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• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  and Building 14 Hayden was my go-to library for longer study sessions

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  found the show and I binged what was available on Netflix (seasons 1-4, at

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Beginnings Roses and Thorns

  

  easier. All in all, it’s only been about 3.14 seconds since I got here, but

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  blogger--Anna H. ‘14--posted this blog post to the admitted 2018s Facebook

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  existence of more Course 8 classes (#14). Late night PSet parties remain

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  Almost exactly a week ago, after a blissfully underbooked flight back to Boston from a family vacation in Toronto, I took the T back to MIT for free like I…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  Late in February, my friend Ashley ’12 forwarded me a notice titled “Dudamel – Open Rehearsal” and asked if I would be interested in attending with her. Scrolling through the…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  Midnight. We switched off the generator and the glaring light died. A flurry of moths, freed from the beacon that had attracted them, flew off into the darkness. Three thousand…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Live from Reg Day Somewhere between meetings 5 and 6

  

  Ah, Reg Day. The day when *ALL* (except freshmen) MIT students meet with their advisors to sign up for classes. The day before the first day of classes. The day…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  Have you ever had your car pulled out of a parking lot muddy field by a tractor? (For reference, this is what I mean by muddy: ) It’s kind of…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  Shenandoah National Park houses 200,000 acres of forests, rocky outcrops, meadows, stunning outlooks, and dramatic waterfalls – so, we weren’t about to settle for an official camping site. We parked…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  10:25pm, Friday. I was sprinting down dorm row from French House to 77 Mass Ave, wearing baggy sweatpants and a baggy long-sleeved shirt, clutching a handbag that contained an article…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  Bentley’s Cave in New York led by Becca G. ’14. It was beautiful there! I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put words to, reading them back, and rewriting them until they feel true. I love knowing that I’ve said…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  There are some big things coming to a close as my summer begins to wind down. I’ve got a life update on the way, but first, I thought I’d fill…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

        On the evening of June 6, 2012, a satellite with its camera pointed toward the sun sent the first 500 GB of its daily report back to…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  Bloggers of old have written about the “101 Things To Do Before You Graduate” list. See here, here, and here, for example. To summarize: during orientation, every freshman receives a list…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you’ll get a B at some point. Is that one of this year’s end-of-the-world scenarios? Not exactly. Let me be…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  The scene: East Campus Talbot lounge like you’ve never seen it before (since last year.) All of the furniture has been moved to the edges of the room or outside…

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  Once a year, a different US city hosts the annual National Poetry Slam, a week-long, no-holds-barred celebration of poetry that’s part competition, part exhibition, and 100% inspirational. This time around, both…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011