when i've experienced zero semesters at MIT with ... the sophomores who spent their COVID spring semester at MIT. i'm really

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  path of UROPing on campus this summer. I lived at home (about 35 minutes ... *written by a '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest ... survivor I am today. My UROP was in one of the biotech labs and this

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  As I look outside the long windows of McCormick Hall’s penthouse, soaking in the last few glimpses of blue sky (oh no, winter is coming), it hits me: I’ve almost made it through two months of MIT! 60 long days

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  held at one of the alum's house and started with a typical question and ... Last year, the admitted students of the Class of 2017 got invitations ... hosted by the MIT Club of Northern New Jersey. As the only accepted MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  get, a job, I learned a lot at the career fair. Many of the companies ... Rubik’s cubes 4 decks of cards 1 poker set, with 4 colors of chips ... inventoried all of this swag, which had formerly been occupying nearly 70% of

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  . But you won't be at any disadvantage if you can't come. For those of ... helpful? What hasn't been helpful at all? And for those of you planning to ... Beginning tomorrow through the middle of October, my Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  and euphoria at the end of the long, dark tunnel. Me after 1st Project ... studio and not come out…till the wee hours of the morning. I think I recall ... long it’s been. If you’ve ever visited MIT, you’ll know this entrance at

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  line at about 10:40 a.m., there were about 20 people ahead of me. Ten minutes later, there were hundreds of people behind me. Apparently, I got ... :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He was scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m., but the doors

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog ... Friday! Pretty exciting stuff. Regardless of your political views, I think a visit to campus from the President is pretty darn special. Of course

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  going to be brief -- the new freshmen remind me of bouncy balls and are all excited and happy to be at MIT... and they are full of questions, so ... into a discussion about the kind of person who's happy at MIT. It

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  stop. At the beginning of sleepovers we’d build a blanket fort, and then ... no psets at all to do, I picked up a pair of needles and a ball of yarn ... report that college has not squeezed the life out of my life (at least… it

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  actual lottery keeps getting delayed, but the actual process of ranking dorms was an experience in and of itself. In trying to figure out who [annotation note="we were allowed to staple with a group of up to eight people

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  Two weeks ago was our Spring Break at MIT, and the halls of Tetazoo ... .  We chose to present on the issue of dorm security here at MIT, and ... building needed to pass a "tilt test" with a water bottle at the top of it to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  means for me; trying to get seven hours of sleep, eat at least two healthy ... precise. There are all sorts of random reasons I could give for my disappearance, drawn from the same set of valid reasons I give to my friends or

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020