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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i made furry art for Caltech i have art powers and choose to use them for chaos

  

  Tetazoo has historically been friends with Blacker, a dorm at Caltech. So when mystery hunt rolled around this year and Caltech was flying over to stay with us, we decided…

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Random Random Projects/Moving Out of Random Randomly zigzagging about until I find myself in the future, somehow no longer in Random.

  

  artistic, so having painted a mural is a very big deal for me. :) James H

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 13, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  , Marayna M. '18, Fejiro O. '18, Andrea H. '18, Hannah C. '17, Sade N. '17

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Why I wasn’t sad to leave MIT On shedding.

  

  This isn’t really a “last blog post,” since I’m sure that every now and then I’ll swing by to give an update on life from the other side. It’s more…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  Every time I check my email (incredibly, only once every few days) I am reminded that I am not at MIT. I am away from the buzz that defines the…

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  This story has to do with professor accessibility. And something awesome that I got in the mail.

  

  I love getting mail. Actual mail, that is: packages and postcards and letters with actual human handwriting. I was therefore super pumped to find a package slip in my mailbox…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  The brass drops off, and suddenly you’re alone with the rhythm section. All eyes are on you, as you lift your instrument to your mouth. This is improvisation: there is…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Challenge You Pi day approaches.

  

  As decision day draws nearer, “who” questions are taking priority. “Who will get in? What happens to the people who don’t? Who will I become if I get in? Who…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  with Draco Malfoy (Jerry H. '23). Literally night one of the game, Draco ... 's tastes, and vice versa. Oops. Thankfully, Lavender Brown (Bianca H. '24

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  a CI-H/HW class some time in your first year, so consider those. Also ... the science GIRs and the CI-H/HW requirement. Eventually, you will

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  release a basilisk in the tunnels.”    Abby H. ‘20 Sagittarius Ox ... to new places.”   Elissa H. ‘21 Aries Rabbit Ravenclaw INTJ

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  On Teaching and Learning Minimum requirement: read the last few sentences of this post. They're important.

  

  C, Clan D Your Friend: Clan E, Clan F, Clan A, Clan H In this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 20, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  content warning: discussions of roach uwu Roaches are curious little creatures. They’ve nearly perfectly adapted to an urban environment, with a sturdy carapace, unparalleled scavenging prowess, and ability to fly.…

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  other dorms have had similar experiences as well. As Fernando H. '20 wrote

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

  Anna H. '14 MIT Rifle: 1899-1919 by rifle team member Justine L. '10

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  The new MIT Class of 2018 Facebook group is a warm, fuzzy place. Posts include “It’s an honor and a privilege to be in here with you all,” “I can’t…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  In 1965, the U.S. government awarded George (MIT Class of ~1923) and Charlotte Blonsky a patent: In case reading the crumbly Times New Roman is a struggle: their patent was…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  I’m sitting at the kitchen table in my London flat; my sister Lisa (MIT ’17!!) is sitting to my right, underlining passages from her AP US History textbook The American Pageant,…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  On Thursday, I sat in front of a camera for an hour (along with admissions director McGreggor Crowley) and answered questions from international students. Near the end, someone asked: “Can…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  Most of my conversations back home seem to begin with this question: “How was your first year at MIT?” After a billion failed attempts (most unsuccessful one: “It was great!”),…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011