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• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  two years ago i watched the midnight gospel, a tv show where the ... interviews. in the third episode, darryl, the interviewee, is an ex-convict who ... says things like: “The reason that meditation is so important in magic

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  tradition, we got the full week (to allow for on-campus students to pack and move out). In the days leading up to our unprecedentedly luxurious break, I got more and more excited. We were in the twelfth week of the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many people around the world, including our prospective students ... responded — responsibly — by changing or cancelling their activities in the

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... Annie:((("]graduated.[/annotation] This and the influx of new faces have shifted the culture of my living space, and I find myself not willing or

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  Every year the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) publishes a list of introductory subjects offered across its departments. The purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  competitive high schools, ran the college-admissions rat race, and kept running ... Engineering), probably the most stressful semester of my life. I was lucky ... that time. When the opportunity came to spend a semester away from MIT

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  of them have in common though are the scale and weight of the exams. Another non-trivial difference between academics at Cambridge and MIT is the ... of thought. Throughout the semester you'll take 1-3 tests + final and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  approach the rest of my goals throughout the year: Should any of my goals ... finances. 3. Go through the INSANITY workout program for a full 60 days. 3 ... , during my first semester, I ended up not using any of the them. The Subway

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... perfect. Go ahead, take your pick and then read below for the answers ... passionate about the arts…or sports, or dance, or writing, or anything else

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mikey’s Meta TV Post ...In which you find out about the good, bad, and really bad shows I love…

  

  , which I will list here (notice that lists will soon become the theme of ... applications. 3. The end of the year is near, which always calls for lists and countdowns. 4. I've been meaning to write a post like this since the big TV

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  additional context: hello! the writing below was my first ever ... the many lol"]many things i would change,[/annotation]i think i ... for the rest of the day in the spirit of productivity. If you know me

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  (sorry, Nathan) and utterly incomprehensible. Sense of place is perhaps the most permanent aspect of how (if you’ll excuse the pun) [annotation note ... .[/annotation] Everything that happens to me is intrinsically linked to metadata about the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything is cool tl;dr I want to study too many things

  

  The theme of my (very short) MIT experience so far has been that ... about before this summer, and all of a sudden, they all seem like the most interesting things in the world, and I’m feeling lost and confused in the best

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 11, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  Admittedly, I’m not the best at keeping up with people. I’m pretty ... face-to-face interactions in the hallways and classrooms. Obviously, this aspect of life has been stripped away owing to miss Rona. During the online

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  On Friendship how my beliefs have changed over the years

  

  school, they would not match it to me. For the most part, I didn’t really talk to anyone outside of the people I knew from different extracurriculars or the people who sat next to me in class. I was the proud introvert

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  MITted yet (and although I don't know the stats, the people I met seemed pretty 50-50 with regards to if they had or not). CPW was the first admitted ... -- but wow, did it end up setting the bar high for every school I went to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  up the friend circle I never had in high school. What I didn't realize ... , especially on academics and atypical hobbies that didn't revolve around the high school community. As a result, I didn't fit in with the other people

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and intensity. I wanted to address some of the fears and concerns I struggled ... the best at something and everything, while in high school, I felt that

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  for every day that I have neglected my blog. The short story is that I ... the final steps in the long journey that is the medical school admissions process. I’ve had the opportunity to visit Baltimore, New Haven, New

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  I've been unbelievably hosed the past few days doing a combination of the following: 1. Analyzing data and writing as much as I can on the rough draft of my paper. This is my last week in the lab, and I'm trying

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006