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• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  how to skateboard so I can [annotation note="I do skateboard frequently ... Caltech, which I was also applying to EA. I was completely in love with MIT ... 1st, when I submitted an application that I was pretty proud of.  By

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  Disclaimer: I don't actually live in Baker, but way back in 2003, I ... ! ;) Diana: in the 80s i think, they used to throw a piano off the roof like ... piebald on the radio yesterday Diana: yup...i saw their new cd at best buy

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  . I can power through.” Spoiler alert: I was wrong. I didn't just power through MITES, I absolutely fell in love with it. I remember stepping out ... , and sweat already dripping down my face. But the second I walked in

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  21st. But I think I can work through them, especially with Hayden ... ’ve been trying to diversify my reading, in every sense of the word I can ... or if I was just ignoring them. I would get so engrossed in books that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  in the City" on my iPod. There is basically nothing better than walking ... not to get skin cancer. I got to prance around in my new polka ... road for Cool Dogs, my absolute favorite summer treat. You can buy them

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  when we were buying groceries from Wholesome Fresh, and I'm kind of in ... I landed in Boston on a cloudy day about a week ago, and...it sure ... , but I’m renting an apartment in Cambridge with two other lovely frosh

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  Here’s how things have been going lately: I run a lot, I eat too much ... night in Hong Kong, I leaned over the balcony in the common room and watched reflected light dance in the ocean. I was trying to catch the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  . Sydney: I started playing lacrosse when I was in fifth grade and have been playing ever since. I didn’t always know I wanted to play in college, but when the recruiting process began, I quickly fell in love with the idea

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  way to the wastelands of bygone travels. I landed in St. Louis on ... , suffering great pain in my knuckles because I did not conserve the momentum of ... . I exaggerate, of course. In sandwich terms (what better terms are

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good ... for free. The happiest (and stinkiest) I've been in years. Eating ... . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  they didn't let me in at the border? How would I carry my suitcases all ... can't imagine something happening in the future -- the fun trip that I ... who wasn't related to me for the first time in five months. I still can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... almost any form, from how-to sessions, forums, lecture series and films, to
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how ... songs. I learned 3 things. The Girl described in "Girl All the Bad Guys ... school and growing up, I thought I should write a bit about how different

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  dance is different, and in my eyes, much worse. I can only wonder what ... code. I can't help but miss the way things were in my freshman year ... people in student life administration who are leaving as well. I can only

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  before. In roughly 5 degrees weather, I headed to 1st Avenue, actually a ... had made in my life thus far. Once there, I pulled out my little 360 VR ... . I forgot to think of whether this felt “aesthetic” to me and vibed in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  ="aligncenter" width="300"] jan Sije, which is how i'd write my name in toki pona, in ... titled “I am not Zorn’s Lemma”, and it made this play on how you can count ... see this, in contrast to the above, I think about how the use of type

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  /when I turn 80, how much money would I give up to have the memories and ... life tokens, and I collect as many as I can. P.S. I once convinced a ... When I was younger, one of my favorite board games to play with my

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Making the Pi Day Video the experiment, part 2

  

  easter eggs in the animation! ;)"]really cool.[/annotation] I can’t think ... in October, I was scrolling through the @mitadmissions feed when I came ... flashed in my head. The problem was I didn’t actually know what the exact

  • by kellen manning
  • March 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  #tbt: MIT Cribs Digging up some old freshman-year blog posts

  

  unread in a tiny corner of the internet, so I can dust off the MIT ... friends in my dorm than a million-dollar view, but I guess I can’t be ... less willing to wake up than I was in high school. Seriously, how did I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 5, 2015